Brantford, Ontario

City of Brantford
Independent city
Nickname: 
The Telephone City
City of Brantford is located in Ontario
City of Brantford
City of Brantford
Coordinates: 43°10′N 80°15′W / 43.167°N 80.250°W / 43.167; -80.250
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
EstablishedMay 31, 1877
Government
 • MayorKevin Davis
Area
 • Land72.47 km2 (27.98 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,073.11 km2 (414.33 sq mi)
Elevation
248 m (814 ft)
Population
 • Independent city93,650 (54th)
 • Density1,292.3/km2 (3,347/sq mi)
 • Metro
135,501 (30th)
 • Metro density126.3/km2 (327/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code span
N3P, N3R, N3S, N3T, N3V
Area code(s)519/226
Websitewww.brantford.ca

Brantford is a city in Ontario, Canada. There were 93,650 people in Brantford the last time the Government of Canada did a census count, in 2011.[3]

Brantford is near Hamilton.

Brantford is sometimes called The Telephone City, because the inventor of the telephone lived in Brantford. Hockey player Wayne Gretzky was born in Brantford.

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Brantford, City Ontario (Census Subdivision)". Census Profile, Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Brantford Ontario (Census metropolitan area)". Census Profile, Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  3. "Census Profile". 6 May 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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