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Hamilton | ||
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Ceety | ||
| City of Hamilton | ||
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| Eik-name(s): | ||
| Motto(s): Together Aspire - Together Achieve | ||
 Location in the province o Ontario, Canadae | ||
| Coordinates: 43°15′N 79°52′W / 43.250°N 79.867°W | ||
| Kintra |  Canadae | |
| Province |  Ontario | |
| Incorporatit | 9 Juin 1846[4] | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Mayor | Fred Eisenberger | |
| • Ceety Cooncil | Hamilton, Ontario City Council | |
| • MPs | List of MPs
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| • MPPs | List of MPPs
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| Area | ||
| • Ceety | 1,138.11 km2 (439.43 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,117.11 km2 (431.32 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 227.70 km2 (87.92 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 1,371.76 km2 (529.64 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) | |
| Lawest elevation | 75 m (246 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Ceety | 519,949 (10t) | |
| • Density | 465.4/km2 (1,205/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 721,053 (9t) | |
| • Demonym | Hamiltonian | |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | |
| 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[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Bailey, Thomas Melville (1991). Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876-1924). W.L. Griffin Ltd.
- ↑ "Tigertown Triumphs" (Press release). The Hamilton Spectator – Memory Project (Souvenir Edition) page MP56-MP68. June 10, 2006.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Provincial Statutes of Canada, 1846, 9° vict. p. 981. Chapter LXXIII. An Act to amend the Act incorporating the Town of Hamilton, and to erect the same into a City.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Community Highlights for Hamilton (City)". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Stats Canada 2006 Canadian Census: Hamilton, Ontario". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Minimun is Lake Ontario, maximum in Flamborough near Mountsberg Reservoir as per City of Hamilton GIS
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