Hamilton (pronounced: IPA //) (2006 Population 504,559; UA population 647,634; CMA population 692,911) is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812 the town of Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe. The amalgamation of the city with the townships of Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality in 2001 to form the new City of Hamilton, increased the population within its jurisdiction from 331,121 to 490,268 people, known as Hamiltonians. Since 1981, its metropolitan area has been the ninth largest in Canada and the third largest in Ontario.
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