Belleville, Ontario
| Belleville | |
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| City (single-tier) | |
| City of Belleville | |
Belleville skyline
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 Belleville
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| Coordinates: 44°10′N 77°23′W / 44.167°N 77.383°WCoordinates: 44°10′N 77°23′W / 44.167°N 77.383°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Bay of Quinte |
| Settled | 1789 |
| Named | 1816 |
| Incorporated | 1836 (as police village) |
| Incorporated as city | 1878 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Taso Christopher |
| • Federal riding | Bay of Quinte |
| • Prov. riding | Prince Edward—Hastings |
| Area | |
| • Land | 247.21 km2 (95.45 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 741.36 km2 (286.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City (single-tier) | 49,454 |
| • Density | 200.0/km2 (518/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 92,540 |
| • Metro density | 124.8/km2 (323/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal Code FSA | K8N, K8P, K8R |
| Area code(s) | 613, 343 |
| Website | www.city.belleville.on.ca |
Belleville (Canada 2011 Census population 49,454; census agglomeration population 92,540) is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern (Central) Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but politically independent of it, and is the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region.
Originally the site of an Anishinaabe (Mississaugus) village in the 18th century known as Asukhknosk, the future location of the city was settled by United Empire Loyalists, after which it became known as Meyer's Creek after prominent settler and industrialist John Walden Meyers. It was renamed Belleville in honour of Lady Arabella Gore in 1816, after a visit to the settlement by Sir Francis Gore and his wife.
Belleville became an important railway junction with the completion of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1855. In 1858 the iron bridge over the Moira River at Bridge Street became the first iron bridge in Hastings County. Belleville's beautiful High Victorian Gothic city hall was built in 1872 to house the public market and administrative offices. The City Hall tower stands some 185 feet (56 m) above street level.
The Dixie Lee Fried Chicken chain (1964) and the Journey's End Corporation economy limited service hotel chain (1978) were both founded in the city.
In 1998, the city was amalgamated with the surrounding Township of Thurlow to form an expanded City of Belleville as part of Ontario-wide municipal restructuring. The city also annexed portions of Quinte West to the west.
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