Ontario, CA

Ontario: Province of Canada

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Quick Facts about Ontario

Population :	14,279,196
Country :	Canada
Head of government :	Premier of Ontario
Postal code :	P, K, N, L, M
Area :	1076395 km²
Official name :	ኦንታሪዮ, Ontario, Ontario
Water as percent of area :	14%
Land as percent of area :	86%
Continent :	North America
Easternmost point :	Point(-74.344077 45.205168)
Northernmost point :	Point(-88.884722222 56.856944444)
Legislative body :	Parliament of Ontario
Named for :	Lake Ontario
Official language :	English
Capital :	Toronto
Establishment :	July 07, 1867 (158 years ago)
Time Zone :	America/Toronto, Central Time Zone, Eastern Time Zone
Local time :	15:35:00 (23rd December 2025)

Geography

Ontario is located at 49°15'0"N 84°29'59"W (49.250135627, -84.499834324). It has 10 neighbors: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec and Pennsylvania.

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The largest city of Ontario is Ottawa with a population of 812,129. Other cities include, Hamilton population 536,917, Etobicoke population 347,948, Oshawa population 308,875 and Kitchener population 233,700. See all Ontario cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Ontario (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Ontario.

City Name	Title	Population
Toronto	Capital city of the province of Ontario, Canada	2,731,571
Ottawa	Capital city of Canada	812,129
Hamilton	City in Ontario, Canada	536,917
London	City in Southwestern Ontario, Canada	383,822
Etobicoke	City district of Toronto, Canada	347,948
Oshawa	City in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada	308,875
Kitchener	City in Ontario, Canada	233,700
Windsor	City in Essex County, Ontario, Canada	217,188
Barrie	City in Ontario, Canada	197,059
Angus	Council area of Scotland	116,200
Guelph	City in Ontario, Canada	115,760
Kingston		114,195
Waterloo	City in Ontario, Canada	104,986
Chatham-Kent	Rural municipality in Ontario, Canada	101,647
Thunder Bay	City in Thunder Bay District, province of Ontario, Canada	99,334
Ajax		90,167

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Official website of Ontario

Official Website

Doug Ford , 2018-06-29T00:00:00Z
Kathleen Wynne , 29 June, 2018 2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

Ontario has 10 neighbours.

Michigan state of the United States of America
Minnesota state of the United States of America
New York state of the United States of America
Ohio state of the United States of America
Wisconsin state of the United States of America
Manitoba province of Canada
Northwest Territories territory of Canada
Nunavut territory of Canada
Québec province of Canada
Pennsylvania state in the northeastern United States

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1851	952,004	-	census
1861	1,396,091	31.81%	census
1871	1,620,851	13.87%	census
1881	1,926,922	15.88%	census
1891	2,114,321	8.86%	census
1901	2,182,947	3.14%	census
1911	2,527,292	13.63%	census
1921	2,933,662	13.85%	census
1931	3,431,683	14.51%	census
1941	3,787,655	9.4%	census
1951	4,597,542	17.62%	census
1956	5,404,933	14.94%	census
1961	6,236,092	13.33%	census
1966	6,960,870	10.41%	census
1971	7,703,106	9.64%	census
1976	8,264,465	6.79%	census
2011	12,851,821	35.69%	census
2015	13,733,544	6.42%	estimation process
2016	13,448,494	-2.12%	census
2017	14,279,196	5.82%	estimation process