Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. The population of Peterborough was 45,965 in 2006. The mayor of Peterborough is Bob Kilger. 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.[1]
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| Coordinates: 44°18′N 78°19′W / 44.300°N 78.317°WCoordinates: 44°18′N 78°19′W / 44.300°N 78.317°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Founded | 1819 (Scott's Plains) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daryl Bennett |
| • MP | Dean Del Mastro (CPC) |
| Area | |
| • City | 61.83 km2 (23.87 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 508.98 km2 (196.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population (March 2018) | |
| • City | 82,020 |
| • Density | 1,282.6/km2 (3,322/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 76,925 |
| • Urban density | 1,086.2/km2 (2,813/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 116,570 |
| • Metro density | 77.42/km2 (200.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | K9H, K9J, K9K, K9L |
| Website | City of Peterborough Website |
Media
Peterborough, Ontario Media
Cox Terrace on Rubidge Street, built in 1884 and declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 1991
The Peterborough Lift Lock, constructed in 1904
Trans Canada Trail in Peterborough, Ontario, February 3, 2007. Photographer: Wiki-producer
Peterborough's main library
Interior of the Peterborough Memorial Centre before the 2003 renovations
Peterborough's City Hall
This line does not, at present, have passenger service. It was once the Canadian Pacific line linking Toronto and Ottawa. There is talk of restoring service between Peterborough and Toronto. The line extends east only to Havelock where it services a mine north of the town. The mine traffic is its only traffic.
References
- ↑ "Peterborough Museum & Archives, A History of Peterborough's Canoe Industry". Peterboroughmuseumandarchives.ca. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
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