Port Colborne
Port Colborne | |
|---|---|
| City of Port Colborne | |
Former bank building on West Street in Port Colborne | |
| Motto: "Gateway to Navigation" | |
Location of Port Colborne in the Niagara Region | |
| Coordinates: 42°53′N 79°15′W / 42.883°N 79.250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Niagara |
| Settled | 1830s |
| Incorporated | 1870 (village) |
| 1966 (city) | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bill Steele |
| • MP | Fred Davies |
| • MPP | Jeff Burch |
| Area | |
| • Land | 121.96 km2 (47.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 175.30 m (575.13 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 20,033 |
| • Density | 164.2/km2 (425/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Port Colbornite |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward Sortation Area | |
| Area code(s) | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| GNBC Code | FCHYP |
| Website | portcolborne |
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 opening of the (new) southern terminus of the First Welland Canal in 1833. The city's population in 2021 was 20,033.