Mapleton, Ontario

{{For|the community named Mapleton in the 1850s|Listowel, Ontario}}

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|name = Mapleton

|official_name = Township of Mapleton

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|subdivision_name2 = Wellington

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|government_type = Township

|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Gregg Davidson

|leader_title1 = Governing Body

|leader_name1 = Mapleton Township Council

|leader_title2 = Federal riding

|leader_name2 = Perth Wellington

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|leader_name3 = Perth—Wellington

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|established_date2 = 1999

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|area_land_km2 = 534.87

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|population_as_of = 2016

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Mapleton, Township | date=8 February 2017 |url=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 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=July 22, 2019}}

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|population_total = 10527

|population_density_km2 = 19.7

|timezone = EST

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|postal_code_type = Postal Code FSA

|postal_code = N0B

|area_code = 519, 226, 548

|website = [http://www.mapleton.ca/ www.mapleton.ca]

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Mapleton is a rural township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Wellington County.

Communities

The largest and central community in Mapleton is the village of Drayton, which contains the township offices and has the largest retail presence.

The township also contains the smaller communities of Alma, Bosworth, Dobbenville, Glen Allan, Goldstone, Hollen, Lebanon, Moorefield, Parker, Quarindale, Riverbank, Rothsay, Spruce Green, Stirton, Wyandot, and Yatton.{{cite web|date=November 2, 2016|title=Mapleton|url=http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?CLV=4&CPV=3523033&CST=01012011&CVD=116949&Function=getVD&MLV=4&TVD=116940|website=Statistics Canada}}

History

The township was formed by the amalgamation of the townships of Maryborough and Peel, and the village of Drayton on January 1, 1999.

Demographics

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Historical populations

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|1996 |8827

|2001 |9303

|2006 |9851

|2011 |9989

|2016 |10527

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mapleton had a population of {{val|10839|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|3245|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|3633|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:10839-10527}}|10527|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|10527|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|535.56|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|10839|535.56|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{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}}

Education

Mapleton is served by four public schools, administered by the 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 in Palmerston, in the adjacent township of Minto.

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 is home to a reservoir and conservation area. It is part of the Conestogo River watershed.

References

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{{cite web |url=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 |title=Mapleton, Ontario (Code 3523033) census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2011 Census of Population |access-date=2012-08-16}}

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