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The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
City profile · Canada · North America

Ancaster

Ontario · Canada
City population
40,557
#140
in Canada
#56
in Ontario
#13,804
worldwide
OttawaAncaster
43.218, -79.987 · 419 km from Ottawa
City population
40,557
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Canada
#140
of 295 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#13,804
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Canada
0.1%
of the national population

About Ancaster

Ancaster is a city in Ontario, Canada with a population of 40,557. It is the 140th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 13,804th largest worldwide. It lies 419 km from Ottawa.

Position in Canada
#140of 295
LargestSmallest
Position in Ontario
#56of 100
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Canada
Region
Ontario
Rank in region
#56of 100
Distance to capital
419 km
to Ottawa
Elevation
253 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Toronto
Coordinates
43.218, -79.987
Record updated
2024-02-27
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 295 in Canada

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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