Waterdown, Ontario

Waterdown
Dissolved municipality
Waterdown Public Library
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: United we thrive
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Hamilton
Village of Waterdown	1830
Amalgamation with Flamborough	1974
Incorporated	2001
Population (2011)
• Total	17,048
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
Forward sortation area	L8B, L0R2H0, & L0R2M0
Area code(s)	905 / 289 / 365
Highways	Highway 5

Waterdown is a community in Canada which since 2001 has been a community of Hamilton, Ontario.

On January 1, 2001 the new city of Hamilton was formed from the amalgamation of six municipalities: Hamilton, Ontario, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, and Stoney Creek. Before amalgamation, the "old" City of Hamilton had 331,121 Hamiltonians divided into 100 neighbourhoods. The new amalgamated city has 490,268 people in over 200 neighbourhoods.

Waterdown was created from that part of East Flamborough Township on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, just east of the junction of King's Highways Nos. 5 and 6. That intersection is known as Clappison's Corners, but continuous residential and commercial buildings between the two communities make it difficult to see any difference.

Community institutions include:

In 1974, the village was amalgamated with East Flamborough, West Flamborough and Beverly townships to form the Town of Flamborough. In 2001, Flamborough and 5 other municipalities were amalgamated into the City of Hamilton.

Waterdown is expanding greatly, with the recent addition of a YMCA and several commercial establishments. Because of the approval of new homes in Waterdown – at least 6,500 more houses in the near future – there are ongoing discussions regarding the planned $50 million 'Waterdown By-Pass', which would allow for easier access across the city. Waterdown population growth was approximately 28.9% over the years 1996 and 2001.

In 2012, the average house price in Waterdown was nearly $400,000.