City coordinates: 43.1512947, -80.2716284
Brantford is a city in southwestern Ontario located along the Grand River. Historically the city developed as an industrial and manufacturing centre and remains an important urban community within the region.
Brantford is widely known as the hometown of Alexander Graham Bell, who conducted early work related to the invention of the telephone while living in the area. The city’s history is also closely connected to transportation, industry and settlement along the Grand River corridor.
Today Brantford includes residential neighbourhoods, commercial areas and educational institutions that support its role as a regional centre in southern Ontario.