outside of West Lincoln Township Office

The Township of West Lincoln is a rural community situated within Niagara Region between Hamilton and St. Catharines. West Lincoln is Niagara's largest municipality by land area (387.02 sq. kms).

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

2021 Census Subdivision Profile

Below you can find information about the 2021 West Lincoln Census Subdivision Profile. 

Population

As of 2021, West Lincoln's population is 15,454, a 6.6 per cent increase since the previous 2016 Census. The population density is 39.9 people per sq. km.

Age

The average age is 40.1 and the median age is 40.8.

Households

There are 5,295 households in West Lincoln with a homeownership rate of 89.9%. This rate changed by 0.1 percentage points from 2016.

Income

The median after-tax income of households in West Lincoln was $92,000, a change of 7.0% from $86,000.

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