Saltfleet Township is a
geographic township in
Hamilton,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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,
on the south shore of
Lake Ontario
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.
The township was established originally in the then
Upper Canada
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. In 1974, it was
amalgamated
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with the village of
Stoney Creek to form the town of Stoney Creek.
Stoney Creek itself was amalgamated with the City of Hamilton in 2001.
See also
*
List of townships in Ontario
This is a list of townships in the Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by census division.
Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District
Historical/Geographic Townships
*Abbott
*Aberdeen Additional
*Abigo
*Abotoss ...
References
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Geographic townships in Ontario
Neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Ontario