County of Brant

For the provincial electoral district known as "Brant County", see Brant (provincial electoral district).
Brant
City (single-tier)
County of Brant
Paris, Ontario
Paris, Ontario
Motto: 
Simply Grand
Location of Brant
Coordinates: 43°07′N 80°22′W / 43.117°N 80.367°W / 43.117; -80.367
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Settled1793
Formed1851 (county)
Formed1999 (single-tier city)
SeatBurford
Government
 • Governing bodyBrant County Council
 • MayorDavid Bailey
 • MPLarry Brock
(Conservative)
 • MPPWill Bouma
(Progressive Conservative)
Area
[1]
 • Land817.66 km2 (315.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
39,474
 • Density48.3/km2 (125/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0E, N3L
Area code(s)519, 226, and 548
Websitewww.brant.ca

The County of Brant (2021 population 39,474) is a single-tier municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. Although it retains the word "county" in its name, the municipality is a single-tier municipal government and has no upper tier. The County of Brant has service offices in Burford, Paris, Oakland, Onondaga and St. George. The largest population centre (2021 population 14,956) is Paris.

The County of Brant is a predominantly rural municipality in Southern Ontario. The County is bordered by the township of North Dumfries in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo; the City of Hamilton; Haldimand County; Norfolk County; and the townships of Blandford-Blenheim and Norwich in Oxford County. The County abuts the provincially-mandated Greenbelt. Although the city of Brantford is surrounded by the County, it is a fully independent city with its own municipal government.[2][3][4] The Brant census division, which includes Brantford and the Six Nations and New Credit reserves along with the County of Brant, had a population of 144,771 in the 2021 census.

The County is named after Joseph Brant and was established in 1851. Brantford separated from the County when it incorporated as a city in 1877.[5] Part of the County is situated on the Haldimand Tract,[6][7] traditional territory of the Neutral, Mississauga, and Haudenosaunee peoples.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Brant census profile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Proposed Boundary Adjustment". Brant.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  3. ^ "Members of Council". Brantford.ca. 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Councillors and Wards - County of Brant". Brant.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  5. ^ The History of the County of Brant, Ontario. Toronto: Warner, Beers & Co. 1883. pp. 85, 152–153, 262–263. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Haldimand Tract". Grand River Country. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  7. ^ Filice, Michelle (November 10, 2020). "Haldimand Proclamation". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Francis, Daniel (May 28, 2019). "Brantford". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Shanahan, David (December 7, 2019). "Between the Lakes Treaty". Anishinabek News. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Groat, Cody (February 18, 2020). "Six Nations of the Grand River". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2021.