Haldimand County
Haldimand County is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. Despite its name, it is no longer a county by definition, as all municipal services are handled by a single level of government. Municipal offices are located in Cayuga.
Haldimand County | |
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City (single-tier) | |
| Haldimand County | |
The Grand River Bridge, which carries Argyle St. over the Grand River in Caledonia. | |
| Coordinates: 42°56′N 79°53′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Established | 1800 (County) |
| Restructured | 1974 (Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk) |
| Amalgamated | 2001 (Single-tier municipality) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shelley Ann Bentley |
| • Governing Body | The Corporation of Haldimand County Council |
| • MPs | Leslyn Lewis |
| • MPPs | Bobbi Ann Brady (Ind) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,250.45 km2 (482.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 237.7 m (779.9 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 49,216 |
| • Density | 39.4/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | N0A, N1A, N3W |
| Area code(s) | 519, 226, 905, 289, 365 |
| Website | www.haldimandcounty.ca |
The county is adjacent to Norfolk County, the County of Brant, the City of Hamilton, and the Regional Municipality of Niagara.
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