Wainfleet is a rural township

Township (Canada)

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 in southern Niagara Region, Ontario

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There is a small and growing tourist industry, near and on Lake Erie at the southern area of Wainfleet called Long Beach. Wainfleet is also the home of the Marshville Heritage Village, a living history museum, recreating life in Ontario circa 1850-1910.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Attercliffe, Beckett's Bridge, Belleview Beach, Burnaby, Camelot Beach, Chambers Corners, Long Beach, Morgan's Point, O'Reilly's Bridge, Ostryhon Corners, Perry, Wainfleet (known until the 1920s as Marshville), Wellandport (which straddles the border with the neighbouring Township of West Lincoln), Willow Bay and Winger.

Demographics

The township's 2006 population of 6,601 was a growth of 5.5 per cent over its population of 6,258 in the Canada 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...

. There were 2390 private dwellings occupied by usual residents, out of a total of 2916 dwellings.

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 6601 (2001 to 2006 population change: 5.5 %)
• Population in 2001: 6258
• Population in 1996: 6253
• Population in 1991: 6203

People

Tony Dekker, singer/songwriter/guitarist for indie folk

Indie folk

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 band Great Lake Swimmers

Great Lake Swimmers

Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Originally from Wainfleet, Ontario, the band is currently based in Toronto....

, grew up on a farm in Wainfleet. A&E Network

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 personality Tanya Memme

Tanya Memme

Tanya Memme is a Canadian actress and television presenter best known for hosting Sell This House.Born in Wainfleet, Ontario, went to Denis Morris Catholic High School in St. Catharines, in 1993 she was crowned Miss World Canada .She has been host of A&E's Sell This House since its debut in 2003...

 is also a native of Wainfleet.

External links

• Township of Wainfleet
• Wainfleet at the Tourism Niagara web site