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Waterdown was a town in Canada which since 2001 has been a community of Hamilton, Ontario.

Waterdown was created from that part of East Flamborough Township on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, just east of the junction of King's Highways Nos. 5 and 6. That intersection is known as Clappison's Corners, but continuous residential and commercial buildings between the two communities make it difficult to see any difference.

Community institutions include:

Waterdown is also home to Bethel CRC. In 1974, it was amalgamated with East Flamborough, West Flamborough and Beverly townships to form the Town of Flamborough in the newly minted Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth. In 2001, Hamilton-Wentworth and all its former municipal federation members were abolished and replaced by an amalgamated City of Hamilton.

Waterdown is expanding greatly, with the recent addition of a YMCA and several commercial establishments. Because of the approval of new homes in Waterdown - at least 6,500 more houses in the near future - there are ongoing disscussions regarding the planned $50 million 'Waterdown By-Pass', which would allow for easier access across the city. Waterdown population growth was approximately 28.9% over the years 1996 and 2001.

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 * [http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/schools_curriculum/schools/school_detail.aspx?id=waterdown Waterdown District High School]
 * [http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/aagreenleaf/ Allan A. Greenleaf Public School]
-* [http://www.haltonsearch.com/hr/fp/ Flamborough Review]
+* [http://www.haltonsearch.com/hr/fp/ Flamborough Review (merged with the Flamborough Post)]
 * [http://www.ymcahb.on.ca/flamInfo.htm Flamborough Family YMCA]
 * [http://www3.sympatico.ca/igor.fomenko 3rd Waterdown Venturers]
 * [http://www.villagetheatrewaterdown.ca Village Theatre Waterdown]
+Waterdown is also home to Bethel CRC.
 In [[1974]], it was amalgamated with East Flamborough, West Flamborough and Beverly [[township (Canada)|townships]] to form the [[Flamborough, Ontario|Town of Flamborough]] in the newly minted [[Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Municipality|Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth]]. In 2001, Hamilton-Wentworth and all its former municipal federation members were abolished and replaced by an amalgamated [[Hamilton, Ontario|City of Hamilton]].