Drayton, Ontario


Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada



























Drayton
Unincorporated community

The Drayton Festival Theatre.
The Drayton Festival Theatre.

Coordinates: 43°45′16″N 80°40′17″W / 43.75444°N 80.67139°W / 43.75444; -80.67139
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyWellington County
TownshipMapleton
Area
 • Total3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total1,880
 • Density496.9/km2 (1,287/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation areaN0G 1P0
Area code(s)519 and 226

NTS Map		040P15

GNBC Code		FAZRM

Drayton is a community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. It is a part of the township of Mapleton. The village is on the corner of Wellington Road 8 and Wellington Road 11, geographically northwest of Fergus and southwest of Arthur.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Dining


  • 3 Education


  • 4 Entertainment


  • 5 Health Care


  • 6 Media


  • 7 Natural Disasters


  • 8 Recreation


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links




History


In 1851, the community was named after Drayton Manor in Staffordshire, England. Drayton Manor was the home of Robert Peel, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[2]



Dining


Drayton offers both a restaurant, The Drayton Chophouse and a café, à la mode.



Education


Drayton is in the Upper Grand District School Board. Both Centre Peel Public School and Drayton Heights Public School (K-8) service students from the Drayton area; while high school students attend Norwell District Secondary School in nearby Palmerston, Ontario. Drayton is also the home of Community Christian School, formerly known as Calvin Christian School.



Entertainment


Drayton is home to the Drayton Festival Theatre, which is a renovated 1902 Opera House that seats 375 people, and has a rich history of entertaining audiences with the finest talent in professional theatre, including legendary performers as Beatrice Lillie. Alex Mustakas is the CEO and Artistic Director of Drayton Entertainment.
Drayton hosts one branch of the Wellington County library system [3].




County Road 11 in Drayton


County Road 11 in Drayton




Health Care


Located downtown Drayton, the Mapleton Health Centre's eight primary care physicians and four nurse practitioners service 15,000 patients [4].



Media


Drayton is serviced specifically by a local newspaper The Community News, in addition to the Wellington Advertiser, a publication serving the entirety of Wellington County [5].



Natural Disasters


On June 23, 2017, Drayton and surrounding Wellington County towns declared a state of emergency due to flooding [6]. Over 100 mm of rain fell within 24 hours [7]. Many roads were closed and hundreds of basements were flooded [8].



Recreation


Drayton contains the PMD Arena as well as the agricultural fairgrounds, Kinsmen Park, Riverside Park, Centennial Park, and ABC Park. There are various soccer field and baseball diamonds located throughout Drayton [9]. Children can play in official Drayton soccer, hockey, or baseball leagues as well as on many intramural teams in school.



References




  1. ^ "Drayton, Ontario census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2016-02-26..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 96. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 16 October 2017.


  3. ^ "Moving to Mapleton". Mapleton Township. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


  4. ^ "Welcome to the Minto-Mapleton Health Team". Minto-Mapleton Family Health Team. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


  5. ^ "Community News". The Wellington Advertiser. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


  6. ^ "Minto and Mapleton under state of emergency after heavy rainfall, flooding". CTV Kitchener. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


  7. ^ "Heavy rains prompt evacuations in communities around Waterloo region". 570 News. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


  8. ^ "Harriston, Drayton hit with massive flooding". Wellington Advertiser. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


  9. ^ "Parks & Recreation". Mapleton Township. Retrieved 11 September 2017.




External links


  • Township of Mapleton: Area History

  • Drayton Entertainment / Drayton Festival Theatre


  • Drayton at Geographical Names of Canada



Coordinates: 43°45′16″N 80°40′17″W / 43.75444°N 80.67139°W / 43.75444; -80.67139





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