Wasaga Beach, Ontario

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Wasaga Beach

Wasaga Beach is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the census division of Simcoe County.

Wasaga Beach is the world's longest freshwater beach (14km or 8.5m). It is approximately 2 hours north of downtown Toronto and abuts, to the east, the resort town of Collingwood. Its position on the waters of Nottawasaga Bay means its summer temperatures are moderated somewhat by the water, so summer days are much more comfortable than Toronto's scorching days, but the same winds off the water trigger very heavy and intense snow squalls in the winter. As such, snowmobiling, skiing, and other winter sports are extremely popular along the Beach, as locals call the town.

Wasaga Beach is currently in the midst of a building boom. Due to its proximity to Toronto, there is a heavy outflow of money from Toronto and surrounding towns and cities into cottage or weekend properties located in the Beach.

Also located in the town of Wasaga Beach is Wasaga Beach Provincial Park. In the summer months it is a very popular place for beach volleyball and sunbathing. The picture to the right shows Beach 1 (the main beach) looking west. Beaches 2 and 3 are far away in the distance. A boardwalk runs most of the way along Beach 1 and 2. There are six public beach areas numbered from 1 to 6; the higher the number, the smaller and less crowded it gets and the more rocks on the shore there are. In the winter there are miles and miles of fresh groomed trails for snowmobiling thanks to the OFSC and in part to the purchasers of the trail passes.there are a variety of elementary schools but there are currently no high schools in Wasaga Beach but there are bus services that bring kids to surrounding high schools of your choice.The town of wasaga beach Recently built an addition to the community center or as the locals call it the Rec-Plex wich added an auditorium,an ampihteater and a YMCA.

Characteristics	Wasaga Beach	Ontario
Population in 2001	12 419	11 410 046
Population in 1996	8 698	10 753 573
1996 to 2001 population change (%)	42.8	6.1
Total private dwellings	10 301	4 556 240
Population density per square kilometre	212.5	12.6
Land area (square km)	58.45	907 655.5
Age Characteristics of the population
Wasaga Beach	Total	Male	Female	Ontario Total	Male	Female

Total - All persons	12 415	6 245	6 175	11 410 050	5 577 055	5 832 990
Age 0-4	585	305	280	671 250	343 340	327 905
Age 5-14	455	785	670	1 561 500	801 355	760 145
Age 15-19	620	340	280	769 420	394 915	374 500
Age 20-24	450	225	225	718 420	359 645	358 775
Age 25-44	3 000	1 505	1 495	3 518 010	1 724 535	1 793 480
Age 45-54	1 630	800	830	1 635 280	801 540	833 740
Age 55-64	1 930	900	1 030	1 064 000	520 565	543 430
Age 65-74	1 910	995	915	818 165	383 625	434 545
Age 75-84	710	350	365	503 930	202 265	301 665
Age 85 and over	130	45	85	150 075	45 260	104 810
Median age of the population	45.7	44.5	46.9	37.2	36.4	38.0
Percentage of the population ages 15 and over	83.6	82.5	84.7	80.4	79.5	81.3
Common-law Status
Total - Population 15 years and over	10 380	5 155	5 225	9 177 300	4 432 360	4 744 935
Not in a common-law relationship	9 445	4 685	4 760	8 592 795	4 138 645	4 454 140
In a common-law relationship	935	470	465	584 505	293 715	290 790
Legal Marital Status
Total - Population 15 years and over	10 380	5 155	5 225	9 177 300	4 432 365	4 744 935
Single	2 120	1 225	900	2 793 080	1 490 270	1 302 805
Married	6 355	3 180	3 175	4 897 095	2 450 975	2 446 125
Separated	345	170	180	311 380	136 075	175 305
Divorced	810	395	420	597 595	249 825	347 770
Widowed	745	185	560	578 145	105 215	472 935