See also: Mappleton.
| Mapleton | |
| Official Name: | Township of Mapleton |
| Settlement Type: | Township (lower-tier) |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Wellington#Canada Southern Ontario |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wellington |
| Government Type: | Township |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gregg Davidson |
| Leader Title1: | Governing Body |
| Leader Name1: | Mapleton Township Council |
| Leader Title2: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name2: | Perth Wellington |
| Leader Title3: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name3: | Perth—Wellington |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title2: | Established |
| Established Date2: | 1999 |
| Area Land Km2: | 534.87 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 10527 |
| Population Density Km2: | 19.7 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code FSA |
| Postal Code: | N0B |
| Area Code: | 519, 226, 548 |
| Website: | www.mapleton.ca |
Mapleton is a rural township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Wellington County.
The largest and central community in Mapleton is the village of Drayton, which contains the township offices and has the largest retail presence.
The township also contains the smaller communities of Alma, Bosworth, Dobbenville, Glen Allan, Goldstone, Hollen, Lebanon, Moorefield, Parker, Quarindale, Riverbank, Rothsay, Spruce Green, Stirton, Wyandot, and Yatton.[2]
The township was formed by the amalgamation of the townships of Maryborough and Peel, and the village of Drayton on January 1, 1999.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mapleton had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 535.56km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
Mapleton is served by four public schools, administered by the Upper Grand District School Board. These are:
Secondary education is served by Norwell District Secondary School in Palmerston, in the adjacent township of Minto.
Mapleton is also served by one independent school
Conestogo Lake is home to a reservoir and conservation area. It is part of the Conestogo River watershed.