Brantford

Brantford
	Nickname : The Telephone City
	; Brantford City Hall
Location in Ontario
	Brantford
	Brantford
State :	Canada
Province :	Ontario
Coordinates :	43 ° 8 ′ N , 80 ° 16 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 8 ′ N , 80 ° 16 ′ W
Area :	75 km²
Residents :	93,650 (as of 2011)
Population density :	1,248.7 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 )
Postal code :	N3P, N3R, N3S, N3T, N3V
Foundation :	May 31, 1877
Mayor :	Chris Friel
Website :	www.brantford.ca

Brantford [ ˈbɹænfərd ] is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario . It is enclosed by the County of Brant .

It owes its name to the Mohawk chief Joseph Brant , on whose land it partially stands. In the 2011 census , the city had 93,650 inhabitants. The city owes the nickname The Telephone City to its most famous former citizen, Alexander Graham Bell . The current mayor is Mike Hancock.

economy

The Cockshutt company had been based in Brantford since it was founded in 1877 and had a factory here, which closed in 1985. By 1988, there was a Massey Ferguson factory in town .

sons and daughters of the town

Shawn Antoski (born 1970), ice hockey player
Eric Armstrong (born 1963), animator
Rob Blake (born 1969), ice hockey player
Bill Cook (1896–1986), ice hockey player
Chris Gratton (* 1975), ice hockey player
Wayne Gretzky (* 1961), ice hockey player, coach and official
Phil Hartman (1948–1998), actor and screenwriter
Adam Henrique (* 1990), ice hockey player
Keith Jones (born 1968), ice hockey player
Nick Kaczur (* 1979), football player
Barry Long (* 1968), ice hockey player, coach and scout
Brandon Montour (* 1994), ice hockey player
Michelle Nolden , actress
Terry Simpson (born 1943), ice hockey player and coach

Web links

Official website

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 Census , Statistics Canada.

[1] 2011 Census , Statistics Canada.