Fort Erie, Ontario
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| Town of Fort Erie | |
Fort Erie | |
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| Coordinates: 42°55′N 79°01′W / 42.917°N 79.017°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional Municipality | Niagara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wayne Redekop |
| • Governing body | Fort Erie Town Council |
| • MP | Fred Davies |
| • MPP | Wayne Gates |
| Area | |
| • Land | 166.27 km2 (64.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 30,710 |
| • Density | 184.7/km2 (478/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward Sortation Area | |
| Area codes | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| Highways | Queen Elizabeth Way Highway 3 |
| Website | www.forterie.ca |
Fort Erie is a town in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. The town is located at the south eastern corner of the region, on the Niagara River, directly across the Canada–United States border from Buffalo, New York. It is the site of Old Fort Erie, which played a prominent role in the War of 1812.
Fort Erie is one of Niagara's fastest growing communities, and has experienced a high level of residential and commercial development since the nineteen-nineties. It serves as a retirement and tourist destination for larger communities around southern Ontario. Garrison Road (Niagara Regional Road 3) is the town's commercial corridor, stretching east to west through Fort Erie.
Fort Erie is also home to other commercial core areas (Bridgeburg, Ridgeway, Stevensville and Crystal Beach) as a result of the 1970 amalgamation of Bertie Township and the village of Crystal Beach with Fort Erie.
Crystal Beach Park occupied waterfront land at Crystal Beach, Ontario, from 1888 until the park's closure in 1989. The beach is part of Fort Erie.