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As the population rose, Welland County was formed in 1845 from Lincoln County and Port Colborne was incorporated as a village in 1870, became a town in 1918, merged with the neighbouring Village of Humberstone in 1952, and was re-incorporated as a city in 1966. In 1970, Niagara Region municipal restructuring added Humberstone Township, further ...
Oct 31, 2012 · Port Colborne, Ontario, incorporated as a city in 1966, population 18,306 (2016 census), 18,424 (2011 census). The city of Port Colborne is located on Lake Erie and serves as the south port of entry to the Welland Canal. It was named for Sir John Colborne, a lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada.
Port Colborne, city, regional municipality of Niagara, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies a few miles south of Welland on the north shore of Lake Erie at the upper entrance of the Welland Ship Canal and opposite Humberstone Lock; at 1,381 feet (421 metres) long it is one of the world’s largest.
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Port Colborne is a city in Ontario, Canada that is located on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. The original settlement, known as Gravelly Bay, dates from 1832 and was renamed after Sir John Colborne , a British war hero and the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada at the time of the ...
- 121.96 km 2 (47.09 sq mi)
- 18,306 (-0.6% from 2011)
- 50.0 (M: 48.8, F: 51.1)
- 150.1/km 2 (389/sq mi)
Port Colborne’s history can be traced back to the early 19th century when it was primarily a shipping and lumbering center. It gained significance in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the completion of the Welland Canal, a major shipping route that connected Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
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The city's growth was centered around the southern terminus of the Welland Canal after it reached Lake Erie in 1833. Port Colborne was incorporated as a village in 1870, became a town in 1918, merged with the neighbouring Village of Humberstone in 1952, and was re-incorporated as a city in 1966.
