Lincoln, Ontario

Coordinates: 43°09′10″N 79°25′06″W / 43.1528°N 79.4183°W / 43.1528; -79.4183
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Lincoln
Town (lower-tier)
Town of Lincoln
King Street in Beamsville
King Street in Beamsville
905
Websitewww.lincoln.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Lincoln is a town on

Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. The town's administrative and commercial centre is in the community of Beamsville
.

Geography

Lincoln's location between the southern shore of

wineries and restaurants that feature local produce and wines. Fruit crops grown in Lincoln include cherries, peaches, apples and pears, and during the summer attract many tourists from all over Ontario, particularly Toronto. Since November 2017, the town has been served by the "uLinc" bus network, which runs three routes. GO Transit also serves the town.[2]

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Beamsville, Campden, Jordan, Jordan Station, Rockway, Tintern, Vineland and Vineland Station.

History

Lincoln's earliest known inhabitants was the

Neutral Confederacy, also called the Attawandaron. Archaeologists from the Royal Ontario Museum
found evidence of a Neutral encampment with a long house about two kilometers east of Beamsville, on Cave Springs Farm. Until vandals destroyed them about 30 years ago, there were a number of Indigenous faces carved in stone high on the Escarpment wall nearby.

The Neutrals were decimated by the Iroquois in 1653. When the first European settlers arrived in 1777, there were only a few semi-migrant native people living in the caves near Beamsville.

The earliest European settlers were ex-

William Gibson is another key figure in the history of Beamsville. His mansion is now the Girls' Dorm at Great Lakes Christian College.[3]
Beamsville was also home to the annual Lincoln County Agricultural Fair, usually held on or around the first weekend of September. This fair was very well known fair throughout the area, and attracted thousands of people every year since its inception in 1857. The Fair is no longer held in Beamsville since the grounds were sold to become a housing development.

In 1898, hockey player William Fairbrother, in the town of Beamsville, was the first to make use of a hockey net. The town was also home to the first Japanese-Canadian home for the aged in 1967.[3]

Mennonite congregation in Canada.[5]

Beamsville market stall at railway

Good hunting and fishing as well as excellent soil and waterways attracted these early settlers. Agriculture flourished, and tanneries, grist mills, saw mills and woollen mills sprang up in Glen Elgin (now known as Ball's Falls), Tintern, St. Mary's, called Jordan after 1840, Rockway, The Thirty (now vanished) and Beamsville.

With a large natural harbour at the mouth of Twenty Creek, Jordan and Jordan Station became busy shipping centres for the export of logs for masts, tan bark, hides, ashes used in industrial centres for the manufacture of soap, as well as grain, flour, fruit and fruit products. A small ship building industry existed for a time on the banks of the Twenty.

Today, Lincoln is a leading area for tender fruit production and grape growing. Its wines are achieving international recognition and winning awards for quality. "Greenhouse Friendly" Lincoln also has the largest concentration of greenhouse operators in Canada.

In its earliest days what is now Lincoln was regarded, and governed, as an extension of the province of Quebec, but in 1791 the Canada Bill placed it in English Upper Canada. Colonel John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, divided the province into 19 counties. He named Lincoln County after its English counterpart, and each of its 12 townships, including Clinton and Louth, after towns in Lincolnshire, England.

The first township councils, formed in 1793, had no legislative authority. In response to the

Rebellion of 1837
, the 1849 Municipal Act gave local councils much more power to deal with local matters.

The Town of Lincoln came into existence on January 1, 1970, a municipal corporation created by the Legislature of Ontario through the amalgamation of the Town of Beamsville, the Township of Clinton, and approximately half the Township of Louth. Through a vote of citizens, "Lincoln" was chosen to be its name.[3]

People

The town is home to numerous Dutch and United Empire Loyalist families, as evidenced by the large number of Dutch Reformed and Anglican churches in the area. Other ethnic groups include Italians - one family which founded the Commisso's Food Markets supermarket chain - Germans, East Asians, and Indians.

Katherine "Kay" McKeever, also known as the "Owl Lady of Canada," spent over forty years saving, rehabilitating, and breeding owls in Lincoln. In 1965, McKeever rescued her first owl, leading to her lifelong passion of rescuing and understanding

owls. In the 1970s, Mckeever and her husband Larry founded The Owl Rehabilitation and Research Foundation, an Ontario non-profit corporation dedicated to helping injured owls. In 1994, the Foundation was re-incorporated as a Canadian non-profit corporation and renamed The Owl Foundation.[6] The Foundation's facility, located in Vineland, has 26 acres of property and can host up to fifty owls. The facility usually handles between 100 and 150 injured owls each year. McKeever is recognized as one of the world's foremost experts in owl behavior. She has written and published a number of books, has two honorary doctorates, is a member of the Order of Canada, and has received numerous wildlife and volunteer awards.[7]

NHLGeneral Manager for the Arizona Coyotes
was raised in Jordan Station.

The band

Port Dalhousie
.

Industry

The region is in the heart of

wineries
from the area have taken home top awards, including Grape King at the Niagara Grape & Wine Festival, as well as international awards. Wineries in Lincoln include Malivoire, London Born Wines, Mike Weir Winery, Thomas and Vaughan, Thirty Bench, Angel's Gate, Peninsula Ridge, Cave Spring Cellars, Daniel Lenko Winery, Hidden Bench, Magnotta, Mountain Road Winery, Legends Estates, Crown Bench, Megalomaniac, Featherstone, Tawse, Vineland Estates, Honsberger Estate and Corner Stone.

Climate

Climate data for Vineland Rittenhouse (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4) 		18.5
(65.3) 		27.0
(80.6) 		30.5
(86.9) 		34.0
(93.2) 		36.0
(96.8) 		38.0
(100.4) 		37.0
(98.6) 		35.0
(95.0) 		30.0
(86.0) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		38.0
(100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6) 		0.9
(33.6) 		5.1
(41.2) 		12.0
(53.6) 		18.9
(66.0) 		24.1
(75.4) 		26.8
(80.2) 		25.6
(78.1) 		21.4
(70.5) 		15.0
(59.0) 		8.5
(47.3) 		2.7
(36.9) 		13.4
(56.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.7
(25.3) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		1.1
(34.0) 		7.3
(45.1) 		13.5
(56.3) 		19.0
(66.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		21.0
(69.8) 		16.9
(62.4) 		10.8
(51.4) 		5.0
(41.0) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		9.2
(48.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.1
(19.2) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		2.5
(36.5) 		8.2
(46.8) 		13.8
(56.8) 		17.0
(62.6) 		16.4
(61.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		6.5
(43.7) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		4.9
(40.8)
Record low °C (°F) −24.5
(−12.1) 		−22.8
(−9.0) 		−19.5
(−3.1) 		−9
(16) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		1.7
(35.1) 		6.1
(43.0) 		3.3
(37.9) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		−24.5
(−12.1) 		−24.5
(−12.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64.3
(2.53) 		57.1
(2.25) 		64.9
(2.56) 		74.0
(2.91) 		76.4
(3.01) 		81.0
(3.19) 		85.1
(3.35) 		75.2
(2.96) 		83.5
(3.29) 		74.1
(2.92) 		85.9
(3.38) 		70.1
(2.76) 		891.6
(35.10)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 32.1
(1.26) 		33.4
(1.31) 		43.5
(1.71) 		69.6
(2.74) 		75.6
(2.98) 		81.0
(3.19) 		85.1
(3.35) 		75.2
(2.96) 		83.5
(3.29) 		74.0
(2.91) 		79.3
(3.12) 		47.2
(1.86) 		779.4
(30.69)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 32.2
(12.7) 		23.7
(9.3) 		21.5
(8.5) 		4.4
(1.7) 		0.8
(0.3) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.0) 		6.6
(2.6) 		22.9
(9.0) 		112.2
(44.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 16.7 12.5 13.6 14.7 12.9 12.2 11.6 11.2 12.9 12.9 15.5 16.1 162.8
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 7.1 6.6 9.7 13.8 12.9 12.2 11.6 11.2 12.9 12.9 14.0 9.9 134.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 10.5 7.1 5.2 1.4 0.14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.05 2.3 7.5 34.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 88.9 97.3 144.8 180.6 229.7 263.9 286.4 246.1 176.6 143.1 83.3 64.2 2,005
Percent possible sunshine 30.6 32.9 39.2 45.0 50.6 57.4 61.5 56.9 47.0 41.7 28.5 22.9 42.8
Source: Environment Canada (sunshine recorded at Vineland Station, 1971–2000)[8][9]

Demographics

Population History, Beamsville
YearPop.±%
1841250—    
18711,000+300.0%
1901832−16.8%
19111,096+31.7%
19211,256+14.6%
19311,203−4.2%
19411,309+8.8%
19511,712+30.8%
19612,537+48.2%
[10]
Population History, Lincoln
YearPop.±%
197114,247—    
198114,196−0.4%
199117,149+20.8%
2021
25,719+8.1%
[10]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lincoln had a population of 25,719 living in 9,555 of its 9,826 total private dwellings, a change of 8.1% from its 2016 population of 23,787. With a land area of 162.74 km2 (62.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 158.0/km2 (409.3/sq mi) in 2021.[11]

Culture

The Lincoln Public Library has branches in Beamsville and Vineland. The Fleming Branch in Beamsville, founded in 1852, had been located in the old Clinton-Louth town hall built in the mid-19th century. The upper floor of the building has been used by

Freemasons for over a century. In June 2014, the Fleming Branch was relocated to the new community complex at 5020 Serena Drive.[12] The Moses F. Rittenhouse
Branch is located in Vineland.

Vineland is host to a large craft fair that takes place over a period of four days on

Victoria Avenue, and at the Ball's Falls
Conservation Area. This festival also extends into the ball park in Jordan.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 2016 Census Profile
  2. ^ "Routes & Schedules". lincoln.ca. 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. ^ a b c "A Brief History of the Town of Lincoln". Lincoln Public Library. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "First Mennonite Settlement". Ontarioplaques.com. Alan L. Brown. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "The First Mennonite Church (Vineland, ON)". Mennonite Archives of Ontario. University of Waterloo. 3 May 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "The Owl Foundation". Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Provincial honours for Owl Lady". NiagaraThisWeek.com. Metroland Media Group. April 25, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  8. Environment Canada
    . 31 October 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  9. Environment Canada
    . 31 October 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  10. ^
    2021
    census
  11. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "A Brief History of Lincoln Public Library". Retrieved June 21, 2019.

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