The United Counties of Lincoln, Welland and Haldimand was a
historic county in the
Canadian province
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of
Ontario
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.
In 1849 parts of the counties of
Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
,
Welland
Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750.
The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Niagara-o ...
and
Haldimand were merged to one united county.
These counties later separated to form single counties.
Lincoln County and
Welland County
Welland County (area, excluding cities was 226,970 acres) is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.
The county was formed in 1845 from Lincoln County. The county was named from the Welland River. The river got its name from J ...
merged in 1970 to form the
Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario
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.
Haldimand merged with
Norfolk
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twice and the final time (1974) it created the
Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario
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.
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Former counties in Ontario