on the St. Clair River between since 1951. Sports Amherstburg is home to the following competitive sports teams: Amherstburg Admirals Jr. C Hockey Amherstburg Stars Minor Hockey Amherstburg Cardinals Baseball Amherstburg Timberwolves Football North Star High School Wolves (various Men's and Women's sports teams) The Amherstburg North Stars Midget "B" hockey team were winners of the 1976 OMHA playdowns and winners of the town's first-ever OMHA All-Ontario title for any age group. The Amherstburg North Stars Juvenile "BB" hockey team were the winners of the 1977 OMHA playdowns and winners of the town's first-ever OMHA All-Ontario title for that age group. The Amherstburg Stars Midget "A" hockey team were winners of the 2010 and 2011 OMHA playdowns and winners of the town's first-ever OHF title. Festivals In the first week of every August, Amherstburg holds a heritage festival, consisting of activities at several locations around town. At Fort Malden, re-enactors depict eras ranging from the Roman Empire to the Second World War, establishing camps and performing battle demonstrations. Since 2006, Amherstburg has held an annual Shores of Erie Wine Festival. As of 2017, the event has been cancelled indefinitely after a liquor breach fine and the death of a teenager in 2014. Amherstburg also celebrates Canada Day with a yearly fireworks display and a day of family activities. Art by the River (established in 1967), is an annual two-day arts and craft festival that takes place the weekend before Labour Day weekend on the grounds of the Fort Malden National Historic Site. Other festivities include: Spring Wine N' Hop (May) Beef In the Burg Barbecue (June) Firefighters "J Wimpy" Volleyball Tournament (June) Open Streets Amherstburg (Fridays at 3pm - Sundays at 3pm, June-September) Canada Day Celebrations/Ice Cream Festival (July 1) Gone Crazy Car Show (July) Ribfest (July) The Uncommon Festival (August) Woofa Roo Pet Festival (August) Cancer Walk-a-thon (October) Christmas Parade (Late November) River Lights (November through December) Amherstburg Christmas Pub Crawl (December) Climate Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Amherstburg had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend for former municipalities: Population in 2001: 20,339 Amherstburg (former town): 10,822 Anderdon (former township): 6331 Malden (former township): 3186 Population total in 1996: 19,273 Amherstburg (town): 10,245 Anderdon