About Hamilton

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Population The population of Hamilton is 490,000. The Hamilton-Wentworth Region has a population of about 662,400. The City of Hamilton is nestled on the western end of the Niagara Peninsula, at a large natural harbour on the western end of Lake Ontario, just 74 km, southwest of Toronto. The city sits on the Queen Elizabeth Way connecting Toronto and Niagara Falls and Buffalo, New York. The city is at 43 degrees 15 minutes North and 79 degrees 51 minutes West, and lies 237m metres above sea level.