in 2006: 4122 Population in 2001: 3317 Mother tongue: English as first language: 92.2% French as first language: 0.6% English and French as first language: >0.1% Other as first language: 7.2% Patron: Lord S. Grey Economy Retail establishments in Smithville are congregated amongst two major nodes: the downtown core, and the Village Square Mall. Arts and culture Until 2017, Smithville held an annual agricultural festival called PoultryFest. The Smithville Fair was historically held at the West Lincoln Mixed Use Recreation Site (formerly Smithville Fairgrounds). The Smithville Agricultural Society merged with the Lincoln Agricultural Society in 2012, and the fair was moved to the nearby West Niagara Fairgrounds, where the agricultural fair is held annually before Labour Day. Attractions Parks Parks in Smithville include the Smithville Conservation Area, and the Mixed Use Recreational Site (MURS). The "Murgatroyd Parkette" is at the corner of Griffin and St. Catharines Street. It has trees and benches, and features the town clock (from the original post offices) mounted on a pedestal. The Smithville Branch of the West Lincoln Public Library is located at the West Lincoln Community Complex and Arena on West St. and is open six days a week. The Kiwanis of West Lincoln was chartered in May 2018 and currently meets at the Smithville Legion (172 Saint Catharines St.) every Tuesday at 7 pm Government In some ways Smithville acts as the "administrative centre" of the Township of West Lincoln. The council chambers and the largest branch of the municipal library are located in town, as well as the major fire station. The public works yard is also centralized in a Smithville location. From 1970 to 2018, Smithville fell just north of the boundary of two municipal wards. The area north of Townline Road, the bulk of the community, was part of Ward 3, the former Township of South Grimsby. New development south of Townline, mainly the Alma Acres, fell into Ward 2, the former Township of Gainsborough. In 2018, a revision of ward boundaries placed Smithville and its environs into a new, smaller Ward 3. West Lincoln elects one regional councillor, in addition to the Mayor who also serves as the local regional council. Federally and provincially, Smithville is located in the riding of Niagara West. Infrastructure Transportation Two Regional Roads run through Smithville. Regional Road 20, formerly King's Highway 20, goes primarily east-west, along St. Catharines Street, Griffin Street North and