Fort Erie Fast Facts
Fort Erie has a population of 29,925, with a seasonal influx of approximately 10,000 seasonal residents during the months of June through September.
Fort Erie experienced the third greatest population growth in Niagara (from 2001 to 2006) with an influx of some 1,782 new residents.
More than 55 per cent of the entire population of the United States and 62 per cent of the Canadian population is within a 500-mile radius of Fort Erie.
Approximately 20 per cent of all the commodities traded between Canada and the U.S. pass through Fort Erie via the Peace Bridge.
Fort Erie’s economic base is rooted primarily in advanced manufacturing (aero-space, pharmaceuticals, advanced machining, alternative energy, etc.).
Total land area = 167.42 square kilometers.
Population density per square kilometer = 178.74.
Fort Erie is known as a community of communities and is made up of a number of “hamlets” including; Bridgeburg, Ridgeway, Crystal Beach, Stevensville, Douglastown/Black Creek.
Fort Erie is a peninsula within a peninsula, surrounded on the south by Lake Erie, and to the east and north by the Niagara River.
Buffalo, New York, a cosmopolitan city of over 1 million is just across the Niagara River and is home to; the Buffalo Bills (NFL), Buffalo Sabres (NHL), Buffalo Bisons (AAA baseball), Bandits (NLL), Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo Zoo, Shea’s Performing Arts Centre, Erie Basin Marina, State University of New York at Buffalo, etc.
The Fort Erie Economic Development & Tourism Corporation (EDTC) is committed to providing its clients with the most accurate, up-to-date and actionable data and statistics to help them make the best business decisions.
Whether a client is looking for demographic information specific to Fort Erie’s US summer population, traffic statistics or building and planning data, the EDTC’s professional staff can deliver. By maintaining databases on key economic indicators and commercial/industrial real-estate statistics the EDTC can assist in due diligence efforts, site selection and business development consulting.
Call the EDTC directly to learn more about how our professional staff can develop a custom solution to your research needs specific to;
Local market trends.
Labour market trends/issues.
Border crossing info/stats.
Traffic counts.
Site selection data/stats.
Building permit info.
Subdivision status report(s).
Etc.
Documents/Reports/Statistics
Council’s 2007-2010 Corporate Strategic Plan
Town of Fort Erie Planning Department – Zoning (including Zoning Mapping)
Town of Fort Erie Development Charges – Schedule of Fees
Year End Review (2007) – Subdivision Status Report
Planning Application Fees (Rezoning, Site Plan Approval, Subdivision Agreements, etc.) – Schedule and Forms
Town of Fort Erie Planning Department – Development Approvals (Processes and Forms)
Statistics Canada – Fort Erie Community Profile
Fort Erie Gazette - Spring 2006
Fort Erie Gazette - Fall 2005
Fort Erie Gazette - Spring 2005
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