The community of Beamsville (2006 Urban area estimated population 9,703) is located in the province of Ontario, in Canada, along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. Containing century-old brick buildings, an old-fashioned downtown area with barbershops, women's dress shops, a bakery, a print shop, restaurants, banks, etc., and plenty of orchards and vineyards, Beamsville lies within the fruit belt of the Niagara Peninsula.
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The community of Beamsville (2006 Urban area estimated population 9,703) is located in the province of Ontario, in Canada, along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. Containing century-old brick buildings, an old-fashioned downtown area with barbershops, women's dress shops, a bakery, a print shop, restaurants, banks, etc., and plenty of orchards and vineyards, Beamsville lies within the fruit belt of the Niagara Peninsula.
Beamsville is located within the larger Town of Lincoln.
The town is home to numerous Dutch and United Empire Loyalist families, as evidenced by the large number of Dutch Reformed and Anglican churches in the area. Other ethnic groups include Italians - one family of whom founded the Commisso's Supermarket Chain - Germans, East Asians, and Indians.
Beamsville currently has two secondary schools, Beamsville District Secondary School and Great Lakes Christian College, and three elementary schools, Senator Gibson, Maple Grove, and Jacob Beam. Beamsville also has a...
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