Regional Municipality of Halton

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leader_title = Regional Chair
leader_name = Gary Carr
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established_title = Upgraded to Regional Municipality
established_date = 1974
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population_total = 439526
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website = [http://www.halton.ca The Regional Municipality of Halton online]
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The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, (2006 Population 439,526) is a regional municipality located in Ontario, Canada in the southwest part of the Greater Toronto Area and until 1974 was known as Halton County. It comprises the city of Burlington and the towns of Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills and is policed by the Halton Regional Police Service. The region's headquarters are located in Oakville. Before 1974, the county seat was Milton.

The town of Oakville and the city of Burlington make up the largely urban area to the south, while the towns of Milton and Halton Hills to the north are significantly more rural despite the presence of growing urban areas. Urbanization in Brampton to the east in neighbouring Peel Region have made urban areas in the GTA uninterrupted all the way to the City of Toronto as is visible on Google Earth satellite images of the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe.

Halton region experienced a growth rate of 17.1% between the 2001 and 2006 census, giving it one of the highest growth rates in the country. Despite the unprecedented growth in residential development in Halton, agriculture and protected lands along the Niagara Escarpment are still the predominant land uses.

Demographics

(per the 2001 census)Racial Profile
*90.8% White
*2.6% Asian
*1.2% Black
*1.2% Chinese
*0.6% Filipino

Religious Profile
*41.8% Protestant
*34.5% Roman Catholic
*3.5% other Christian
*1.2% Muslim
*0.7% Hindu
*18.3% non, other religion

Rankings

Halton has been ranked by Maclean's national crime ranking report as being the safest place to live in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and one of the top 15 in Canada [http://www.haltonwatch.com/Safest%20Place%20to%20Live.htm] .

See also

* Halton Region Conservation Authority
* Halton District School Board
* Halton Catholic District School Board

External links

* [http://www.halton.ca/ The Regional Municipality of Halton]
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=CONTAINS&ID=164&PSGC=35&SGC=3524&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=35&PlaceName=Halton&CMA=&CSDNAME=Halton%20Regional%20Municipality&A=&TypeNameE=Census%20Division&Prov= Statistics Canada Community Profile]