Brampton

Brampton
Brampton
City (lower-tier)
	City of Brampton
	The Brampton Dominion building
	Flag Logo
	Nickname: Flower City (previously Flower Town)
	Brampton Brampton
	Coordinates: 43°41′18″N 79°45′39″W / 43.68833°N 79.76083°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Peel
Incorporation	1853 (village)
	1873 (town)
	1974 (city)
Government
• Mayor	Patrick Brown
• Governing Body	Brampton City Council
• Federal; representation	List of MPs Maninder Sidhu (Liberal); Kamal Khera (Liberal); Ruby Sahota (Liberal); Shafqat Ali (Liberal); Sonia Sidhu (Liberal);
• Provincial; representation	List of MPPs Amarjot Sandhu (PC); Prabmeet Sarkaria (PC); Hardeep Grewal (PC); Charmaine Williams (PC); Graham McGregor (PC);
Area
• Land	265.89 km2 (102.66 sq mi)
Elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	656,480 (9th)
• Density	2,469/km2 (6,390/sq mi)
Demonym	Bramptonian
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area	L6P to L7A
Area code(s)	905, 289, 365, and 742
Website	www.brampton.ca

Brampton is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it the ninth most populous municipality in Canada and the third most populous city in the Greater Golden Horseshoe urban area, behind Toronto and Mississauga.

Named after the town of Brampton in Cumberland, England, Brampton was incorporated as a village in 1853 and as a town in 1873, and became a city in 1974.^[4]

The city was once known as "The Flower Town of Canada", a title referring to its large greenhouse industry.^{[citation needed]} It maintains the term "Flower City" as its slogan.

^ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8020-8293-0. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012.
^ "Brampton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
^ ^a ^b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Brampton, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022.
^ "Brampton | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

[rayburn-1] Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8020-8293-0. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012.

[2] "Brampton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.

[2021census-3] "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Brampton, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022.

[:1-4] "Brampton | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

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