Brant, Ontario
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The County of Brant (2006 population 34,415 ; Census Division population 125,099) is a single-tier municipality and a census division in the Canadian province of Ontario. Despite its name, it is not a county by the standard definition, as all municipal services are handled by a single level of government. The county seat is Burford.
It is a small, predominantly rural municipality in southern Ontario, approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Toronto. It is bordered by the Region of Waterloo, the City of Hamilton, Haldimand County, Norfolk County, and Oxford County.
Geographically, the city of Brantford is located within the County of Brant (and is included within the "Brant County" census division), however the municipal government of Brantford is separate from the County of Brant municipal government. Also included in the census division, but not part of the County of Brant municipal government, are the Six Nations Indian Reserve and the New Credit Indian Reserve.
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[edit] Demographics & geography
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
| * Population: | 34,415 (5.6% from 2001) |
| * Land area: | 1,092.95 km² |
| * Population density: | 114.5 people/km² |
| * National population rank (Out of 5,008): | Ranked {{{popRank}}} |
| * Median age:† | N/A (males: population 15,845, females: population 15,845) |
| * Total private dwellings: | 49,655 |
| * Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: | 48,016 |
| * Mean household income:↑ | $N/A |
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Footnotes: ↑ The data has not yet been released and is based on 2001 Census.
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[edit] Communities
- Bishopsgate
- Bruces
- Burford
- Burtch
- Cainsville
- Cathcart
- East Oakland
- Etonia
- Falkland
- Four Ponds Corners
- Glen Morris
- Gobles
- Harley
- Harrisburg
- Hatchley
- Langford
- Lockie
- Maple Grove
- Middleport
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon Station
- Newport
- Northfield Centre
- Oakland
- Ohsweken
- Onondaga
- Osborne Corners
- Paris
- Pinehurst Park
- Scotland
- St. George
[edit] Historical townships
Brant County was formed in 1852, it had previously been part of Wentworth & Oxford County. On October 25, 1784, Governor Sir Frederick Haldimand formally granted to the Mohawks and their allies under Joseph Brant, the territory located six miles on either side of the Grand River from its mouth to its source.
- Brantford Township, Ontario (Brantford, Mount Pleasant), Area 71,122 acres. First settled was made before 1810. The Township was organized in 1840.
- Burford Township, Ontario (Burford, Scotland), Area 71,122 acres. First of the midland Townships to have settlers. Surveyed in 1793, four families settled on the land before 1800. In 1802.
- Oakland Township, Ontario (Oakland), Area 10,676 acres. Originally called the Townsend Gore, then the Buford Gore, but organized a separate municipality in 1850.
- Onondaga Township, Ontario (Onondaga), Area 20,613 acres. First settled in 1838. The formal surrender of the Township by the Indians did not take place until 1839.
- South Dumfries Township, Ontario (Paris, St. George, Glen Morris), Area 46,265 acres.
- Tuscarora Township, Ontario (Six Nations Indian Reserve, New Credit Indian Reserve), created in 1784.
Source: Province of Ontario -- A History 1615 to 1927 by Jesse Edgar Middletown & Fred Landon, copyright 1927, Dominion Publishing Company, Toronto
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