Milton | |
|---|---|
| Town of Milton | |
 Downtown Milton | |
 Flag | |
| Motto: Look To This Day [1] | |
  Milton  Milton | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′30″N 79°53′0″W / 43.50833°N 79.88333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Halton |
| Established | May 17, 1818 |
| Incorporated | May 27, 1857 (town) |
| Government | |
| • Town Mayor | Gord Krantz[2] |
| • MPs | Adam van Koeverden (LPC) |
| • MPPs | Zee Hamid |
| Area | |
| • Land | 363.22 km2 (140.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 132,979 (Ranked 43rd) |
| • Density | 366.11/km2 (948.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Miltonian[5] |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| Highways |  Highway 401former  Highway 25 |
| Website | www.milton.ca |
Milton (2021 census population 132,979) is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Between 2001 and 2011, Milton was the fastest growing municipality in Canada, with a 71.4% increase in population from 2001 to 2006 and another 56.5% increase from 2006 to 2011.[6][7][8] In 2016, Milton's census population was 110,128 with an estimated growth to 228,000 by 2031.[9] It remained the fastest growing community in Ontario but was deemed to be the sixth fastest growing in Canada at that time.[10]
Milton is located 54 km (34 mi) west of Downtown Toronto on Highway 401, and is the western terminus for the Milton line commuter train and bus corridor operated by GO Transit. Milton is situated on the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO world biosphere reserve and the Bruce Trail.
- ^ https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/public-register/project/437
- ^ "Mayor and Council". Town of Milton. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Milton community profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
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- ^ "Town of Milton: Canada's Fastest Growing Municipality". The Canadian Business Journal. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Portrait of the Canadian Population in 2006, 2006 Census" (PDF). Statistics Canada. March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Census subdivision of Milton". Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Milton Fast Facts" (PDF). Milton This Way Up. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Census: Milton remains in top 10 fastest-growing Canadian communities". Inside Halton. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
the top spot has now been taken over by Warman, Sask., which has grown by 55.1 per cent since 2011 and is followed by four other Prairie municipalities where building is booming.