Wellington, Ontario
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| Coordinates: 43°57′08″N 77°21′02″W / 43.95222°N 77.35056°WCoordinates: 43°57′08″N 77°21′02″W / 43.95222°N 77.35056°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Prince Edward |
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| • Mayor (of county) | Robert Leighton Quaiff |
| • MP, Prince Edward—Hastings | Daryl Kramp |
| • MPP, Prince Edward—Hastings | Todd Smith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,860 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4) |
| Postal codes in Canada | K0K 3L0 |
| Area code(s) | 613, 343 |
| Website | prince-edward-county |
Wellington is an unincorporated place and community in Prince Edward County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 1,860 (2011 Census) and is estimated to grow by 2032 to double that figure. The community is on the shore of both Lake Ontario and West Lake in the southwest of the county, and is a geographic hub for exploring much of Prince Edward County's wine region.
The renowned Sandbanks Beach, the northernmost of Sandbanks Provincial Park's beaches, lands in the Village of Wellington, where it is called Wellington Rotary Beach. It is separated from the Sandbanks Provincial Park by a canal through the beach to Wellington Harbour. Wellington Rotary Beach, completed in 2009, has a boat launch, boardwalk, picnic tables, sun shelter, washrooms, changerooms and an interpretive walkway.
One of Prince Edward County's earliest residents, Daniel Reynolds, first came to the area in the 18th century and settled in Wellington where his house remains today along Main Street. Reynolds was nicknamed Old Smoke by local First Nations, hence the community was first known as Smokeville. When a post office was established in the 1830s, the village was renamed Wellington after the Duke of Wellington.
The Wellington Heritage Museum with exhibits on local history is located in the heart of the Village and was built in 1885 as a Quaker Meeting House. A key exhibit is the Douglas A. Crawford Canning Industry Collection, as more than 75 canning factories operated in Prince Edward County from 1882 to 1996.
The Toronto boutique hotelier The Drake Hotel opened a location in Wellington in the fall of 2014.
The Wellington Dukes of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (Junior A) play at the Essroc Arena (capacity 1,600), part of the Wellington and District Community Centre. The Prince Edward County Minor Baseball Association plays all its games in Wellington, and the rep teams of the Quinte Royals Baseball Club (Midget and Minor Midget age group teams) play their homes games at the Wellington Field of Dreams. There is also a skating club and an equestrian centre in the community.
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