Niagara on the Lake
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | |
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| Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake | |
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| Nickname(s): The Loveliest Town in Canada | |
 Location of Niagara-on-the-Lake in the Niagara Region |
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| Coordinates: 43°15′19″N 79°4′18″W / 43.25528°N 79.07167°WCoordinates: 43°15′19″N 79°4′18″W / 43.25528°N 79.07167°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| Region | Niagara |
| Settled | 1781 |
| Incorporated | 1792 |
| Government | |
| • Lord Mayor | Patrick Darte |
| • Governing body | Town Council |
| • MP | Rob Nicholson |
| • MPP | Wayne Gates |
| Area | |
| • Land | 132.81 km2 (51.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 82.3 m (270.0 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 17,511 |
| • Density | 131.8/km2 (341/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | NOTLer |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | L0S 1J0 |
| Area code(s) | 905/289 |
| Website | www.notl.org |
Niagara-on-the-Lake (2016 population 17,511) is a Canadian town in Southern Ontario where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region of the southern part of the province of Ontario. It is across the Niagara River from Youngstown, New York, US. It is the only town in Canada that has a Lord Mayor.
The town, now including two former villages, St. David's and Queenston, was significant during the War of 1812 and even earlier, when it was the first capital of Upper Canada (now the province of Ontario). Today, the town, with its quaint colonial-style buildings, is a popular tourist destination that includesthe Shaw Festival, Fort George, wineries and an outlet mall on the highway.
Niagara-on-the-Lake is among the best places to retire in Ontario, according to Comfort Life, a publication for seniors. According to this source, Niagara region has the second-highest percentage of seniors in Ontario.
The settlement, known from about 1781 as Butlersburg, in honour of Colonel John Butler, the commander of Butler's Rangers, was renamed West Niagara to distinguish it from Fort Niagara. It was a British military base and haven for pro-British loyalists fleeing the United States during the volatile aftermath of the American Revolution.
Renamed Newark by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1792, he made it the first capital of Upper Canada (now the province of Ontario), The Upper Canada legislature first met at Navy Hall on September 17, 1792 and met here another four times until June 1796. In 1797, Simcoe moved the capital to York because Newark was very close to the border with the U.S. Newark was renamed Niagara in 1798.
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