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Hagersville
Unincorporated Community
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Coordinates: 42°57′35.6″N 80°03′08.3″W / 42.959889°N 80.052306°W / 42.959889; -80.052306
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Haldimand
Government
• Mayor of Haldimand	Shelley Ann Bentley
• Governing body	The Council of the Corporation of Haldimand County
• Ward 4 (Hagersville) Councillor	Marie Trainer
• MP	Leslyn Lewis (Conservative)
• MPP	Bobbi Ann Brady (Independent)
Area
• Land	3.15 km (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population
• Total	3,059
• Density	971.5/km (2,516/sq mi)
Demonym	Hagersvillian
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area	N0A
Area code(s)	905, 289, 365

Hagersville is a community in Haldimand County, Ontario in Canada.

History

Upon the construction of Highway 6, known formerly as the Plank Road, a small village popped up around 1855 when Charles and David Hager bought most of the land in the centre of the area. David Almas owned the land on the east side of the road, while John Porter owned the land in the west end.

The building of the Canada Southern Railroad in 1870, and of the Hamilton and Lake Erie Railway three years later helped to make Hagersville a prosperous village in 1879.

Close by the rail crossing was The Junction Hotel, later becoming The Lawson Hotel after a change in ownership. Perhaps it was best known as Murph's Place when retired NHL player Ron Murphy took ownership. It was also known as the Hagersville Inn, but today it is known as The Old Lawson House. In 1852, Charles Hager built a frame hotel at the corner of the Plank Road and Indian Line. Hagersville's first post office was in this hotel and Joseph Seymour suggested the community be called Hagersville to honour the Hager brothers. As of 2020, the Lawson property offered rooms as affordable housing for many residents.

During World War II No. 16 Service Flying Training School RCAF was established by the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan at 274 Concession 11 Walpole 3.5 km (2.2 mi) southwest of Hagersville. No. 16 SFTS opened on 8 August 1941 and closed on 30 March 1945. After the RCAF finished with the site it was used by the Canadian Army for various purposes and was known as Camp Hagersville. The camp was closed in 1964. Between the 1960s and 1990s, the camp was used as a residence for youth and then a flea market. As of 2013 the site was an industrial park. Some of the military homes are still there, and the housing area is known as "White Oaks Village". A good view of the site and the old hangars is had from Concession 10 Walpole. The base was located at 42°55′42″N 080°07′33″W / 42.92833°N 80.12583°W / 42.92833; -80.12583 (Hagersville Airport).

In 1990, a large uncontrolled tire fire emitted fumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere for seventeen days. The fire itself occurred on Concession 13 Walpole, about 8km from Hagersville, but media credited it to Hagersville since it was the largest town in close proximity. The so-called "Hagersville Tire Fire" has reportedly been linked to long-term health issues, including some "rare, aggressive cancers," among firefighters who experienced the event first-hand.

Location and airports

• Hagersville is approximately 45 km (28 mi) southwest of Hamilton, Ontario, 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Caledonia, Ontario, and 24 km (15 mi) northeast of Port Dover, Ontario.
• Hagersville's nearest airports are Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport (CYHM) (27 km ) (formerly Mount Hope Airport), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) (105 km ), and Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) (128 km ).

Climate

Demographics and area

Hagersville is a population centre with a land area of 3.17 km (1.22 sq mi).

Hagersville's 2021 population was 3,059, a 4.1% growth from the 2016 population.

Hagersville's 2016 population was 2,815, a 14% growth from the 2011 population of 2,579. Of the total population, 87.5% are European, 9% are First Nation and 3.5% are visible minorities (mostly Filipino, South Asian and Latin American).

Hagersville is adjacent to Mississaugas of the Credit and Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserves.

Ethnicity

Only those populations which compose more than 1% of the population have been included.

Language

As of the 2021 census, there were 2,920 citizens that spoke English only, 70 that spoke both official languages and 5 that spoke neither.

Religion

As of the 2021 census, there were 1,655 citizens identifying as Christian and 1,295 as non-religious and secular perspectives.

Education

Public education in Hagersville is administered by the Grand Erie District School Board and the Catholic schools by the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board. Schools located in Hagersville include:

• Hagersville Secondary School
• Hagersville Elementary School
• St. Mary's School

Activities

• Hagersville Memorial Arena

Parks

• Haldimand Memorial Arboretum
  • Hagersville Lions Pool
• Grant Kett Park

Annual

• Hagersville Rocks
• Hagersville Summers End Festival

Notable people

• Hagersville was the birthplace of Neil Peart (1952–2020), drummer of the Canadian rock group Rush.
• Hagersville is the birthplace of Becky Kellar-Duke (1975-), who is a 4 time Olympian with 3 gold medals and 1 silver in Women's Hockey.
• Hagersville is the birthplace of Carl Reid (1950-), Roman Catholic priest, who is Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia.
• Hagersville was the birthplace of Jay Silverheels (1912–1980), who played Tonto in the 1950s television series The Lone Ranger.
• Hagersville is home to the Hagersville Hawks, a junior hockey team that plays in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.

Notes

1. Statistic includes all individuals that identified as having a French origin but not otherwise specified.

References

1. "Shelley Ann Bentley". Haldimand County. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
2. Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437.
3. "Record". 20 July 2017.
4. Forsyth, Bruce (1998). "A Short History of Abandoned and Downsized Canadian Military Bases". Military Bruce Historical Writings by Bruce Forsyth. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
5. Anon (2009). "Abandoned Aerodromes". Canada Flight Supplement Effective 0901Z 12 MArch 2009 To 0901Z 7 May 2009. Ottawa: Nav Canada. p. A35.
6. Sonnenberg, Monte (4 December 2009). "Hagersville Tire Fire Fallout". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
7. Schneider, Keith; Times, Special To the New York (2 March 1990). "Worst Tire Inferno Has Put Focus on Disposal Problem". The New York Times.
8. "Fire Threatens Disaster in Canada : Environment: Thousands of burning tires could produce tons of oil laden with toxic chemicals". Los Angeles Times. 21 February 1990.
9. Nolan, Daniel (12 February 2015). "25 years ago today: The Hagersville tire fire that burned 17 days". TheRecord.com.
10. Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, retrieved 30 April 2010
11. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (1 February 2023). "Census Profile, 2021 Census – Hagersville [Population centre], Ontario and Ontario [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
12. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (8 February 2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census – Hagersville [Population centre], Ontario and Ontario [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
13. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 4 February 2022.
14. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 12 August 2021.
15. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 20 August 2019.
16. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. 18 July 2021.
17. ^ "Census Profile: Hagersville Ontario (Population centre)". Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
18. "Census Profile: Hagersville Ontario (Population centre)". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
19. "Official web site: Neil Peart". Retrieved 10 December 2007.

External links

• Haldimand County

• Communities in Haldimand County
• World War II sites in Canada
• Military history of Canada during World War II