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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = West Lincoln
| official_name                   = Township of West Lincoln
| settlement_type                 = [[List of township municipalities in Ontario|Township]] ([[List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities|lower-tier]])
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = Industry, Progress, Agriculture{{force singular}}
| image_skyline                   = Train station in Smithville, Ontario.jpg
| imagesize                       = 
| image_caption                   = Train station in [[Smithville, Ontario|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               = [[Regional Municipality of Niagara|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 (federal electoral district)|Niagara West]]
| leader_title2                   = Prov. riding
| leader_name2                    = [[Niagara West (provincial electoral district)|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=[[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census of Population]] |access-date=2012-08-10}}</ref>
| population_total                = 14500
| population_density_km2          = 37.4
| timezone                        = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset                      = -5
| timezone_DST                    = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST                  = -4
| postal_code_type                = [[Postal codes in Canada|Postal Code]]
| postal_code                     = L0R
| area_codes                       = [[Area codes 905, 289, and 365|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 [[Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario|Niagara Region]] of [[Ontario]], Canada. Main urban areas are located along the former [[Highway 20 (Ontario)|provincial Highway 20]]. The administrative centre of West Lincoln is the community of [[Smithville, Ontario|Smithville]], situated halfway between [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] and [[Pelham, Ontario|Pelham]].

==Communities==
The township comprises the communities of Abingdon, Allens Corner, Attercliffe, Basingstoke, Bismark, Boyle, Caistor Centre, Caistorville, Elcho, [[Fulton, Ontario|Fulton]], Grassie, Kimbo, Port Davidson, [[Rosedene, Ontario|Rosedene]], Silverdale, [[Smithville, Ontario|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: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]] census</ref>
| 1991| 10864
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]| 11513
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]| 12268
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]| 13167
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]| 13837
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]| 14500
}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|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, Ontario|Grimsby]], [[Lincoln, Ontario|Lincoln]]|
West=[[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]]|
Center=West Lincoln|
East=[[Pelham, Ontario|Pelham]]|
Southwest=[[Haldimand County]]|
Southeast=[[Wainfleet, Ontario|Wainfleet]]
}}
{{RegionalNiagara}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Township municipalities in Ontario]]
[[Category:Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario]]
[[Category:Municipalities in the Regional Municipality of Niagara]]