Georgetown, Ontario

Georgetown is a large unincorporated community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Halton. The town includes several small villages or settlements such as Norval, Limehouse, Stewarttown and Glen Williams near Georgetown and another large population centre, Acton. In 2016, the population of Georgetown was 42,123. It sits on the banks of the Credit River, approximately 40 km west of Toronto, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. Georgetown was named after entrepreneur George Kennedy who settled in the area in 1821 and built several mills and other businesses.

Georgetown
Unincorporated Community
Main Street
Georgetown
Georgetown
Coordinates: 43°39′01″N 79°54′13″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityHalton
TownHalton Hills
Settled1837
Dissolved1974 into Halton Hills
Government
  Mayor (Halton Hills)Ann Lawlor
Area
  Total24.03 km2 (9.28 sq mi)
Elevation
258 m (846 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Total42,123
  Density1,753.1/km2 (4,541/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
L7G
Area code905 / 289 / 365 / 742
Highways Highway 7
NTS Map30M12 Brampton
GNBC CodeFBHBE
Websitehttp://www.haltonhills.ca/
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