Riverbank, Ontario

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Riverbank
Unincorporated rural community

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Looking east on Concession Road 16 in Riverbank
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Coordinates: 43°49′11″N80°37′26″W / 43.81972°N 80.62389°W / 43.81972; -80.62389 Coordinates: 43°49′11″N80°37′26″W / 43.81972°N 80.62389°W / 43.81972; -80.62389
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Wellington
Township Mapleton
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNBC Code FENHW [1]

Riverbank is an unincorporated rural community in Mapleton Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] Prior to 1999, Riverbank was located in Maryborough Township. [3]

Mapleton, Ontario Township in Ontario, Canada

Mapleton is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Wellington County.

Wellington County, Ontario County in Ontario, Canada

Wellington County is a county located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada and is part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The County, made up of two towns and five townships, is predominantly rural in nature. However many of its residents commute to urban areas such as Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Brampton, Mississauga, Toronto and Hamilton for employment. According to the 2016 Census, the population of the County was 90,932.

The Conestogo River flows through Riverbank.

History

A post office was located in Riverbank from 1877 to 1915. [4]

The Riverbank Cheese and Butter Company was located at the settlement from 1882 to 1893. [5] [6]

By 1910, Riverbank had a general store, and a daily stage to Drayton. The population was about 50. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Riverbank". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mapleton". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Restructuring Flashnews Municipal Restructuring Summary Table". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Riverbank". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ Sessional Papers - Legislature of the Province of Ontario. 7. Ontario Legislative Assembly. 1892. p. 53.
  6. ↑ "Riverbank Cheese Factory". Wellington County Museum & Archives. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory, 1910 - 1911. Union Publishing. 1911. p. 896.
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