Waterdown is a community in Canada which since 2001 has been a community of Hamilton, Ontario.
On January 1, 2001 the new city of Hamilton was formed from the amalgamation of six municipalities: Hamilton, Ontario, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, and Stoney Creek. Before amalgamation, the “old” City of Hamilton had 331,121 Hamiltonians divided into 100 neighbourhoods. The new amalgamated city has 490,268 people in over 200 neighbourhoods.[1]
Waterdown was created from that part of East Flamborough Township on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, just east of the junction of King’s Highways Nos. 5 and 6. That intersection is known as Clappison’s Corners, but continuous residential and commercial buildings between the two communities make it difficult to see any difference.
Community institutions include:
- Waterdown District High School
- Allan A. Greenleaf Public School
- Flamborough Review (merged with the Flamborough Post)
- Flamborough Family YMCA
- 3rd Waterdown Scouting
- Village Theatre Waterdown
- The Waterdown East Flamborough Heritage Society
In 1974, the village was amalgamated with East Flamborough, West Flamborough and Beverly townships to form the Town of Flamborough. In 2001, Flamborough and 5 other municipalities were amalgamated into the City of Hamilton.
Waterdown is expanding greatly, with the recent addition of a YMCA and several commercial establishments. Because of the approval of new homes in Waterdown – at least 6,500 more houses in the near future – there are ongoing discussions regarding the planned $50 million ‘Waterdown By-Pass’, which would allow for easier access across the city. Waterdown population growth was approximately 28.9% over the years 1996 and 2001.
In September 2017, the average residential freehold house price in Waterdown was $622,881. The average Condominium price at the same time was $402,400.
Waterdown District High School (WDHS) expanded its facilities in 2012.
- 1Population of Greater Waterdown
- 2History
- 2.1Indigenous Nations
- 2.2Robert de la Salle explores Flamborough
- 2.3British Conquest of 1760 and the American Revolution
- 2.4Alexander Brown and Merren Grierson
- 2.5Ebenezer Griffin – the founder of Waterdown
- 2.6The name “Waterdown”
- 2.7Industrial Revolution
- 2.82001 Forced Amalgamation
- 2.9Souharissen Natural Area
- 2.10The Queen’s Bench
- 3Natural attractions
- 4Other attractions
- 5Notable people
- 6References
- 7External links
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