Port Dover
| Port Dover, Ontario | |
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| Unincorporated hamlet in Norfolk County | |
Boats moored at Port Dover, Ontario.
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 Port Dover, Ontario
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| Coordinates: 42°47′12″N 80°12′11″W / 42.78667°N 80.20306°WCoordinates: 42°47′12″N 80°12′11″W / 42.78667°N 80.20306°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| Established | 1794 as Dover Mills |
| Amalgamated into Norfolk County | 2001 (Single-tier municipality) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charlie Luke |
| • Governing Body | The Council of The Corporation of Norfolk County |
| • MPs | Diane Finley (Con) |
| • MPPs | Toby Barrett (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2016) | 6,161 |
| • Density | 698.04/km2 (1,807.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Forward sortation area | N0A |
| Area code(s) | 519 / 226 / |
| Website | www.norfolkcounty.ca |
Port Dover is an unincorporated community and former town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada on the north shore of Lake Erie. Prior to the War of 1812, this community was known as Dover Mills. This community is the southern terminus for Ontario Highway 6; located 480 kilometres or 300 miles to the south of the Northern Ontario community of McKerrow. This highway stretches northward as a two-lane, undivided highway until the traffic flow increases to four lanes shortly after it departs from Caledonia. In addition to allowing Port Dover residents direct access to the city of Hamilton, it also briefly merges with Highway 403 to allow for access to the Royal Botanical Gardens and locations on to Toronto.
The postal forward sortation area is N0A; sharing its Canada Post service with the western portion of Haldimand County. All residences and businesses within the Port Dover area have a 583 in their phone number.
The second largest of the Communities in Norfolk County, Ontario, Port Dover had a population of 6,161 at the time of the 2016 Census.
The warmest summers that Port Dover has witnessed occurred in 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 (with the exception of the month of July), 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Should the sea levels rise by 60 metres or 200 feet, Port Dover would not be affected by flooding. However, it may be affected by droughts as a by-product of the dislocation of available fresh water and may be forced to rely on desalinated salt water piped in from the Eastern United States. Constructing the proper infrastructure to carry the water hundreds of miles away would take considerable manpower along with significant economic costs and an unprecedented level of cooperation from multiple federal, state/provincial, and municipal governments.
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