Cayuga, Ontario

Cayuga
Unincorporated Community
Cayuga
Cayuga
Coordinates: 42°57′01.4″N 79°51′20.9″W / 42.950389°N 79.855806°W / 42.950389; -79.855806
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyHaldimand
Government
 • Mayor of HaldimandShelley Ann Bentley
 • Governing bodyThe Council of the Corporation of Haldimand County
 • Ward 2 (Cayuga) CouncillorJohn Metcalfe
 • MPLeslyn Lewis (Conservative)
 • MPPBobbi Ann Brady (Independent)
Area
 • Land2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
1,720
 • Density806.6/km2 (2,089/sq mi)
DemonymCayugan
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area codes905, 289, 365

Cayuga (/kˈjuːɡə/ kay-YOO-gə) is an unincorporated community and county seat of Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada located at the intersection of Highway 3 and Munsee Street and along the Grand River. Cayuga is about a 20-minute drive from Lake Erie and 30 minutes south of Hamilton and 115 minutes south of Toronto and consequently it has some cottages and recreational properties in the area. In the past, there was some light industry. It has the local district detachment for the Ontario Provincial Police. It is also uniquely located among larger communities on both the American and Canadian sides of the border boasting television reception from Toronto, Buffalo, New York, Hamilton, Kitchener and Erie, Pennsylvania.