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The Township of West Lincoln is a rural community situated within Niagara Region between Hamilton and St. Catharines. West Lincoln is the largest municipality by land area in the Niagara Region.  At 387.72 km2, there is an abundant supply of free land. 

Our community is characterized by a number of key attributes:

  • prime agricultural lands
  • natural heritage areas
  • principal residential and business areas in Smithville and other settlement areas

2016 Census Subdivision Profile

Below you can find information about the 2016 West Lincoln Census Subdivision Profile. 

Population

As of 2016, West Lincoln's population is 14,500, a 4.8 per cent increase since the previous 2011 Census.

Age

The average age is 39.1 and the median age is 40.5. 

Households

There are 4,970 households with an average household size of 2.9.

Income

The median household after tax income was $79,232 and the median individual after tax income was $33,123.

Businesses

According to Statistics Canada data, there are a total of 1,405 businesses in West Lincoln. Of these businesses, 490 do not have employees, 284 have fewer than five employees and 110 have between five and nine employees.

Jobs

According to EMSI data obtained with support from Niagara Region Economic Development, as of June 2019 there were 5,155 jobs in West Lincoln.

Job stats by industry:

  • Manufacturing accounted for 1,027 jobs
  • Construction accounted for 606 jobs
  • Retail trade accounted for 587 jobs

Job stats by occupation:

  • Trades, transport and equipment operators accounted for 1,173 jobs
  • Sales and service accounted for 992 jobs
  • Management occupations accounted for 676 jobs