Georgetown, Ontario

Georgetown
Unincorporated Community
Main Street
Main Street
Georgetown is located in Regional Municipality of Halton
Georgetown
Georgetown
Georgetown is located in Southern Ontario
Georgetown
Georgetown
Coordinates: 43°39′01″N 79°54′13″W / 43.65028°N 79.90361°W / 43.65028; -79.90361
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityHalton
TownHalton Hills
Settled1837
Dissolved1974 into Halton Hills
Government
 • Mayor (Halton Hills)Ann Lawlor
Area
 • Total24.03 km2 (9.28 sq mi)
Elevation
258 m (846 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total42,123
 • Density1,753.1/km2 (4,541/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code905 / 289 / 365 / 742
Highways Highway 7
NTS Map30M12 Brampton
GNBC CodeFBHBE
Websitehttp://www.haltonhills.ca/

Georgetown is a large unincorporated community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Halton. The town includes several small villages or settlements such as Norval, Limehouse, Stewarttown and Glen Williams near Georgetown and another large population centre, Acton.[1] In 2016, the population of Georgetown was 42,123. It sits on the banks of the Credit River, approximately 40 km west of Toronto, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. Georgetown was named after entrepreneur George Kennedy who settled in the area in 1821 and built several mills and other businesses.

  1. ^ "Georgetown Neighbourhoods". Archived from the original on 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

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