Brant, Ontario
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It is a small, predominantly rural municipality in southern Ontario, approximately 100 kilometres southwest of Toronto. It is bordered by the Region of Waterloo, the City of Hamilton, Haldimand County, Norfolk County, and Oxford County.
Geographically, the city of Brantford is located within the County of Brant (and is included within the "Brant County" census division), however the municipal government of Brantford is separate from the County of Brant municipal government. Also included in the census division, but not part of the County of Brant municipal government, are the Six Nations Indian Reserve and the New Credit Indian Reserve.
Demographics & geography
- Population: 31,670 (2001)
- Female population: 15,825 (2001)
- Male population: 15,845 (2001)
- Land area: 845.49 (sq. km.)
- 57.4% Protestant
- 22.0% Roman Catholic
- 2.3% other Christian
- 0.6% other religions
- 17.7% non-professing
- 0-14 years: 20.5%
- 15-64 years: 65.5%
- 65 years and over: 14.0%
Communities
- Bishopsgate
- Bruces
- Burford
- Burtch
- Cainsville
- Cathcart
- East Oakland
- Etonia
- Falkland
- Four Ponds Corners
- Glen Morris
- Gobles
- Harley
- Harrisburg
- Hatchley
- Langford
- Lockie
- Maple Grove
- Middleport
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon Station
- Newport
- Northfield Centre
- Oakland
- Ohsweken
- Onondaga
- Osborne Corners
- Paris
- Pinehurst Park
- Scotland
- St. George
Historical townships
- Brantford Township, Ontario (Brantford, Mount Pleasant)
- Burford Township, Ontario (Burford, Scotland)
- Oakland Township, Ontario (Oakland)
- Onondaga Township, Ontario (Onondaga)
- South Dumfries Township, Ontario (Paris, St. George, Glen Morris)
- Tuscarora Township, Ontario (Six Nations Indian Reserve, New Credit Indian Reserve)
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| Ontario |
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| Counties | Bruce - Dufferin - Elgin - Essex - Frontenac - Grey - Haliburton - Hastings - Huron - Lambton - Lanark - Leeds and Grenville - Lennox and Addington - Middlesex - Northumberland - Perth - Peterborough - Prescott and Russell - Renfrew - Simcoe - Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry - Wellington |
| Districts | Algoma - Cochrane - Kenora - Manitoulin - Nipissing - Parry Sound - Rainy River - Sudbury - Thunder Bay - Timiskaming |
| Regional municipalities | Durham - Halton - Muskoka - Niagara - Oxford - Peel - Waterloo - York |
| Single-tier municipalities | Brant - Brantford - Chatham-Kent - Greater Sudbury - Haldimand - Hamilton - Kawartha Lakes - Norfolk - Ottawa - Prince Edward - Toronto |
| Separated municipalities | Barrie - Belleville - Brantford - Brockville - Gananoque - Guelph - Kingston - London - Orillia - Pembroke - Peterborough - Prescott - Quinte West - Smiths Falls - St. Marys - St. Thomas - Stratford - Windsor |
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