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Hamilton
—  Ceety  —
City of Hamilton
Eik-name(s): Ambitious City,[1] Steeltown,[2] The Hammer[3]
Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve
Location in the province o Ontario, Canadae
Coordinates: 43°15′N 79°52′W / 43.25°N 79.867°W / 43.25; -79.867
Kintra Banner o Canadae Canadae
Province Banner o Ontario Ontario
Incorporatit 9 Juin 1846[4]
Govrenment
 - Mayor Bob Bratina
 - Ceety Cooncil Hamilton, Ontario City Council
 - MPs
 - MPPs
Aurie[5]
 - Ceety 1,138.11 km2 (439.4 sq mi)
 - Laund 1,117.11 km2 (431.3 sq mi)
 - Watter 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)
 - Urban 227.70 km2 (87.9 sq mi)
 - Metro 1,371.76 km2 (529.6 sq mi)
Heichest elevation 324 m (1,063 ft)
Laichest elevation 75 m (246 ft)
Indwallers (2011)[5][6]
 - Ceety 519,949 (10t)
 Densitie 465.4/km2 (1,205.4/sq mi)
 Metro 721,053 (9t)
 - Demonym Hamiltonian
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Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Simmer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span L8E tae L8W, L9A tae L9C, L9G tae L9H, L9K
Aurie code(s) 905, 289, 519
Wabsteid www.hamilton.ca

Hamilton is a port ceety in the Canadian province o Ontario. Conceivit bi George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand ferm shortly efter the War o 1812, Hamilton haes become the centre o a densely populatit an industrialisit region at the wast end o Lake Ontario kent as the Golden Horseshoe. On 1 Januar 2001, the new Ceety o Hamilton wis formit through the amalgamation o the umwhile ceety an the ither constituent lawer-tier municipalities o the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth wi the upper-tier regional govrenment. Residents o the ceety ar kent as Hamiltonians. Syne 1981, the metropolitan aurie haes been leetit as the nint lairgest in Canadae an the third lairgest in Ontario.

References [edit]

  1. Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876-1924). W.L. Griffin Ltd.
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  3. "Don't put The Hammer down; Hamilton's had lots of nicknames, but this one's like the city -- no pretence," Paul Wilson, Hamilton Spectator, December 6, 2006, p. G2.
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  5. 5.0 5.1 Community Highlights for Hamilton (City). 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved on 4 Januar 2008. .
  6. Stats Canada 2006 Canadian Census: Hamilton, Ontario. Statistics Canada. Retrieved on 4 Januar 2008. .
  7. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3525005&Geo2=CD&Code2=3525&Data=Count&SearchText=hamilton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1