Oakville, Ontario
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| Town of Oakville | |||
Downtown Oakville
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| Motto: Avancez ("Go forward") | |||
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 Oakville
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| Coordinates: 43°27′N 79°41′W / 43.450°N 79.683°WCoordinates: 43°27′N 79°41′W / 43.450°N 79.683°W | |||
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 Canada
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 Ontario
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| Region | Halton | ||
| Wards | 6 | ||
| Neighbourhoods | 12 | ||
| Established | 1827 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town Mayor | Rob Burton | ||
| • Governing Body | Oakville Town Council | ||
| • MPs |
John Oliver Pam Damoff |
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| • MPPs |
Indira Naidoo-Harris Kevin Flynn |
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| Area | |||
| • Land | 138.89 km2 (53.63 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 193,832 | ||
| • Density | 1,314.2/km2 (3,404/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | ||
| Postal code(s) | L6(H,J,K,L,M) | ||
| Area code(s) | Area codes 905, 289, and 365 | ||
| Website | www |
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| Location | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
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| Opening date | 1981 |
| Management | RioCan |
| No. of stores and services | 98 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
| Total retail floor area | 42,000 m2 (452,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | www |
Oakville is a suburban town in Southern Ontario, Canada. Located in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario, it is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2016 census the population was 193,832.
In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road. In 1805, the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada bought the lands between Etobicoke and Hamilton from the Mississaugas aboriginal people, except for the land at the mouths of Twelve Mile Creek (Bronte Creek), Sixteen Mile Creek, and along the Credit River. In 1807, British immigrants settled the area surrounding Dundas Street as well as on the shore of Lake Ontario.
In 1820, the Crown bought the area surrounding the waterways. The area around the creeks, 960 acres (3.9 km2), ceded to the Crown by the Mississaugas, was auctioned off to William Chisholm in 1827. He left the development of the area to his son, Robert Kerr Chisholm and his brother-in-law, Merrick Thomas. Chisholm also formed shipbuilding business in Oakville Navy Street and Sixteen Mile Creek (Halton Region) and lasted until 1842, but shipbuilding in Oakville lasted into the late 20th Century.
Oakville's first industries included shipbuilding, timber shipment, and wheat farming. In the 1850s, there was an economic recession and the foundry, the most important industry in town, was closed. Basket-making became a major industry in the town, and the Grand Trunk Railway was built through it.
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