---
title: "Corporation of the City of Kitchener"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-kitchener"
description: "Corporation of the City of Kitchener: Kitchener is a city in Ontario with a population of 256,885 (2021 Census). Official website: kitchener.ca."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Corporation of the City of Kitchener

Ontario · Local government

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Kitchener is a city in Ontario with a population of 256,885 (2021 Census).

Written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Ontario
- Layer: Local government
- Class: Cities and towns
- Population: 256,885 (2021 Census)
- City page: [Kitchener, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener)
- Wikidata: [Q200166](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200166)

## Official website

- [kitchener.ca](http://www.kitchener.ca)

## Places on record

Operator on record for 1,031 places, from open data, by type. Where Kitchener has a page for a type, it is linked: every place of that type there. Operators are matched from the source records and may be approximate.

- Libraries: 10 ([Libraries in Kitchener](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener/libraries))
- Arenas: 7 ([Arenas in Kitchener](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener/arenas))
- Outdoor rinks: 1
- Pools: 16 ([Pools in Kitchener](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener/pools))
- Splash pads: 8 ([Splash pads in Kitchener](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener/splash-pads))
- Community and recreation centres: 28 ([Community and recreation centres in Kitchener](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener/community-centres))
- Sports fields and courts: 338 ([Sports fields and courts in Kitchener](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener/sports-fields))
- Parks: 426 ([Parks in Kitchener](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener/parks))
- Playgrounds: 197 ([Playgrounds in Kitchener](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener/playgrounds))

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Cities and towns) in Ontario.

- [Corporation of the City of Cornwall](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-cornwall)
- [Corporation of the City of Dryden](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-dryden)
- [Corporation of the City of Elliot Lake](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-elliot-lake)
- [Corporation of the City of Guelph](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-guelph)
- [Corporation of the City of Kenora](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-kenora)
- [Corporation of the City of Kingston](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-kingston)
- [Corporation of the City of London](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-london)
- [Corporation of the City of Markham](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-markham)
- [Corporation of the City of Mississauga](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-mississauga)
- [Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-niagara-falls)
- [Corporation of the City of North Bay](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-north-bay)
- [Corporation of the City of Orillia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-orillia)

## Sources

- Description written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- Record from: [Statistics Canada, Public Sector Universe](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/68-516-x/68-516-x2016001-eng.htm). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=psu:2146478424), with the sources of its record.
- [Places and services in Kitchener, ON](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/ontario/kitchener)
- [Public services in Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/ontario)
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Corporation of the City of Kitchener", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/corporation-of-the-city-of-kitchener