Flamborough | |
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Dissolved village | |
 Waterdown Public Library | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: United We Thrive | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Municipality | Hamilton |
| Village of Waterdown | 1830 |
| Changed Region | 1974 Hamilton-Wentworth from Wentworth County |
| Amalgamated | January 1, 1974 into Flamborough; January 1, 2001 into Hamilton |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Waterdown is a village in Canada which since 2001 has been a community of Hamilton, Ontario. Waterdown is approximately 60 km west of downtown Toronto. Waterdown, as of 2021, has a population of approximately 24,400 residents.
On January 1, 2001 the new city of Hamilton was formed from the amalgamation of six municipalities that made up the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth: The "old" core city of Hamilton itself, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, and Stoney Creek. Before amalgamation, the old City of Hamilton had 331,121 Hamiltonians divided into 100 neighbourhoods. The newly amalgamated city has 490,268 people in over 200 neighbourhoods.[2]
Waterdown was created from that part of East Flamborough Township on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, just east of the junction of Dundas Street (Highway 5) and Highway 6, traditionally known as Clappison's Corners.
In 1974, the village was amalgamated with East Flamborough, West Flamborough and Beverly townships to form the Town of Flamborough. In 2001, Flamborough and five other municipalities were amalgamated into the City of Hamilton.
Waterdown has seen significant commercial development, including opening an expansive YMCA facility. Waterdown population growth was approximately 28.9% over the years 1996 and 2001. In 2012, the average house price in Waterdown was nearly $400,000.[3]
Waterdown District High School (WDHS) expanded its facilities in 2012.
- ^ "About Us – Village Theatre Waterdown". Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Manson, Bill (2003). Footsteps In Time: Exploring Hamilton's heritage neighbourhoods. North Shore Publishing Inc. ISBN 1-896899-22-6.
- ^ "Sold! Housing boom brings radical changes to a new Waterdown". 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
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