Peterborough, Ontario facts for kids

Quick facts for kids City of Peterborough
Peterborough, Ontario
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Motto(s):  Dat natura, elaborant artes (Nature Provides, Industry Develops)
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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)
• 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
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