St. Jacobs | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
 Downtown St. Jacobs | |
  St. Jacobs Location of St. Jacobs within Ontario  St. Jacobs St. Jacobs (Southern Ontario) | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′5″N 80°33′14″W / 43.53472°N 80.55389°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | Waterloo |
| Township | Woolwich |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| NTS Map | 40P10 Conestogo |
| GNBC Code | FECGS[1] |
St. Jacobs is an unincorporated suburban community in the township of Woolwich in Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.[1] It is located north of the city of Waterloo. It is a popular location for tourism,[2] due to its quaint appearance, retail focus, and Mennonite heritage. Waterloo Region is still home to the largest population of Old Order Mennonites in Canada, particularly in the areas around St Jacobs and Elmira.[3][4] They are often seen on the local roads using their traditional horse and buggy transportation; many also use horses to pull the implements in their farm fields.[4][5][6][7][8]
The Conestogo River, which powered the village's original mills by the 1850s, runs through the village. At the time of the 2016 Census, St. Jacobs had a growing population of 1,988 people.[9]
- ^ a b "St. Jacobs". Natural Resources Canada. February 16, 2021.
- ^ Hohol, Frances (1984). Communities in transition: Elmira and St. Jacobs, Ontario: A study of resident and retailer attitudes toward tourism (M.A. thesis) Wilfrid Laurier University
- ^ "Ontario - There's No Place Like This". v1.theglobeandmail.com.
- ^ a b "Old Order Mennonites". Canadalive.wordpress.com. 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Old Order Mennonites - GAMEO". gameo.org.
- ^ "Tours and Self-Guided Tours". Woolwich.ca. 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Old Order Mennonite groups in Ontario are growing". Canadianmennonite.org. 1 December 2015.
- ^ "About Woolwich". Woolwich.ca. 20 March 2018.
- ^ "St. Jacobs [Population centre], Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province] Census Profile, 2016 Census St. Jacobs [Population centre], Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]". 12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 1 August 2018.