{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = West Lincoln | official_name = Township of West Lincoln | settlement_type = Township (lower-tier) | nickname = | motto = Industry, Progress, Agriculture{{force singular}} | image_skyline = Train station in Smithville, Ontario.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Train station in Smithville | image_flag = | flag_size = 120x100px | image_shield = | shield_size = 100x90px | image_map = | mapsize = | pushpin_map = CAN ON Niagara#Canada Southern Ontario | coordinates = {{coord|43|04|N|79|34|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CAN}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{ON}} | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Niagara | established_title = Settled | established_date = | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Cheryl Ganann | leader_title1 = Federal riding | leader_name1 = Niagara West | leader_title2 = Prov. riding | leader_name2 = Niagara West | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = 387.81 | area_water_km2 = | area_footnotes = <ref name="cp2016"/> | population_as_of = 2016 | population_footnotes = <ref name="cp2016">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3526021&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=West%20Lincoln&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=3526021&TABID=1 |title=West Lincoln, Ontario census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2016 Census of Population |access-date=2012-08-10}}</ref> | population_total = 14500 | population_density_km2 = 37.4 | timezone = EST | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = L0R | area_codes = 905, 289, 365, and 742 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 181 | website = [http://www.westlincoln.ca/ www.westlincoln.ca] | footnotes = }}
'''West Lincoln''' is a township in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. Main urban areas are located along the former provincial Highway 20. The administrative centre of West Lincoln is the community of Smithville, situated halfway between Hamilton and Pelham.
==Communities== The township comprises the communities of Abingdon, Allens Corner, Attercliffe, Basingstoke, Bismark, Boyle, Caistor Centre, Caistorville, Elcho, Fulton, Grassie, Kimbo, Port Davidson, Rosedene, Silverdale, Smithville, St. Anns, Vaughan, Warner, Wellandport, Wilcox Corners and Winslow.
==Business== Retail establishments in Smithville are congregated amongst two major nodes: the downtown core, and the Village Square Mall.
Smithville also has a Farmers Market that runs every Friday afternoon in the summer. The market features a carefully selected variety of vendors showcasing local produce, preserves, meat, honey, flowers and baking.
== Demographics == {{Historical populations |title = |type = Canada |align = centre |percentages = |footnote = <ref>Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census</ref> |1991| 10864 |1996| 11513 |2001| 12268 |2006| 13167 |2011| 13837 |2016| 14500 |2021| 15454 }}
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West Lincoln had a population of {{val|15454|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|5295|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|5422|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:15454-14500}}|14500|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|14500|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|387.02|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|15454|387.02|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 2, 2022}}</ref>
==Municipal government== {{unreferenced section|date=November 2022}} The Council of West Lincoln is composed of a mayor and six councillors/aldermen who serve for a term of four years. The mayor is elected at large and the councillors are elected by ward. The town is divided into three wards with two councillors elected in each ward.
The mayor is Cheryl Ganann. Councillors and alderman include: * Ward 1: Mike Rehner and Jason Trombetta * Ward 2: Shelly Ann Bradaric and Joanne Chechalk * Ward 3: Greg Maychak and William Reilly * Regional Councillor: Albert Witteveen
==See also== *List of townships in Ontario
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} *{{cite cgndb|id= FDNNM|title= West Lincoln|access-date= 2010-10-09}} *{{cite web |title= Topographic Map sheets 30L13, 30L14, 30M3, 30M4|publisher= Natural Resources Canada|date= 2010-02-04|work= Atlas of Canada |url= http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map/|access-date= 2010-10-09}} {{Refend}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://www.westlincoln.ca}}
{{Geographic location| North=Grimsby, Lincoln| West=Hamilton| Center=West Lincoln| East=Pelham| Southwest=Haldimand County| Southeast=Wainfleet }} {{RegionalNiagara}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Township municipalities in Ontario Category:Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Category:Municipalities in the Regional Municipality of Niagara