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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 Jarvis, Hagersville, Caledonia, Cayuga, and Dunnville. Note: part of the Six Nations Reserve 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.
Beginning in February 2006, a land dispute by native protestors began near Caledonia over a housing development being built on the outskirts of town, which members of the nearby Mohawk Six Nations people claim the is rightfully their land, see the Caledonia land dispute.
Historic Townships (part of the amaglated municipalities during the Haldimand-Norfolk years)
- Canborough (Dunnville)
- Dunn (Dunnville)
- Moulton (Dunnville)
- North Cayuga (Halidimand)
- Oneida (Haldimand)
- Rainham (Haldimand)
- Seneca (Haldimand)
- Sherbrooke (Dunnville)
- South Cayuga (Haldimand)
- Walpole (Majority gone to Nanticoke while the remainder went to Haldimand)
Demographics
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 43,728
- % Change (1996-2001): 4.0
- Dwellings: 17,514
- Area (km².): 1,252.37
- Density (persons per km².): 34.9
People
Racial Profile
Religious Profile
- 59.3% Protestant
- 19.4% Catholic
- 2.5% other Christian
Current Mayor: Marie Trainer
Previous Mayors:
- 2000-2004: Lorraine Bergstrand
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
- Rock Point Provincial Park
- Mohawk Island National Wildlife Area
Attractions
- Mohawk Island Light (abandoned)
- Port Maitland Outer Range Light
- Canadian Heritage Grand River
- Grand Valley Trail
- Dragway Park
- Indiana Ghost Town
- Ruthven Mansion and Park
- Haldimand Museum (Cayuga)
- Cayuga Speedway
- Edinburgh Square Heritage Centre (Caledonia)
- Killman Zoo
- Townsend Planned Community (1970)
- Cottonwood Mansion
- MacDonald School Museum
- Nanticoke Generating Station
Surrounding Counties
| North: Hamilton, West Lincoln | ||
| West: Brant, Six Nations Indian Reserve 40, Norfolk |
Haldimand | East: Wainfleet |
| South: Lake Erie |
"Haldimand County, Ontario"