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Halton Hills
Town (lower-tier)
Town of Halton Hills
Main Street, Georgetown
Main Street, Georgetown
Coat of arms of Halton Hills
Coat of arms
Official logo of Halton Hills
Logo
Motto: Hereditas Integritas Veritas (Latin: Heritage, integrity, truth)
Location of Halton Hills in Halton Region
Location of Halton Hills in Halton Region
Halton Hills is located in Southern Ontario
Halton Hills
Halton Hills
Location of Halton Hills in Ontario
Coordinates: 43°38′N 79°57′W / 43.63°N 79.95°W / 43.63; -79.95Coordinates: 43°38′N 79°57′W / 43.63°N 79.95°W / 43.63; -79.95
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
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 (2016)
 • Town (lower-tier) 61,161
 • Density 221.4/km2 (573/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
River
Basin 79.28 km2 (31 sq mi)
Discharge for 43°37′45″N 80°0′37″W / 43.62917°N 80.01028°W / 43.62917; -80.01028
 - 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
River
Basin 127.00 km2 (49 sq mi)
Discharge for 43°38′47″N 79°51′58″W / 43.64639°N 79.86611°W / 43.64639; -79.86611
 - 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 with a population of 61,161 (2016).

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. The area was first settled in the 1820s.

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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