Hamilton is located in southern Ontario wrapping around the westernmost part of Lake Ontario and is roughly the midway point between Toronto and Buffalo, New York.

Total Population: 747,545

(An increase of 3.67 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 179,410
• Language Spoken at Home - 180,158

Quick Facts

• Over 24 percent of the population are foreign born.


• Over 34 percent of the population adhere to Roman Catholicism. Home to Christ the King Cathedral.


• Poles are significant presence with several organizations, language schools, Roman Catholic Church, etc. (See ... Polish Community of Hamilton


• Downtown core and site of Hess Village and Jamesville is shared by the Italian and Portuguese. Little Racalmuto (Italian) A rich Italian history, where an entire village in southern Italy -- Racalmuto -- immigrated and settled in Hamilton.


• Home to over 17,000 Ukrainian people and also home to St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral.


• Notable Arab people groups include ... Arab, Iraqi (5,000), Arab, Lebanese (2,000), Arab, Egyptian (2,000), Arab, Palestinian (1,050) Arab, Syrian (900), Arab, Sudanese (800).