Saint Catharines, Ontario

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When the people of Saint Catharines refer to themselves: Saint Catharinites

Typical abbreviation for Saint Catharines: St. Catharines

The Lake Ontario city of Saint Catharines was incorporated in 1845.

Saint Catharines is 330 feet [100.58 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Saint Catharines lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Saint Catharines, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2006 StatCan Census, Saint Catharines had a population of 131,989 people^<2>. This is an increase of 2.18% since the previous Census (with 129,170 people in 2001).

With 131,989 people, Saint Catharines represented 1.09% of the total population of Ontario.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2006 Population	Change Since 2001
	Grand Island (NY)<*>	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	18,950	1.77% increase
	Lewiston (NY)<*>	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	16,697	2.71% increase
	Niagara Falls (NY)<*>	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	51,345	7.64% decrease
	Grimsby	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	23,937	12.4% increase
	Lincoln	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	21,722	5.39% increase
	Mississauga	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	668,549	9.08% increase
	<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Saint Catharines.

Websites for Saint Catharines

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Saint Catharines. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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