Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough | |
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| City of Peterborough | |
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| Nickname: "The Electric City" | |
| Motto(s): Dat natura, elaborant artes (Nature Provides, Industry Develops) | |
Peterborough | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′04″N 78°20′00″W / 44.30111°N 78.33333°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Peterborough |
| Established | 1819: Scott's Plains |
| Incorporated as town | 1850: Peterborough |
| Incorporated as city | July 1, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Peterborough City Council |
| • Mayor | Jeff Leal |
| • MP | Michelle Ferreri (CPC) |
| • MPP | Dave Smith (OPCP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 64.76 km2 (25.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 12.67 km2 (4.89 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 54.58 km2 (21.07 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,508.44 km2 (582.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • City (single-tier) | 83,651 (72nd) |
| • Density | 1,291.8/km2 (3,346/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 84,793 |
| • Urban density | 1,553.7/km2 (4,024/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 128,624 (32nd) |
| • Metro density | 85.3/km2 (221/sq mi) |
| Gross Metropolitan Product | |
| • Peterborough CMA | CA$4.9 billion (2020)[3] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | K9H, K9J, K9K, K9L |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249, 683 |
| Highways | Highway 7 / TCH Highway 115 |
| Website | www |
Peterborough is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. The population of Peterborough was 83,651 in 2021. The mayor of Peterborough is Jeff Leal. Adam Scott, a settler, began construction of a sawmill and gristmill on the west shore of the Otonabee River and established the area as Scott's Plains. In 1822, the British Parliament approved an experimental emigration plan which would transport poor Irish families to Upper Canada. The scheme was managed by Peter Robinson, who was at the time a politician in York (present-day Toronto). The area of Scott's Plains was renamed Peterborough in Robinson's honour. During 1850, Peterborough was incorporated as a town and grew to a population of 2,191. The town of Peterborough later grew into a city on July 1, 1905.[4]
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References
- ↑ "Peterborough". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Peterborough, City (CY) [Census subdivision], Ontario;Peterborough [Population centre], Ontario;Peterborough [Census metropolitan area], Ontario". Census Profile, Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada.
- ↑ "Peterborough Museum & Archives, A History of Peterborough's Canoe Industry". Peterboroughmuseumandarchives.ca. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
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