Burlington, Ontario
Burlington | |
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| City of Burlington | |
Aerial view of downtown Burlington and the Brant Street Pier | |
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Coat of arms Logo | |
| Motto: Stand By | |
Burlington | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′12″N 79°48′51″W / 43.37000°N 79.81417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Halton |
| Established | 1874 |
| City status | 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marianne Meed Ward |
| • Governing Body | Burlington City Council |
| • MPs | Karina Gould (Lib), Adam van Koeverden (Lib) |
| • MPPs | Natalie Pierre (PC), Zee Hamid (PC), Effie Triantafilopoulos (PC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 186.12 km2 (71.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 186,948 (Ranked 28th) |
| • Density | 1,004.4/km2 (2,601/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Burlingtonian, Burlingtonite |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| Highways | Queen Elizabeth Way Highway 403 Highway 407 Former Highway 2 Former Highway 5 |
| Website | burlington |
Burlington is a city at the west end of Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada. Part of Halton Region, it borders Hamilton to the south, Milton to the northwest, and Oakville to the northeast. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, the Hamilton census metropolitan area, and the Golden Horseshoe urban region. Burlington was founded in 1874, and gained city status in 1974. With a population of 186,948 as of 2021, Burlington is the twenty-eighth-most populous municipality in Canada.