| West Lincoln | |
| Official Name: | Township of West Lincoln |
| Settlement Type: | Township (lower-tier) |
| Motto: | Industry, Progress, Agriculture |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Niagara#Canada Southern Ontario |
| Coordinates: | 43.0667°N -113°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Niagara |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Cheryl Ganann |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Niagara West |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Niagara West |
| Area Land Km2: | 387.81 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 14500 |
| Population Density Km2: | 37.4 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | L0R |
| Area Code: | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| Elevation M: | 181 |
| Website: | www.westlincoln.ca |
West Lincoln is a township in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. Main urban areas are located along the former provincial Highway 20. The administrative centre of West Lincoln is the community of Smithville, situated halfway between Hamilton and Pelham.
The township comprises the communities of Abingdon, Allens Corner, Attercliffe, Basingstoke, Bismark, Boyle, Caistor Centre, Caistorville, Elcho, Fulton, Grassie, Kimbo, Port Davidson, Rosedene, Silverdale, Smithville, St. Anns, Vaughan, Warner, Wellandport, Wilcox Corners and Winslow.
Retail establishments in Smithville are congregated amongst two major nodes: the downtown core, and the Village Square Mall.
Smithville also has a Farmers Market that runs every Friday afternoon in the summer. The market features a carefully selected variety of vendors showcasing local produce, preserves, meat, honey, flowers and baking.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West Lincoln had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 387.02km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
The Council of West Lincoln is composed of a mayor and six councillors/aldermen who serve for a term of four years. The mayor is elected at large and the councillors are elected by ward. The town is divided into three wards with two councillors elected in each ward.
The mayor is Cheryl Ganann. Councillors and alderman include: