Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario
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The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, is a regional municipality located in Ontario, Canada in the southwest part of the Greater Toronto Area and until 1974 was known as Halton County. It is comprised of the city of Burlington and the towns of Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills and is policed by the Halton Regional Police Service. The region's headquarters are located in Oakville.
The town of Oakville and the city of Burlington make up the largely urban area to the south, while the towns of Milton and Halton Hills to the north are significantly more rural despite the presence of growing urban areas. Urban sprawl in Brampton to the east in neighbouring Peel Region have made urban areas in the GTA uninterrupted all the way to the City of Toronto as is visible on Google Earth satellite images of the GTA and the Golden Horseshoe.
Halton Region has a population of 375,229 (2001) spread out over 232,000 acres (939 km²) of land. Population estimates project a population of 439,000 in 2006, making it one of the fastest growing regions in the country. Despite the unprecedented growth in residential development in Halton, agriculture and protected lands along the Niagara Escarpment are still the predominant land uses.
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- 41.8% Protestant
- 34.5% Roman Catholic
- 3.5% other Christian
- 1.2% Muslim
- 0.7% Hindu
- 18.3% non, other religion
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