Hamilton ontario map pdf Continue For a city in Northumberland County, see Hamilton, Ontario (city). City of Ontario, CanadaHamiltonCity (single-layer)HamiltonCounter clockwise from top: A view of the center of Hamilton from Sam Lawrence Park, Hamilton Town Hall, bayfront park harbour front trail, historic art deco and gothic complex Revival building Pigott, Webster's Falls, Dundurn Castle FlagCoat of armsNicknames: The Ambitious City, The Electric City, The Hammer, Steeltown[1][2][3]Motto(s): Together Aspire – Achieve TogetherLocation in the Province of Ontario, CanadaHamiltonLocation of Hamilton in southern OntarioCoordinati: 43°15′24N 7 9°52′09W / 43.25667°N 79.86917°W / 43.25667; -79.86917Coordinates: 43°15′24N 79°52′09W / 43.25667°N 79.86917°W / 43.25667; -79.86917CountryCanadaProvince Ontario Inc.ratedJune 9, 1846[4]Named forGeorge HamiltonGovernment • MayorFred Eisenberger • Hamilton City Council • Bob Bratina (L)Matthew Green (NDP)Scott Duvall (NDP)David Sweet (C)Filomena Tassi (L) • List of Deputies Andrea Horwath (NDP)Paul Miller (NDP)Sandy Shaw (NDP)Donna Skelly (PC)Monique Area Taylor (NDP) [5] • City (single-layer)1,138.11 km2 (439.43 m2) • Land plot1,117.11 km2 (431.32 m2) • Water21 km2 (8 square meters) • Urban351.67 km2 (13 5,5,5,5,11,1199) 78 m²) • Metro1,371.76 km2 (529.64 m² mi)Highest altitude324 m (1,063 ft)Lowest altitude75 m (246 ft)Population (2016) • City (single layer)536,917 (10th) • Density480.6/km2 (1,245/sq mi) • Urban[6]693.645 • Metro763,445 (9th)Demonym(s)HamiltonianTime zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC 4 (EDT)Sorting Area L8E to L8W , L9A to L9C, L9G to L9H, L9KArea codes226, 289, 519, 365 and 905Highways Queen Elizabeth Way Highway 6 Highway 20 Highway 403Websitewww.hamilton.ca Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. An industrialized city in golden horseshoe at the western end of Lake Ontario, Hamilton has 536,917 residents, and its listed metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has 747,545 residents. The city is 38 miles southwest of Toronto, with which the wider Toronto and Hamilton (GTHA) area is formed. On January 1, 2001, the current boundaries of Hamilton were created through the amalgamation of the original city with other municipalities of the regional municipality of Hamilton – Wentworth. [10] The inhabitants of the city are known as Hamiltonians. Since 1981, the metropolitan area has been the ninth largest in Canada and the third largest in Ontario. Hamilton is home to the Royal Botanic Garden, the Canadian Museum of Combat Aircraft Heritage, bruce trail, McMaster University, Redeemer University and Mohawk College. McMaster University ranks fourth in Canada and 77th in the world by No. Higher education rankings 2018/19. [12] History The main article: A history of Hamilton, Ontario In precolonial times, the Neutral First Nation used much of the country, but they were gradually driven out by the Five (Later Six) Nations (Iroquois) who were allies with the British against the Huron and their French allies. A member of the Iroquois Confederacy gave the route and name for Mohawk Road, which originally included King Street in the lower city. British regular and Canadian militias defeated U.S. forces in eastern Hamilton during the Battle of Stoney Creek. After the United States gained independence after the American Revolutionary War, in 1784, about 10,000 United Kingdom loyalists settled in Upper Canada (which is now southern Ontario), mostly in Niagara, around the Quintet Bay and along the St. Lawrence River between Lake Ontario and Montreal. The Crown granted them land in those areas to develop Upper Canada and compensate them for their losses in the United States. With former First Nations countries available to buy, these new immigrants were soon followed by many more Americans, attracted by the availability of cheap, arable land. At the same time, a large number of Iroquois who teamed up with Britain arrived from the United States and settled on reserves west of Lake Ontario to compensate for the countries they lost in what is now the United States. During the war in 1812, British regular and Canadian militias defeated American troops at the Battle of Stoney Creek, fighting in a park in east Hamilton. The city of Hamilton was conceived by George Hamilton (the son of the businessman and founder of Queenston, Robert Hamilton), when he bought the farm estates of James Durand,[14] a local member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, shortly after the war in 1812. Nathaniel Hughson, the owner of a property in the north, worked with George Hamilton to prepare a motion for a court and a prison on Hamilton's property. Hamilton has offered the land to the crown for a future location. Hughson and Hamilton authorized Durand to sell the properties that later became the city's location. Durand spilled bids in York during a session of the Legislative Assembly, which established the new Gore district, of which Hamilton was also a member. [14] In the beginning, this city was not the most important center of Gore County. An early indicator of Hamilton's sudden prosperity occurred in 1816, when he was elected in place of Ancaster in Ontario to be the new administrative center of Gore County. Another dramatic economic turnaround for Hamilton occurred in 1832 when the canal was finally cut through the outer sandbar that allowed Hamilton to become the main port. [15] The permanent prison was not built until 1832. One of the two squares created in 1816[ 14] Thereafter, the first police committee and city limits were defined by statute 13[ [16] The official city status was achieved on 9 June 1846, an act of the Parliament of the Province of Canada. [4] By 1845, the population was 6,475. In 1846, there were useful roads for many communities, as well as stagecoaches and steamboats in Toronto, Queenston, and Niagara. 11 cargo schooners were owned by Hamilton. There were 11 churches in the facility. The reading room had access to newspapers from other cities and from England and the US. In addition to shops of all kinds, four banks, artisans of various kinds, and sixty-five taverns, the industry in the community included three breweries, ten importers of dry goods and groceries, five hardware importers, two tanneries, three trainers, and marble and stone works. [18] As the city grew, several prominent buildings were built in the late 19th century. The first commercial telephone service in Canada, the first telephone switchboard in the British Empire, and the second telephone switchboard throughout North America were established in the city between 1877/78. [21] The city had several interurban electric street railways and two tilts, all powered by cataract power co. [22] The International Harvester Company along the waterfront, taken in 1907. The growth of the industry in the city led to economic and population growth until the 1960s. Although it suffers from a 1906 Hamilton Street rail strike, with industrial businesses expanding, Hamilton's population doubled between 1900 and 1905. Two steel companies, Stelco and Dofasco, were founded in 1910 and 1912 respectively. Procter & Gamble and the Beech-Walnut Packaging Company opened production facilities in 1914 and 1922, their first outside the United States. [23] Population and economic growth continued until the 1960s. In 1929, the first city building was built, the Pigott building; In 1930, McMaster University moved from Toronto to Hamilton, in 1934. In 1948, the Studebaker assembly line was built. [24] The development of infrastructure and retail was continued, with the opening of Burlington Bay by James N. Allan Skyway in 1958, and Tim Hortons' first store in 1964. Since then, many major industries have moved or closed restructuring operations that have also affected the United States. [23] The economy has shifted more towards the service sector, such as transport, education and health services. January 1, 2001, new city It was formed from the amalgamation of Hamilton and its five neighbouring municipalities: Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook and Stoney Creek. [10] Before the amalgamation, the old town of Hamilton had 331,121 inhabitants and was divided into 100 districts. The former Hamilton-Wentworth region had a population of 490,268. Amalgamation created a one-tier municipal government that ended subsidizing its suburbs. The new amalgamated city has 519,949 people in more than 100 neighborhoods and surrounding communities. In 1997, there was a devastating fire at the Plastics factory. About 300 firefighters battled the blaze, many receiving severe chemical burns and inhaling volatile organic compounds when at least 400 tonnes of PVC plastic was consumed in the fire. [27] Geography Main article: Geography of Hamilton, Ontario See also: Transportation in Hamilton, Ontario and List streets in Hamilton, Ontario View of Niagara Escarpment from the bottom of Hunter Street. The slope passes through the city, cutting it into the upper and lower parts. Hamilton is located in southern Ontario at the western end of the Niagara Peninsula and wraps around the narrowest part of Lake Ontario; most of the city, including part of the city center, is located on the south coast. Hamilton is at the geographical center of the Golden Horseshoe. Its main physical features are The Port of Hamilton, which marks the northern boundary of the city, and niagara escarpment running through the middle of the city across the entire width, bisecting the city into the upper and lower parts. The maximum peak is 250m (820') above lake Ontario level. [28] According to all the records of local historians, this district was named Attiwandaronia by the indigenous neutral people. [29] The first natives who settled in the Hamilton area were called the Bay of Makasa, which means beautiful waters.