Back انكستر (همیلتون) ARZ Ancaster (lungsod) CEB Ancaster (Ontario) German انکستر، انتاریو Persian Анкастер (Канада) Russian Ancaster, Kanada Swedish
Ancaster | |
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Community (Dissolved town) | |
  Ancaster  Ancaster | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′32″N 79°58′36″W / 43.22556°N 79.97667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Hamilton |
| Established | 1792 (village) |
| Incorporated | 1974 (town) |
| Amalgamated | January 1, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • MP | Filomena Tassi |
| • MPP | Sandy Shaw |
| Area | |
• Total | 176.63 km2 (68.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 40,557 |
| • Density | 229.6/km2 (595/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 905 and 289 |
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Ancaster is a community in the city of Hamilton in the Canadian province of Ontario.[1] Founded in 1792, it immediately developed itself into one of the first significant and influential early British Upper Canada communities established during the late 18th century, eventually amalgamating with the city of Hamilton in 2001. By 1823, due to its accessible waterpower and location at the juncture of prehistoric trading routes, Ancaster had become Upper Canada's largest industrial and commercial centre. Additionally, Ancaster had at that time attracted the 2nd largest populace (1,681) in Upper Canada, trailing only Kingston (population 2,500),[2] but surpassing the populations of nearby Toronto (1,376) and Hamilton (1,000).[3]
After this initial period of prosperity in the late 18th century, sudden significant water and rail transportation advancements of the early 19th century would soon better benefit Ancaster's neighbouring towns nearer the Lake Ontario waterfront. Stationary steam engines for industries rapidly developing in the 19th century would eventually make Ancaster's water-powered industries less vital. As a result, after the 1820s, Ancaster's influence would begin to wane during the remainder of the 19th century.
From the late 19th century, Ancaster's population would remain static until 1946, when new subdivisions around the village were established. The population expanded further with the completion of the Hamilton-Ancaster section of Highway 403 in 1968 and the introduction of sewer systems in 1974. After 1970, its population has grown steadily from 15,000 residents to its present-day count of 40,557. It was a municipality until 2001, when it was amalgamated with Hamilton, Dundas, Stoney Creek, Flamborough and Glanbrook to form the City of Hamilton.
- ^ "About ACS". Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "Kingston Historical Society Chronology of the History of Kingston". kingstonhistoricalsociety.ca. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ ANCASTER The Past, Present and Future, A Brief prepared by The Ancaster Township Historical Society 1972