Hagersville is a community in Haldimand County, Ontario in Canada. Location and airports Hagersville is approximately southwest of Hamilton, Ontario, southwest of Caledonia, Ontario, and northeast of Port Dover, Ontario. Hagersville's nearest airports are Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport (CYHM) () (formerly Mount Hope Airport), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) (), and Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) (). Demographics and area Hagersville is a population centre with a land area of . Hagersville's 2016 population was 2,815, a 14% growth from the 2011 population of 2,579. Of the total population, 87.5% are European, 9% are First Nation and 3.5% are visible minorities (mostly Filipino, South Asian and Latin American). Hagersville is adjacent to Mississaugas of the Credit and Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserves. Notable people Hagersville was the birthplace of Neil Peart (1952–2020), drummer of the Canadian rock group Rush. Hagersville is the birthplace of Becky Kellar-Duke, b. 1 January 1975, who is a 4 time Olympian with 3 gold medals and 1 silver in Women's Hockey. Hagersville is the birthplace of Carl Reid, b. 14 December 1950, Roman Catholic priest, who is Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia. Hagersville was the birthplace of Jay Silverheels (1912–1980), who played Tonto in the 1950s television series The Lone Ranger. Hagersville is home to the Hagersville Hawks, a junior hockey team that plays in the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League. History Upon the construction of Highway 6, known formerly as the Plank Road, a small village popped up around 1855 when Charles and David Hager bought most of the land in the center of the area. David Almas owned the land on the east side of the road, while John Porter owned the land in the west end. The building of the Canada Southern Railroad in 1870, and of the Hamilton and Lake Erie Railway three years later helped to make Hagersville a prosperous village in 1879. Close by the rail crossing was The Junction Hotel, later becoming The Lawson Hotel after a change in ownership. Perhaps it was best known as Murph's Place when retired NHL player Ron Murphy took ownership. It was also known as the Hagersville Inn, but today it is known as The Old Lawson House. In 1852, Charles Hager built a frame hotel at the corner of the Plank Road and Indian Line.