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Guelph (/ ˈ ɡ w ɛ l f / ⓘ GWELF; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) [3] is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.Known as The Royal City, it is roughly 22 km (14 mi) east of Kitchener and 70 km (43 mi) west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wellington County Road 124.
The City of Guelph, although part of the Wellington census division, is a single-tier city, municipally independent of the county. The primary economy outside of the city consists of agriculture and aggregate mining. [4] The county is a major supplier of sand and gravel for the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. [5]
Ontario's Municipal Act, 2001 defines upper-municipality as "a municipality of which two or more lower-tier municipalities form part for municipal purposes". [6] Ontario has 30 upper-tier municipalities that comprise multiple lower-tier municipalities, [ 8 ] which have a total population of 7,090,079, a total land area of 87,135.68 km 2 (33,643 ...
A city is a subtype of municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario. A city can have the municipal status of either a single-tier or lower-tier municipality. Prior to 2003, Ontario had minimum population thresholds of 15,000 and 25,000 for city status. Minimum population thresholds are no longer necessary for a municipality to brand ...
Guelph/Eramosa (/ ˈ ɡ w ɛ l f ˈ ɛ r ə ˈ m ɒ s ə /) is a township located in Wellington County, in midwestern Ontario, Canada. It partly encircles the city of Guelph , surrounding it in a continuous arc from approximately northeast to south-southwest of the city.
Census subdivision Municipal status Total population 2011 [1] Population density 2011 a [1] Total population 2016 [2] Population density 2016 a [2] Total population 2021 [3] Population
A single-tier municipality is governed by one municipal administration, with neither a county nor regional government above it, nor further municipal subdivisions below it (cf. independent city). [1] Single-tier municipalities are either former regional municipalities or counties whose municipal governments were amalgamated in the 1990s into a ...
Old Guelph City Hall, 2007. Guelph City Council is the governing body for the city of Guelph, Ontario. The council consists of the Mayor of Guelph and 12 ward councillors. [1] Each ward elects 2 members to represent them. The council operates in the Guelph City Hall. Municipal elections are held every four years.