Burlington Quick Facts

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Burlington Today

Slogan: City of Opportunity
Motto: Stand By (from crest)
Flower: Rose
City Colours: Blue, green and yellow
Latitude: 43 degrees 20’19" North
Longitude: 79 degrees 48’ 26" West
Elevation: 246' at lake level; 300' downtown area; 1000' northern area
Area: 55,000 acres (222.574 sq. km.) or 86.1 sq. miles
Altitude: 275 ft. (83.82 meters) at the corner of Elizabeth Street and James Street

Local Climate

January

July

Average Temperature

-10 degrees C

26.4 degrees C

Average Precipitation

61.3 mm

81.0 mm

Population of Burlington

1991 Census

129,575

1996 Census

136,976

2001 Census

150,836

2006 Census

164,415

For more information, visit the City of Burlington online.

Burlington's Beginnings

Dates back to 1798 when Joseph Brant received a grant of 3,450 acres from the Crown
First named Wellington Square
The first church, St. Luke’s Anglican Church, was founded in 1834
The first school was established in 1835 at Guelph Line and the present-day QEW
Population in 1903 was 1,203
The Bruce Trail extends for more than 32 kilometres within Burlington’s boundaries
Became a city in January 1974

Burlington Mayors

2006-

• Cam Jackson

1998-2006

• Rob MacIsaac

1992-1997

• Walter Mulkewich

1979-1991

• Roly Bird

1977-1978

• Mary Munro

1968-1976

• George Harrington

1966-1967

• Lloyd F. Berryman

1962-1965

• Owen F. Mullin

1957-1961

• John A. Lockhart

1951-1956

• E. W. Smith

1948-1950

• N. R. Craig

1946-1947

• E. R. Leather

1940-1945

• J. G. Blair

1936-1939

• G. R. Harris

1934-1935

• F. W. Watson

1933

• J. W. Ryckman

1931-1932

• L. D. Dingle

1929-1930

• E. Holtby

1925-1928

• J. S. Allen

1923-1924

• E. A. Harris

1921 -1922

• J. J. Hobson

1920

• E. H. Cleaver

1919

• T. W. Peart
- replaced in January 1919 by
• M. C. Smith

1918

• C. F. Coleman

1917

• F. G. Ghent

1915-1916

• M. C. Smith

A more extensive list of elected officials is available at the Library. Ask for the Vertical File, Burlington - City which includes a list of elected officials since 1850. These vertical files are kept with our local history collection in the Burlington Local History Room. This material is for In-Library Use only.

Updated: February 2008

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