Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada: Past, Present, Future

Past

  • Unknown – 1784: Geographic area inhabited by the Chonnonton (Neutral), Anishinabek, and Haudenosaunee Nations

  • 1784 – Early 1800s: The Haldimand Tract, British Empire (Crown grant to the Six Nations, subsequently transferred via purchase to the German Company / early settlers)

  • 1807-1833: Sandhills/Ebytown/Ben Eby’s, Wellington District, Upper Canada, British Empire

  • 1833-1916: Berlin, Wellington District/Waterloo County, Canada West/Ontario, British Empire/Canada

Present

  • 1916-present: Kitchener, Waterloo County/Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (1916-present)

Future

  • Prediction: 20??-Unknown: Grand River (City), Toronto (State), United States of America

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