Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario Totally Explained

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The Regional Municipality of Niagara (2006 population: 427,421), also known as the Niagara Region, or, colloquially, "Regional Niagara", is a regional municipality comprising twelve municipalities of southern Ontario, Canada.
The region occupies most of the Niagara Peninsula. Its eastern boundary is the Niagara River, which is also the border with the United States. It is bounded on the north by Lake Ontario and on the south by Lake Erie.
Unique natural landscapes make the Niagara Region an important centre for agriculture and tourism in Canada. The most important agricultural enterprise in Niagara is viticulture, or winemaking. The Niagara Wine Route, which connects visitors to dozens of wineries, is a growing tourism draw while the internationally-renowned Niagara Falls is one of Canada's major tourist attractions. Along with Shaw Festival, held annually in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the Welland Canal, the Regional Municipality of Niagara receives up to 12 million visitors each year.

Geography

Cities

Towns

Fort Erie

Grimsby

Lincoln

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Pelham Townships

Wainfleet

West Lincoln In total, the region has an area of 1850 square kilometres. The regional seat is in Thorold, where the Niagara Regional Council meets.

Demographics

Data from the Canada 2001 Census. Racial Groups

White: 349,390 or 95.9%

Black: 2,990 or 0.8%

Multiracial: 2,665 or 0.7%

Chinese: 2,345 or 0.6%

Other Asian: 2,320 or 0.6%

(based on single responses) Religious Profile

43.2% Protestant

36.4% Roman Catholic

3.8% other Christian

0.9% Muslim

14.6% non-religious Top Ten Largest Ethnicities

Canadian - 121,660 (those who are most likely of British/French origin whose ancestors have been in Canada for many generations)

English - 108,425

Scottish - 66,385

Irish - 56,640

German - 49,435

French - 48,155

Italian - 44,645

Dutch - 23,805

Ukrainian - 16,735

Polish - 16,295

Features

Airports

St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Welland/Niagara Central Airport (Welland)

Niagara Falls/Niagara South Airport (Niagara Falls)

Education

Brock University (St. Catharines)

Niagara College (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls, Welland)

Festivals and Major Events

Festival of Lights

Niagara Food Festival

Niagara Grape and Wine Festival

Serbian Day (Vidov Dan)

FISA World Rowing Championships - 1970 & 1999

St. Catharines Wine Tasting of 2005

Canal Days

Niagara Folk Arts Festival

Health Care Services

Niagara Health System

Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre

History and trails

Fort George National Historic Site (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Fort Mississauga National Historic Site (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Greater Niagara Circle Route

Navy Island National Historic Site (Niagara Falls)

Niagara Parkway

Niagara Wine Route

Queenston Heights National Historic Site (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Waterfront Trial

Welland Canal Parkway

Other

Clifton Hill (Niagara Falls)

Lundy's Lane Tourist District (Niagara Falls)

Niagara Olde Town (Niagara-on-the-Lake)

Welland Canal Centre (St. Catharines)

Protected areas

Short Hills Provincial Park

Wainfleet Bog Provincial Wildlife Preserve

Ball's Falls Conservation Area

Chippawa Creek Conservation Area

Long Beach Conservation Area

Morgan's Point Conservation Area

Cave Springs Conservation Area

St. John's Conservation Area

Rockway Conservation Area

Louth Conservation Area

Mountainview Conservation Area

Beamer Memorial Conservation Area

Woodend Conservation Area

Woolverton Conservation Area

Wainfleet Wetlands

Humberstone & Willoughby Wetlands

Mud Lake Wetlands

E.C. Brown Conservation Area

United Empire Loyalist Conservation Area

Port Davidson Weir Conservation Area

Sugar Bush Conservation Area

Stevensville Conservation Area

Virgil Dams Conservation Area

Happy Rolph's Bird Sancuary

Wineries

West Niagara

Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery

Fielding East Niagara

Coyote's Run

Highways

400-Series Expressways

Highway 405

Highway 406

Highway 420

Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW)

Mid-Peninsula Highway (proposed)
� (Designation not yet determined, speculated to become Highway 408)

Other Highways

Highway 3

Highway 20

Highway 58

Highway 58A

Highway 140

Surrounding census divisions

Hamilton, Ontario

Haldimand County, Ontario

Niagara County, New York

Erie County, New YorkFurther Information

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