Burlington, Ontario

Burlington
City of Burlington
Motto: 
Stand By
Burlington
Coordinates: 43°22′12″N 79°48′51″W / 43.37000°N 79.81417°W / 43.37000; -79.81417
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionHalton
Established1874
City status1974
Government
 • MayorMarianne Meed Ward
 • Governing BodyBurlington City Council
 • MPsKarina Gould (Lib), Adam van Koeverden (Lib)
 • MPPsNatalie 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)
 • Density1,004.4/km2 (2,601/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Burlingtonian, Burlingtonite
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area codes905, 289, 365, and 742
Highways Queen Elizabeth Way
 Highway 403
 Highway 407
Former Highway 2 Former Highway 5
Websiteburlington.ca

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.