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City of Belleville
Belleville City Hall
Belleville City Hall
Location of Belleville, Ontario
City of Belleville
Location of Belleville, Ontario
Coordinates: 44°10′N 77°23′W / 44.167, -77.383
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Hastings
Settled 1789
Named 1816
Government
 - Mayor Neil Ellis
Area
 - City 246. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 76 km² (95. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi)
 - Urban 1,918. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km² (740. 61 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 - City 48,821
 - Density 197. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (512. 3/sq mi)
 - Metro 91,518
 - Metro Density 123. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central 6/km² (320. 1/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code FSA K8N, K8P
Area code(s) 613
Website: http://www.city.belleville.on.ca/
Belleville Armouries.
Belleville Armouries. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Postal codes by province and territoryA Canadian postal code A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 613 is an Area code for Ottawa, Kingston, and surrounding southeastern Ontario, Canada.
Flowerbed beside Highway 401 near Belleville.
Flowerbed beside Highway 401 near Belleville.

Belleville (2006 population 48,821, metropolitan population 91,518)[1] is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Moira River flows from its source near Sharbot Lake in eastern Ontario to empty into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Belleville The Bay of Quinte is on the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Located about 200 kilometers east of Toronto and 400 west of Montreal, the Bay of Quinte Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is the seat of Hastings County. Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. The current mayor of Belleville is Neil Ellis (elected on November 13th 2006). A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government

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History

Originally the site of a Native settlement known as Asukhknosk, the future location of the city was settled by United Empire Loyalists in 1789, after which it became known as Meyer's Creek after prominent settler and industrialist John Walden Meyers. The name United Empire Loyalists is a honorific name which has been given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Walden Meyers ( January 22 1745 &ndash November 22 1821) was an Upper Canada businessman and United Empire Loyalist It was renamed Belleville in honour of Lady Arabella Gore in 1816, after a visit to the settlement by Sir Francis Gore and his wife. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Francis Gore, ( Blackheath London 1769 &ndash 3 November 1852, Brighton) was a British officer and British colonial administrator Belleville became an important railway junction with the completion of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1855. The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American Belleville's strikingly beautiful Gothic city hall was constructed in 1872. The City Hall tower stands some 185 feet above street level.

In 1998, the city was amalgamated with the surrounding Township of Thurlow to form an expanded City of Belleville as part of Ontario-wide municipal restructuring. Joining two or more political units such as municipalities, counties, or cities into one entity is referred to as amalgamation when the process occurs The city also annexed portions of Quinte West to the west. Quinte West is a city formerly part of Hastings County, but now a Separated municipality in central eastern Ontario, Canada,.

Geography and climate

Belleville is located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Ontario between the cities of Quinte West to the west and Napanee to the east. The Moira River flows from its source near Sharbot Lake in eastern Ontario to empty into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario at Belleville The Bay of Quinte is on the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Located about 200 kilometers east of Toronto and 400 west of Montreal, the Bay of Quinte Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Quinte West is a city formerly part of Hastings County, but now a Separated municipality in central eastern Ontario, Canada,. Greater Napanee (2001 population 15132 is a Town in Lennox and Addington County in eastern Ontario, Canada and is approximately 40 These cities are connected by both Ontario's Highway 2 and the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway (Highway 401); The city is also served by Highway 37, running north-south from Belleville towards Tweed to the east of the Moira River; and Highway 62 (once Highway 14 south of 401), northwards towards Madoc, and southward to Prince Edward County over the Bay Bridge. Highway 2 was the major east-west provincial highway in Southern Ontario, running from Windsor in the west to the Quebec boundary near Lancaster Highway 37 is a north-south Highway in the east-central part of the province of Ontario, Canada. This page is about the Municipality of Tweed for the village see Tweed Ontario (village. Highway 62 is a provincially maintained highway in Ontario, Canada, running south-north from Highway 33 at Bloomfield in Prince Edward County Madoc is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in Hastings County. Prince Edward County is a single-tier Municipality and a Census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.

Belleville is located in a transitional zone which may be considered part of the Central Ontario or Eastern Ontario regions by different sources. Central Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies between Georgian Bay and the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Eastern Ontario is the region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa and St By the official definition of these regions, however, Belleville is more properly considered part of the Central Ontario region as it is located west of the St. Lawrence River's starting point. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway

Distance statistics

Climate

Belleville's climate has four distinctive seasons. The summer season has comfortable temperatures and modest rainfall. The winter season is not exceedingly cold and the average snowfall is lower than in many other parts of Canada and north-east United States. The City's traditional continental climate (hot summers, cold winters) is moderated somewhat by its location near the Bay of Quinte and Lake Ontario. The lakes moderates temperature extremes, cooling hot summer days and warming cold days during the fall and winter.

Economy

Procter & Gamble, Lipton, Wilson Sports, Sears and Nortel are among the internationally known companies with industrial operations in Belleville. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide Lipton is one of the world's best-known and best-selling brands of both hot leaf and ready-to-drink Tea. The Wilson Sporting Goods Company is a sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, and currently is a foreign Subsidiary of the Finnish Sears Canada Inc ( (more commonly referred to as "Sears" is a Retailer, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, that operates in all provinces Nortel Networks Corporation () formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, is a multinational Telecommunications The central Canadian Forces Post Office (CFPO) is located here. Military mail is a special Military postal system used to integrate the civil postal system in a given country with that country's military posted overseas As this post office is the gateway between the civilian and military postal systems of Canada, Belleville serves as the mailing address for Canadian Armed Forces Bases and Ships abroad. Canada Post Corporation ( Société canadienne des postes) is the Canadian postal operator operated as a crown corporation.

Many other companies in the manufacturing sector formerly operated plants in Belleville, including Mead Johnson, Westwood-Squibb and Union Carbide. Prior to the Nortel downturn there was a large workforce of skilled workers at two of its plants, formerly known as Northern Telecom and prior to that, Northern Electric.

Demographics

Bridge Street United Church.
Bridge Street United Church.

The City of Belleville, with the amalgamation of the Township of Thurlow, and the annexation of a portion of the City of Quinte West, has a population of approximately 46,000 people. Joining two or more political units such as municipalities, counties, or cities into one entity is referred to as amalgamation when the process occurs Belleville is the largest urban centre in a much larger market area generally known as the Quinte Region. The Quinte Region extends approximately 25 miles in all directions from Belleville's City centre, and has an estimated population of approximately 173,000 people.

Belleville's population is projected to increase by 7,500 people by 2021 to approximately 54,000 inhabitants, a growth rate of roughly . 7% per year. However, two trends may result in a growth rate up to twice the above rate. The two trends include:

Population statistics

Education

Belleville is part of two School Boards:

Public

High schools

Elementary schools

Special schools

Separate

High schools

Elementary schools

Private schools

Post-secondary

Loyalist College is the local community college. Loyalist College (formally Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology) is an English -language Community college in Belleville, The province of Ontario, in Canada, has two types of publicly-funded Community colleges Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and Institutes of Technology

There is currently a grassroots effort underway to bring a university to the Quinte region. http://quinteuniversity.com, with a view to making the region more attractive to business, and keeping well-educated people in the region.

Sports teams

Belleville is home to the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League. The Belleville Bulls are a junior Ice hockey team founded in 1981 based in Belleville Ontario Canada They play at the Yardmen Arena, located on Cannifton Road. Yardmen Arena is a 3257 seat multi-purpose Arena in Belleville Ontario, Canada. Belleville was previously home to two senior hockey teams, the Belleville Macs and the Belleville McFarlands. The Marmora Lakers were a Senior "AAA" Ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association 's Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League from The Belleville McFarlands were a men's Senior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior division from 1956 to 1961 The McFarlands won the Allan Cup in 1958, and the World Championship in 1959. The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior amateur men’s Ice hockey champions of Canada. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

Media

Print

Radio

Television

Sister cities

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b Statistics Canada City of Belleville 2006 Census Profile
  2. ^ CANOE - CNEWS - Canada: New Miss Universe studied in Ont

See also

External links

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