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  1. Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which encompasses Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is situated approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Toronto in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).

  2. 5 days ago · Hamilton, city, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies at the extreme western end of Lake Ontario, on the southern shore of landlocked Hamilton Harbour (Burlington Bay). The site was visited by the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, in 1669.

  3. History of Hamilton, Ontario. Depiction of Hamilton in 1859. Hamilton, from the point at which it was first colonized by settlers, has benefited from its geographical proximity to major land and water transportation routes along the Niagara Peninsula and Lake Ontario. Its strategic importance has created, by Canadian standards, a rich military ...

  4. Hamilton, Ontario skyline. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe.

  5. Here is how the government of Hamilton changed over the years: About 1814 the area became capital of Wentworth County. 1815 George Hamilton laid out a townsite in Barton Township and named it after himself. 1816 Hamilton became capital of Gore District. 1833 Hamilton became a police village. 1833 Hamilton became a city.

  6. Hamilton is located on the western end of the Niagara Peninsula and wraps around the westernmost part of the Lake Ontario. Most of the city including the downtown section lies along the south shore. Situated in the geographic centre of the Golden Horseshoe, it lies roughly midway between Toronto and Buffalo.

  7. Jun 27, 2017 · Hamilton was "quite nuts about joining Canada," Houghton said. Hamiltonians showed themselves to be Canadian patriots early on, even erecting the first statue anywhere in the country of Sir John A ...

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