Halton Hills
| Halton Hills | |||
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| Town (lower-tier) | |||
| Town of Halton Hills | |||
Main Street, Georgetown
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| Motto: Hereditas Integritas Veritas (Latin: Heritage, integrity, truth) | |||
 Location of Halton Hills in Halton Region |
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 Halton Hills
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| Coordinates: 43°38′N 79°57′W / 43.63°N 79.95°WCoordinates: 43°38′N 79°57′W / 43.63°N 79.95°W | |||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| Region | Halton | ||
| Incorporated | 1974 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Rick Bonnette | ||
| • Federal riding | Wellington—Halton Hills | ||
| • Prov. riding | Wellington—Halton Hills | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 276.26 km2 (106.66 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 39.52 km2 (15.26 sq mi) | ||
| • Rural | 236.74 km2 (91.41 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 411 m (1,348 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 197 m (646 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Town (lower-tier) | 59,008 | ||
| • Density | 213.60/km2 (553.2/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 49,854 | ||
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) | ||
| • Rural | 9,154 | ||
| • Rural density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Area code(s) | 905, 289 and 365 | ||
| NTS Map | 030M12 | ||
| GNBC Code | FBLIE | ||
| Website | www.haltonhills.ca | ||
| Black Creek | |
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| Basin | 79.28 km2 (31 sq mi) |
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| Discharge | for 43°37′45″N 80°0′37″W / 43.62917°N 80.01028°W |
| - average | 0.231 m3/s (8 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 0.353 m3/s (12 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 0.142 m3/s (5 cu ft/s) |
| Credit River, West Branch | |
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| Basin | 127.00 km2 (49 sq mi) |
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| Discharge | for 43°38′47″N 79°51′58″W / 43.64639°N 79.86611°W |
| - average | 1.33 m3/s (47 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 2.06 m3/s (73 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 0.683 m3/s (24 cu ft/s) |
Halton Hills is a town in the Regional Municipality of Halton, located in the northwestern end of the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada.
The primary population centres are Georgetown and Acton. Additionally, there are a number of hamlets and rural clusters within the town, including Ashgrove, Ballinafad (straddling the boundary with Erin), Bannockburn, Crewsons Corners (straddling the boundary with Erin, Guelph-Eramosa and Milton), Glen Williams, Henderson's Corners, Hornby, Limehouse, Mansewood, Norval, Scotch Block, Silver Creek, Speyside, Stewarttown, Terra Cotta (straddling the boundary with Caledon), and Wildwood.
There are also natural features within these bounds, including the Niagara Escarpment, and the Bruce Trail. Many of these local features are protected by the Conservation Halton, Credit Valley Conservation & Grand River Conservation Authority.
The town is bisected by the Niagara Escarpment from southwest to northeast, and a significant portion of the rural area is located within the provincial Greenbelt. Above the Escarpment, a large proportion of the rural area is classified as environmentally sensitive wetlands, and there are several sites that are licensed for aggregate extraction, for which expansion requires detailed environmental assessment. Below the Escarpment, the rural area is mainly agricultural, with the exception of an industrial area currently being development between Highway 401 and Steeles Avenue.
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