*** Welcome to piglix ***

Copetown, Ontario


Coordinates: 43°14′39.09″N 80°3′22.94″W / 43.2441917°N 80.0563722°W / 43.2441917; -80.0563722


Copetown is a rural neighbourhood of the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, located east of Brantford. William Cope, a United Empire Loyalist from the U.S. state of New York settled here in 1794. The community was renamed after his son Conradt in 1851. The current population of this community is approximately 130 residents.

This community is located within the 905 area code for telephones and the postal forward sortation area in this region is L0R. Dundas Hill is located nearby, signifying its closeness to Dundas. The community is located 35 miles or 56 kilometres away from Mississauga and 40 miles or 64 kilometres away from Toronto. Copetown is also a short eastbound drive away from Flamboro Downs and is located relatively close to downtown Dundas.

Residential areas are nearby; approximately 67% of the 130 people who reside in Copetown have ownership of their home. However, all family units that apply for mortgage applications in Copetown consists of married couples with the average age of a Copetown mortgage holder being 36 years of age.Agriculture and services are two major industries in Copetown; with options available to either buy the products that already been picked by the farmer or for the consumer to pick the product himself out of the field. Apple season in Copetown typically lasts from August 18 until October 20; when the threats of winter frost first emerge. There are several commercial enterprises in Copetown (including the general store located off Highway 52 and the feed mill off Railway Street). For the local senior citizens, there is a retirement community that is located in the village on the outskirts of Hamilton.


...
Wikipedia

...