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Haldimand County, Ontario




Haldimand is a single-tier municipality (but called a county) on the Niagara Peninsula in southern Ontario , on the north shore of Lake Erie , and on the Grand River . The population was 43,728 as of 2001. Municipal offices are located in Cayuga .

The main centres in Haldimand are is in Haldimand County, but not within its jurisdiction. Most of Haldimand is agricultural land, although heavy industry, including the province's largest power station, which is called the ''Nanticoke Generating Station'', is located here.

Haldimand's history has been closely associated with that of the neighbouring Norfolk County . Haldimand was first created as a County in 1800 , from a portion of Norfolk. It was named after the governor of the Province Of Quebec Sir Frederick Haldimand . The two counties were separate until 1974 , when they were reunited as the Regional Municipality Of Haldimand-Norfolk .

In 2001 , the counties were separated again. Although they both retain the name "county" for historical reasons, each is governed as a single municipality, with no formal level of government below that of the county, and thus neither is a true county.


HISTORIC TOWNSHIPS(PART OF THE AMAGLATED MUNICIPALITIES DURING THE HALDIMAND-NORFOLK YEARS)



DEMOGRAPHICS

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
  • Population: 43,728

  • % Change ( 1996 - 2001 ): 4.0

  • Dwellings: 17,514

  • Area (sq. km.): 1,252.37

  • Density (persons per sq. km.): 34.9



PEOPLE

Racial Profile

Religious Profile


HIGHWAYS

Highways that travel through Haldimand include: Kings Highway #3, and Kings Highway #6


PROTECTED AREAS

  • Haldimand Conservation Area

  • Selkirk Provincial Park

  • Taquanyah Conservation Area

  • Hedley Forest Conservation Area

  • Canborough Conservation Area

  • Ruigrok Tract Conservation Area

  • Oswego Conservation Area

  • Byng Island Conservation Area

  • Rocky Point Provincial Park

  • Mohawk Island National Wildlife Area



ATTRACTIONS



SURROUNDING COUNTIES















North: Hamilton , West Lincoln
West: Brant ,
Six Nations Indian Reserve 40 ,
Norfolk
Haldimand East: Wainfleet

South: Lake Erie