# Mapleton, Ontario

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For the community named Mapleton in the 1850s, see [Listowel, Ontario](/source/Listowel,_Ontario).

See also: [Mappleton](/source/Mappleton)

**Mapleton** is a rural [township](/source/Township_(Canada)) in the [Canadian province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Ontario](/source/Ontario), located within [Wellington County](/source/Wellington_County,_Ontario).

## Communities

The largest and central community in Mapleton is the village of [Drayton](/source/Drayton,_Ontario), which contains the township offices and has the largest retail presence.

The township also contains the smaller communities of [Alma](/source/Alma,_Ontario), Bosworth, Dobbenville, Glen Allan, Goldstone, Hollen, Lebanon, [Moorefield](/source/Moorefield,_Ontario), [Parker](/source/Parker,_Ontario), Quarindale, [Riverbank](/source/Riverbank,_Ontario), Rothsay, Spruce Green, [Stirton](/source/Stirton,_Ontario), Wyandot, and [Yatton](/source/Yatton,_Ontario).[1]

## History

The township was formed by the amalgamation of the townships of Maryborough and Peel, and the village of [Drayton](/source/Drayton,_Ontario) on January 1, 1999.

## Demographics

Mapleton, Ontario Historical populations Year Pop. ±% 1996 8,827 — 2001 9,303 +5.4% 2006 9,851 +5.9% 2011 9,989 +1.4% 2016 10,527 +5.4%

[2][3][4]

In the [2021 Census of Population](/source/2021_Canadian_census) conducted by [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada), Mapleton had a population of 10,839 living in 3,245 of its 3,633 total private dwellings, a change of 2.96% from its 2016 population of 10,527. With a land area of 535.56 km2 (206.78 sq mi), it had a population density of in 2021.[5]

## Education

Mapleton is served by four public schools, administered by the [Upper Grand District School Board](/source/Upper_Grand_District_School_Board). These are:

- Alma Public School
- Centre Peel Public School
- Drayton Heights Public School
- Maryborough Public School (Moorefield)

Secondary education is served by [Norwell District Secondary School](/source/Norwell_District_Secondary_School) in [Palmerston](/source/Palmerston,_Ontario), in the adjacent township of [Minto](/source/Minto,_Ontario).

Mapleton is also served by one independent school:

- Community Christian School (Drayton), which is connected to the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools

## Recreation

[Conestogo Lake](/source/Conestogo_Lake) is home to a reservoir and conservation area. It is part of the [Conestogo River](/source/Conestogo_River) watershed.

## See also

- [List of townships in Ontario](/source/List_of_townships_in_Ontario)

## References

1. ["Mapleton"](http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?CLV=4&CPV=3523033&CST=01012011&CVD=116949&Function=getVD&MLV=4&TVD=116940). *Statistics Canada*. November 2, 2016.

1. Statistics Canada: [1996](/source/Canada_1996_Census), [2001](/source/Canada_2001_Census), [2006](/source/Canada_2006_Census) census

1. ["Mapleton, Ontario (Code 3523033) census profile"](http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3523033&Geo2=CD&Code2=3523&Data=Count&SearchText=Mapleton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1). *[2011 Census of Population](/source/Canada_2011_Census)*. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-08-16.

1. ["Census Profile, 2016 Census: Mapleton, Township"](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3523033&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&SearchText=mapleton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0). Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

1. ["Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario"](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235). [Statistics Canada](/source/Statistics_Canada). February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.mapleton.ca)

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