Port Colborne

Port Colborne
	; Former Port Colborne bank building
Location in Ontario
	Port Colborne
	Port Colborne
State :	Canada
Province :	Ontario
Coordinates :	42 ° 53 ′ N , 79 ° 15 ′ W Coordinates: 42 ° 53 ′ N , 79 ° 15 ′ W
Area :	121.96 km²
Residents :	18,306 (as of 2016)
Population density :	150.1 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	L3K
Area code :	+1 905, 289, 365
Foundation :	around 1830
Mayor :	John David Maloney
Website :	portcolborne.ca

Port Colborne is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in the southwest of the Canadian province of Ontario in Canada .

location

The city is located in the south of the regional municipality on the shores of Lake Erie in the hills of the Niagara layer stage . From here the Welland Canal leads north to Lake Ontario .

history

Port Colborne was founded by settlers around 1830. Due to the population growth in the mid-19th century, Port Colborne was referred to as a village in 1870. The designation as a city, with the granting of city rights , was achieved in 1966.

Residents

Port Colborne residents work in the many medium-sized businesses in the city. Port Colborne is a major agricultural and tourism center in Canada. The most important branch of agriculture is the cultivation of fruit and vegetables and, to a lesser extent, viticulture in the hills of the Niagara layer (see viticulture in Canada ).

The city is in the southeastern end of the metropolitan area known as the Golden Horseshoe .

In 2016 the population was 18,306.

Personalities

Francis William “Dinty” Moore (1900–1976), Port Colborne born ice hockey goalkeeper, referee and official
Theodore Samuel "Teeder" Kennedy (1925–2009), ice hockey player who died in Port Colborne
Joseph "Bronco" Horvath (1930–2019), Port Colborne born ice hockey player and coach
Bill McBirnie (* 1953), jazz musician born in Port Colborne
Matt Craven (* 1956), Port Colborne born film and theater actor
David Lametti (* 1962), Port Colborne-born legal scholar and politician

Individual evidence

↑ City of Port Colborne • History In: portcolborne.ca , accessed December 12, 2017.
↑ City of Port Colborne • Getting Here In: portcolborne.ca , accessed December 12, 2017.
↑ Census Profile, 2016 Census - Port Colborne, City In: statcan.gc.ca , accessed December 12, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Port Colborne, Ontario - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

City of Port Colborne

[1] City of Port Colborne • History In: portcolborne.ca , accessed December 12, 2017.

[2] City of Port Colborne • Getting Here In: portcolborne.ca , accessed December 12, 2017.

[3] Census Profile, 2016 Census - Port Colborne, City In: statcan.gc.ca , accessed December 12, 2017.