--- id: 4673929b-40bc-459f-80e9-c70d1b64507a title: 'Shakespeare, Ontario: Village Profile' abstract: Shakespeare is a village and designated place located within the municipality of Perth East in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1832 by David Bell and named after William Shakespeare, the community is situated on Highway 7/8 between Stratford and the Kitchener/Waterloo Region. The document provides geographical coordinates, demographic data, and historical context for this small Canadian settlement. classification: primary: '917.1' secondary: - '91' - '314' udc_main_class: '9' tags: - Shakespeare - Ontario - Canada - Perth County - Village - Geography topics: - Geography - Canadian History - Local Government author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:03:42.585184' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:13:25.268027' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare,_Ontario format: url_fetch udc_label: Geography, travel version: '1' --- ## Card: Shakespeare, Ontario: Village Profile Shakespeare is a village and designated place located within the municipality of Perth East in Perth County, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1832 by David Bell and named after William Shakespeare, the community is situated on Highway 7/8 between Stratford and the Kitchener/Waterloo Region. The document provides geographical coordinates, demographic data, and historical context for this small Canadian settlement. ## Classification Primary: 917.1 | Secondary: 91, 314 | Tags: Shakespeare, Ontario, Canada, Perth County, Village, Geography | Topics: Geography, Canadian History, Local Government ## Content Shakespeare, Ontario - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Events 4 References Toggle the table of contents Shakespeare, Ontario 1 language اردو Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates : 43°22′9″N 80°50′12″W  /  43.36917°N 80.83667°W  / 43.36917; -80.83667 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Place in Ontario, Canada Shakespeare Motto:  Where Antique and Unique Meet Shakespeare Location of Shakespeare in Ontario Coordinates: 43°22′9″N 80°50′12″W  /  43.36917°N 80.83667°W  / 43.36917; -80.83667 Country Canada Province Ontario County Perth Municipality Perth East Founded 1832 Founded by David Bell Named after William Shakespeare Area  • Total 36.53 km 2 (14.10 sq mi) Elevation 374 m (1,227 ft) Population  • Total 750  • Density 4.4/km 2 (11/sq mi) Time zone UTC-5 ( EST )  • Summer ( DST ) UTC-4 ( EDT ) Postal code N0B 2P0 Area codes 519, 226 Shakespeare is a village and designated place within the municipality of Perth East in Perth County , Ontario , Canada. Shakespeare is located on the Highway 7 / 8 , just east of Stratford and west of the Kitchener/Waterloo Region . History [ edit ] Shakespeare was founded in 1832 by David Bell, a Scottish emigrate from Dumfriesshire, Scotland and was previously known as Bell's Corner. The name was changed to Shakespeare in 1852 when Alexander Mitchell suggested naming the town after his favourite playwright . [ 1 ] Demographics [ edit ] In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Shakespeare had a population of 160 living in 71 of its 103 total private dwellings, a change of -5.9% from its 2016 population of 170. With a land area of 36.53 km 2 (14.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.4/km 2 (11.3/sq mi) in 2021. [ 2 ] Events [ edit ] Every year Shakespeare celebrates the community with its own holiday, called Field day, which is celebrated on the second Saturday of June. The event begins with the annual Fireman's Breakfast at the Shakespeare Optimist Hall, followed by a soap box derby, baseball games in the morning and a themed parade at 1 pm. Throughout the day there are free, fun events for children including races, games, and jumpy castles. In the evening, the town gathers for the Shakespeare Community Athletic Association (SCAA) Fish Fry and Dance. Shakespeare celebrated its 70th Field day in 2017, the theme was Canada's 150th - through the decades. [ 3 ] Places adjacent to Shakespeare, Ontario Sebringville Waterloo Wellesley Stratford Shakespeare, Ontario New Hamburg , Kitchener St. Mary's Tavistock Woodstock References [ edit ] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shakespeare, Ontario . ^ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names . University of Toronto Press. p. 158. ISBN   0802082939 . ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places" . Statistics Canada . February 9, 2022 . Retrieved Sep 2, 2022 . ^ "Field Day & Fish Fry" . Welcome to Shakespeare Festival Country . "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 40P7" . Atlas of Canada . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2009-12-25 . This Southwestern Ontario geographical article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information . v t e Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shakespeare,_Ontario&oldid=1340990508 " Categories : Communities in Perth County, Ontario Designated places in Ontario Western Ontario geography stubs Hidden categories: Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas Use Canadian English from January 2023 All Wikipedia articles written in Canadian English Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Coordinates on Wikidata Commons category link from Wikidata All stub articles This page was last edited on 28 February 2026, at 22:17  (UTC) . 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