The City of Kitchener in Ontario, Canada
The City of Kitchener was known as the City of Berlin from 1854 to 1916. The metropolitan area, which includes the two neighbouring cities of Waterloo and Cambridge, has 490,000 people, making it the tenth largest Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in Canada and the fourth largest in Ontario by population. In 2004, the city celebrated its 150th anniversary.
The City of Kitchener is the seat of the Waterloo Regional Municipality, and is adjacent to the smaller cities of Cambridge to the south, and Waterloo to the north.
Kitchener and Waterloo are often referred to jointly as "the twin cities" or "K-W" (Kitchener-Waterloo), although they have separate municipal governments. The three cities are also known as "the tri-cities".
Population is 190,399
Average age is 35.2
English spoken as a first language by 74.19%
Percentage of Immigrants is 24.89
Population between the ages of 20 to 34 with a university degree or diploma is 19.2%
Population between the ages of 35 to 44 with a university degree or diploma is 18.8%
Average earnings of all people is $31,429.00
Average earnings of people working full time is $41,589.00 Unemployment rate is 6.1%
Average family income is $59,103.00
Average household income is $50,877.00
there are 74,127 houses
Average value of a home is $157,719.00
Located 5 minutes from downtown Kitchener & 1 hour from Toronto Int'l Airport is The Radison Hotel.
On Highway 8 at Fairway Road Exit, off Highway 401 is The Holiday Inn
