Peterborough, Ontario facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
City of Peterborough
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Peterborough, Ontario
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| Motto(s):
Dat natura, elaborant artes
(Nature Provides, Industry Develops) |
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 Peterborough, Ontario
Location in Southern Ontario
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| Country | Canada | |
| Province | Ontario | |
| Founded | 1819 (Scott's Plains) | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 61.83 km2 (23.87 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 508.98 km2 (196.52 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) | |
| Population
(March 2018)
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| • City | 82,020 | |
| • Density | 1,282.6/km2 (3,322/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 76,925 | |
| • Urban density | 1,086.2/km2 (2,813/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 116,570 | |
| • Metro density | 77.42/km2 (200.5/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) | |
| Postal code span |
K9H, K9J, K9K, K9L
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| Area code(s) | 705 219 | |
| Website | City of Peterborough Website | |
Peterborough is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. The population of Peterborough was 45,965 in 2006. The mayor of Peterborough is Bob Kilger. Adam Scott, a settler, began construction of a sawmill and gristmill on the west shore of the Otonabee River and established the area as Scott's Plains. In 1822, the British Parliament approved an experimental emigration plan which would transport poor Irish families to Upper Canada. The scheme was managed by Peter Robinson, who was at the time a politician in York (present-day Toronto). The area of Scott's Plains was renamed Peterborough in Robinson's honour. During 1850, Peterborough was incorporated as a town and grew to a population of 2,191. The town of Peterborough later grew into a city on July 1, 1905.
Images for kids
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Cox Terrace on Rubidge Street, built in 1884 and declared a National Historic Site of Canada in 1991
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The Peterborough Lift Lock, constructed in 1904
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Quaker Oats factory on Otonabee River, and Hunter Street bridge
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Trans Canada Trail
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Peterborough's main library
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Interior of the Peterborough Memorial Centre before the 2003 renovations
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Heritage railway station
See also
In Spanish: Peterborough (Ontario) para niños
