Wellesley, Ontario
| Wellesley | |
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| Township (lower-tier) | |
| Township of Wellesley | |
A bridge crossing the Conestogo River in Wellesley.
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 Wellesley
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| Coordinates: 43°33′N 80°43′W / 43.550°N 80.717°WCoordinates: 43°33′N 80°43′W / 43.550°N 80.717°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| Region | Waterloo |
| Settled | 1840s |
| Incorporated | 1852 |
| Corporated | 2006 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Joe Nowak |
| • Governing Body | Wellesley Township Council |
| • Councillors | Shelley Wagner, Herb Neher, Peter van der Maas, Carl Smit |
| • MP | Harold Albrecht (CPC |
| • MPP | Michael Harris (PCPO) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 277.79 km2 (107.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,713 |
| • Density | 38.6/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code FSA | N0B |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| Website | www.wellesley.ca |
The Township of Wellesley is the rural, north-western township of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It encompasses 277.79 km2 and had a population of 10,713 in the Canada 2011 Census.
The township comprises the communities of Bamberg, Crosshill, Hawkesville, Heidelberg, Kingwood, Knight's Corners, Linwood, Macton, St. Clements, Wallenstein and Wellesley.
The country scenery and rolling hills, along with its small town feel, have gradually transformed the township into a growing commuter town with a population mostly living in suburban developments, and travelling into the nearby cities of Kitchener and Waterloo for work.
Hawkesville never would get the railroad. On a hill itself, ringed by the flat of the Conestoga River, itself inside a ring of tall hills, it was deemed too difficult a task to bring the trains through town. Instead of progress, Hawkesville has maintained the charm of the surrounding sugar maple woods and the quiet river banks. Summer mornings are sure to find a few young fishermen reclined on the bank, reeling in northern pike, yellow perch, and rainbow trout.
To the south, the tall hills beyond the river plain shelters a large gravel pit and in the skies over the hills, the river, the village and the woods, are sure to be found the red-tailed hawk and the common sightings of cardinals, blue jays, robins, chickadees, nuthatch, and numerous song sparrow.
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