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Oakville, Ontario
 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (December 2022) |
Oakville | |
|---|---|
| Town of Oakville | |
 Aerial view of Oakville in 2023 | |
 Coat of arms  Logo | |
| Motto: Avancez ("Go forward")[1] | |
  Oakville  Oakville | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′23″N 79°42′50″W / 43.45639°N 79.71389°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Halton |
| Wards | 7 |
| Neighbourhoods | 12 |
| Established | 1827 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rob Burton |
| • Governing Body | Oakville Town Council |
| • MPs | Anita Anand Pam Damoff |
| • MPPs | Stephen Crawford Effie Triantafilopoulos |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 138.94 km2 (53.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 213,759 |
| • Density | 1,538.5/km2 (3,985/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Oakvillian |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| Website | www |
Oakville is a town and lower-tier municipality in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Lake Ontario between Toronto and Hamilton. At its 2021 census the town had a population of 213,759,[3] with an estimated 233,700 people as of 2024, making it Ontario's largest town. Oakville is part of the Greater Toronto Area and one of the most densely populated areas of Canada. According to the town, about 36% do not have English as their mother tongue, and land available for culture and recreation is over 300,000 m (1,000,000 ft).[4]
- ^ "Coat of Arms". Town of Oakville. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "Oakville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "About Oakville". www.oakville.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
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