List of neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Ontario
Encyclopedia
In 2001, the new city of Hamilton
was formed. The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth and its six local municipalities; Ancaster
, Dundas
, Flamborough
, Glanbrook, Hamilton and Stoney Creek
amalgamated. (January 1) Before amalgamation, the "old" City of Hamilton was made up of 100 neighbourhoods. Today in the new megacity, there are over 200 designated neighbourhoods. The first four neighbourhoods in Hamilton were Beasley, Central, Durand and Corktown.
Below is a list of some of the more noteworthy neighbourhoods found in the city of Hamilton:
Keith (Burlington and Wentworth area)
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton 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, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
was formed. The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth and its six local municipalities; Ancaster
Ancaster, Ontario
Ancaster is a picturesque and historic community located on the Niagara escarpment, within the greater area of the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This former town was founded officially in 1793 and was one of the oldest European communities established in present day Ontario along with Windsor...
, Dundas
Dundas, Ontario
Dundas is a formerly independent town and now constituent community in the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. It's nickname is the Valley Town. The population has been stable for decades at about twenty thousand, largely because it has not annexed rural land from the protected Dundas Valley...
, Flamborough
Flamborough, Ontario
Flamborough is a former town near, and a current community in, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada....
, Glanbrook, Hamilton and Stoney Creek
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Stoney Creek is a community in Ontario, Canada.Note: This article will only deal with matters up to its amalgamation with Hamilton.-Geography and population:...
amalgamated. (January 1) Before amalgamation, the "old" City of Hamilton was made up of 100 neighbourhoods. Today in the new megacity, there are over 200 designated neighbourhoods. The first four neighbourhoods in Hamilton were Beasley, Central, Durand and Corktown.
Below is a list of some of the more noteworthy neighbourhoods found in the city of Hamilton:
Lower City (below Escarpment)
- Ainslie Wood
- Ainslie Wood East
- Ainslie Wood North
- Ainslie Wood West
- Bartonville
- Hamilton Beach
- Beasley, named after Richard BeasleyRichard BeasleyRichard Beasley was a soldier, political figure, farmer and businessman in Upper Canada.He was born in New York in 1761 and moved to Quebec in 1777. In 1783, he formed a partnership with Peter Smith in the fur trade. In 1788, he settled in Barton Township on Lake Ontario near the current city of...
(1761-1842), soldier, political figure, farmer and businessman in Upper Canada. - Blakely
- Central, Downtown core + site of Hess Village and Jamesville, which is shared by the Italian & Portuguese communities of Hamilton. Little Racalmuto (Italian) A rich Italian history, where an entire village in southern Italy -- Racalmuto -- immigrated and settled in Hamilton. Today the Italian heritage is strong and is shared with a neighbouring Portuguese population.
- Chedoke Park B
- Cherry Heights
- Chinatown
- Community Beach
- Cootes Paradise A
- Cootes Paradise B
- Corktown, Irish settlement on the south east side of downtown.
- Corman
- Crown Point East
- Crown Point West
- Delta East
- Delta West, where King and Main Streets (normally parallel) intersect.
- DundasDundas, OntarioDundas is a formerly independent town and now constituent community in the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. It's nickname is the Valley Town. The population has been stable for decades at about twenty thousand, largely because it has not annexed rural land from the protected Dundas Valley...
- http://www.durandna.com/ Durand, historically was home to the 'industrialists'. This south of downtown neighbourhood is quite possibly the largest concentration of early 20c castles/mansions in Canada. The grand homes were home to the families whose names graced the signs of the north end factories. Named after James DurandJames DurandJames Durand was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Abergavenny, Wales in 1775 and came to Upper Canada in 1802 to deal with delinquent accounts on behalf of a group of London merchants. Having seized the Bridgewater Works at Chippawa, Durand purchased the operation...
, businessman and political figure in Upper CanadaUpper CanadaThe Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
. (Hamilton) - Gibson, named after Hamiltonian, Sir John Morison GibsonJohn Morison GibsonSir John Morison Gibson, KCMG, KC was a Canadian politician and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario....
, (1842-1929), who was Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant governorA lieutenant governor or lieutenant-governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction, but is often the deputy or lieutenant to or ranking under a governor — a "second-in-command"...
of Ontario from 1908 to 1914. - Glenview East
- Glenview West
- Grayside
- Greenford
- Greenhill
- Homeside
- http://www.hamiltoninternationalvillage.ca/ International Village
Keith (Burlington and Wentworth area)
- http://kirkendallhood.ca Kirkendall North
- http://kirkendallhood.ca Kirkendall South
- Lakely
- Landsdale
- McQuesten East, named after Thomas McQuestenThomas McQuestenThomas Baker McQuesten was a Canadian athlete, militiaman, lawyer, politician and government appointee who lived in Hamilton, Ontario....
, (1882-1948), lawyer, politician and government appointee who helped McMaster UniversityMcMaster UniversityMcMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
to relocate from Toronto to west Hamilton in 1930. - McQuesten West
- Nashdale
- Normanhurst
- North End of Hamilton, has a rich history. Infamous for being a rough neighbourhood dating back to the late 19c early 20c. Many new immigrants called the 'north end' home. The north end is separated from downtown by railroad tracks, that give literal meaning to the phrase 'wrong side of the tracks'. Populated by Irish, Scottish, Italian, Portuguese and later Eastern Europeans that worked in the nearby factories or on the shipping docks. It was home to the blueist of blue collar unionized working class. TeamstersTeamstersThe International Brotherhood of Teamsters is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of several local and regional locals of teamsters, the union now represents a diverse membership of blue-collar and professional workers in both the public and private sectors....
, Longshoremen, United Steel Workers of America, and many other labour unions, organized crimeOrganized crimeOrganized crime or criminal organizations are transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for monetary profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist organizations, are...
and gamblingGamblingGambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
gave this neighbourhood its character and reputation that became synonymous with Hamilton. - Parkview East
- Parkview West
- Red Hill
- Riverdale East
- Riverdale West
- Rockton, Ontario
- Rosedale (bound by the Escarpment, Lawrence, Red Hill Express, Ottawa)
- St. Clair
- Stinson, Named after Thomas StinsonThomas StinsonThomas Stinson was a Hamilton, Ontario merchant, banker, and landowner.-Early life and marriage:Stinson was born in 1798 near Drum, County Monaghan, Ireland....
, (1798-1864), merchant, banker, landowner. He was an extensive landowner in not only in Hamilton but as well as ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Superior City, WisconsinSuperior, WisconsinSuperior is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 26,960 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Highways 2 and 53, it is north of and adjacent to both the Village of Superior and the Town of Superior.Superior is at the western...
, which he named. - Stipeley
- Stoney CreekStoney Creek, OntarioStoney Creek is a community in Ontario, Canada.Note: This article will only deal with matters up to its amalgamation with Hamilton.-Geography and population:...
, (locally known as the "Crick" or "Tony Creek" from its large Italian population. In recent years first generation Indian and Pakistani immigrants have largely settled in Stoney Creek.) - StrathconaStrathcona (Hamilton, Ontario)The Strathcona Neighbourhood is located west of downtown Hamilton, Ontario and is bounded by Highway 403, the CNR rail line, Queen Street York Boulevard and Main Street. The neighbourhood is also intersected by several other major street arteries: Dundurn Street , Locke Street, and King Street West...
- Vincent, Named after John VincentJohn Vincent (general)General John Vincent was the British commanding officer of the Niagara Peninsula in Upper Canada when the United States attacked in the spring of 1813. He was defeated at the Battle of Fort George but was able to rebound and establish the new lines at Burlington Heights...
, (1764-1848), British army officer in the Battle of Stoney CreekBattle of Stoney CreekThe Battle of Stoney Creek was fought on 6 June 1813 during the War of 1812 near present day Stoney Creek, Ontario. British units made a night attack on an American encampment...
, War of 1812War of 1812The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
. - http://www.westdalevillage.ca/main.htm WestdaleWestdale, OntarioWestdale is a residential neighbourhood in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is centred on the Westdale Village shopping district and located near McMaster University. Westdale has been the heart of the Jewish community of Hamilton for many years...
, originally an upper-class, master-planned neighbourhood from the 1920s, that forbade eastern Europeans and people of colour from residing there. In later years it ironically became a Jewish neighbourhood with three Jewish Temples. Built around oval streets that surround the centre Westdale Village. - Winona
- Winona Park
Mountain (Escarpment)
- Allison
- AncasterAncaster, OntarioAncaster is a picturesque and historic community located on the Niagara escarpment, within the greater area of the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This former town was founded officially in 1793 and was one of the oldest European communities established in present day Ontario along with Windsor...
Village - Ainslie Wood
- Albion Falls
- Balfour, named after James BalfourJames Balfour (architect)James Balfour, , architect.Son of Peter Balfour, Hamilton alderman and carpenter. Educated in Hamilton. Studied architecture with the famous firm of Peddie and Kniver in Edinburgh, Scotland. Before returning to Hamilton he worked in New York for several years. First professional mention of Balfour...
, (1854-1917), architect, Canada Life Assurance Company building at corner of King & James (1883), City Hall on corner of James & York (1888). The Balfour neighbourhood on the Hamilton Mountain was named after him. It is bounded by Fennell Avenue EastFennell Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Fennell Avenue, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts of just West Garth Street on the West mountain and is a two-way street throughout that extends eastward and ends at Mountain Brow Boulevard, a road that wraps around the edge of the Niagara Escarpment on...
(north), Mohawk Road EastMohawk Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Mohawk Road, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a two-way street throughout that starts just West of Highway 403 & Meadowlands and travels eastward linking up with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway. Mohawk Road east of Highway 403 resumes again in front of Iroquoia...
(south), Upper James StreetUpper James Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper James Street, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at the Claremont Access, a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward towards the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport where it then changes its name to the Hamilton Port Dover Plain...
(west) and Upper Wellington StreetUpper Wellington Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Wellington Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at the Jolley Cut, a mountain-access road to the north, beside Sam Lawrence Park and extends southward past Rymal Road where it ends at the Mount Hamilton Cemetery...
(east). Notable landmarks in this neighbourhood include the Mountain Plaza Mall and Norwood Park. - Barnstown
- Berrisfield
- BinbrookBinbrook, OntarioBinbrook is a small, but growing community in southeastern Hamilton, Ontario in Canada. It was unpopularly amalgamated into the City of Hamilton in 2001. Since 2001, Binbrook has added hundreds of new homes as it becomes an "island" suburb of Hamilton, separated by conservation and agricultural lands...
- Birdland, a neighborhood on the central mountain where all the streets have been named after local birds.
- Bonnington
- Broughton East
- Broughton West
- Bruleville
- Buchanan, named after Isaac BuchananIsaac BuchananIsaac Buchanan was a businessman and political figure in Canada West. He was also an international merchant, first president of the Hamilton Club, founder of Hamilton and Toronto boards of trade - forerunners to modern chambers of commerce - and founder of the regiment that later became the Royal...
, businessman and political figure in Canada West (Hamilton). - Burkhome
- Butler, named after Richard ButlerRichard Butler (publisher)Richard Butler, born: 11 November 1834 at Coteau du Lac, Lower Canada. died: 16 March 1925. Buried in Hamilton Cemetery. Editor, publisher, journalist and U.S. vice-consul in Hamilton, Ontario....
, (1834-1925), editor, publisher, journalist. - Carpenter
- Centremount
- Chapel East
- Chapel West
- Crerar, named after Harry CrerarHarry CrerarHenry Duncan Graham "Harry" Crerar CH, CB, DSO, KStJ, CD, PC was a Canadian general and the country's "leading field commander" in World War II.-Early years:...
, who was a Canadian general and the country's "leading field commander" in World War II. - Duff's Corners, named after Lockhart DuffLockhart DuffLockhart Duff, was a Landowner.Duff came to Canada in 1830 when he left Scotland in financial straits. Duff appears to be a man of independent means after his arrival to Hamilton...
, (1793-1858), landowner, his house was demolished at this site to make way for a service station. - Eastmount
- Eleanor
- Elfrida
- Falkirk East
- Falkirk West
- Fessenden, named after Clementina TrenholmeClementina TrenholmeClementina Trenholme Fessenden, , was born at the village of Trenholm, Canada East and died at Hamilton, Ontario, author, social organiser. Also, mother of Reginald Fessenden, the radio pioneer...
, (1844-1918), Clementina (Fessenden) Trenholme, author, social organizer. Also, mother of Reginald FessendenReginald FessendenReginald Aubrey Fessenden , a naturalized American citizen born in Canada, was an inventor who performed pioneering experiments in radio, including early—and possibly the first—radio transmissions of voice and music...
, the radio pioneer. Had two neighbourhoods named after her, Fessenden and Trenholme, both on the Hamilton Mountain. - FlamboroughFlamborough, OntarioFlamborough is a former town near, and a current community in, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada....
- Gilbert
- Gilkson
- Mount HopeGlanbrook Township, OntarioGlanbrook was a rural township of about 10,000 inhabitants south of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with which it was amalgamated in 2001. Unlike the other municipalities which became part of the new city of Hamilton, Glanbrook lacked a sense of common identity....
, (site of John C. Munro International Airport). - Gourley
- Greeningdon
- Greensville
- Gurnett
- Hampton Heights
- Hannon North
- Hannon South
- Hannon West
- Harmony Hall
- Heritage Green
- Hill Park
- Huntington
- Inch Park, named after Adam InchAdam InchAdam Inch, born 22 March 1857 at Coulterhaugh, Scotland. died: 3 July 1933 in Hamilton, Ontario. Dairy farmer, politician.His father Alexander Inch died when he was twelve years old and was bequeathed two small farms. Also sold horses that he brought over from Scotland on ship and successfully sold...
, (1857-1933), dairy farmer, politician. - Jerome
- Kennedy
- Kernighan, named after Robert Kirkland KernighanRobert Kirkland KernighanRobert Kirkland Kernighan was a Canadian poet, journalist, and farmer. Born at Rushdale Farm, Rockton, Ontario, he apprenticed as a journalist on the Hamilton Spectator staff. In about 1876 the paper printed his first poetry. Kernighan lived in Western Canada for a while working for the Winnipeg Sun...
, (1854-1926), poet, journalist. - King's Forest Upper
- Lawfield
- Leckie Park, named after Campbell LeckieCampbell LeckieCampbell Leckie was a Scottish-Canadian engineer.Leckie completed his technical school training in Scotland, becoming a marine engineer on ships in the Atlantic. He emigrated to Hamilton in 1873, working as a marine engineer and machinist in the Grand Trunk Railway shops...
, (1848-1925), engineer. - Lisgar
- Macassa
- MeadowlandsMeadowlands, HamiltonHamilton Meadowlands refers to the area formerly part of Ancaster, Ontario . Generally, anything northwest of Upper Paradise and Stonechurch road is considered The Meadowlands. Notable features include a large number of big box stores along Golf Links Road, a large movie theatre, and vast expanses...
- Mewburr
- Mountview
- MillgroveMillgrove, OntarioMillgrove is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located within the former township of West Flamborough of the Flamborough region and is a part of the amalgamated city of Hamilton...
- Mohawk
- North Glanford
- Oakhill
- Pleasant Valley
- Quinndale
- Raleigh
- Randall
- Rolston
- Rushdale
- Ryckman's, One of two neighbourhoods named after Samuel Ryckman, (1777-1846), farmer, surveyor. Constructed a log house and a barn on the present-day Ryckmans Corners.
- Ryckman's Corners, One of two neighbourhoods named after Samuel Ryckman, (1777-1846), farmer, surveyor. Constructed a log house and a barn on the present-day Ryckmans Corners.
- Rymal Station
- Sherwood
- Southam, named after William SouthamWilliam SouthamWilliam Southam was a Canadian newspaper publisher. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he began his newspaper career working for the London Free Press. The first newspaper he bought was the Hamilton Spectator...
, (1843-1932), publisher, philanthropist. - Sunninghill
- Templemead
- Thorner
- Trenholme, named after Clementina TrenholmeClementina TrenholmeClementina Trenholme Fessenden, , was born at the village of Trenholm, Canada East and died at Hamilton, Ontario, author, social organiser. Also, mother of Reginald Fessenden, the radio pioneer...
, (1844-1918), Clementina (Fessenden) Trenholme, author, social organizer. Also, mother of Reginald FessendenReginald FessendenReginald Aubrey Fessenden , a naturalized American citizen born in Canada, was an inventor who performed pioneering experiments in radio, including early—and possibly the first—radio transmissions of voice and music...
, the radio pioneer. Had two neighbourhoods named after her, Fessenden and Trenholme, both on the Hamilton Mountain. - Twenty Place
- WaterdownWaterdown, OntarioWaterdown is a town 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 the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth and its six municipalities: Hamilton, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook,...
- West FlamboroughFlamborough, OntarioFlamborough is a former town near, and a current community in, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada....
- Westcliffe
- Yeoville