Hanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario with a population of about 7,500 residents. It is located in southwestern Grey County, bordering on Bruce County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton on Grey/Bruce Road 4. Hanover has a city hall, police department and the Hanover and District Hospital.HistoryIn 1849, pioneer Abraham Buck and his family established a farm and tavern on the Saugeen River in the region of modern-day Hanover.Settlers that followed include:  Christian Hassenjager, the first of many German settlers, who was to suggest the name of Hanover;  Abram Z. Gottwals, a missionary with the Evangelical Church;  Duncan Campbell, who became postmaster;  Edward Goodeve, who had one of the first stores;  Henry Proctor Adams, who built the dam and the first mill and drew up plans for the new village;  Dr. Landerkin, the first doctor; Daniel Knechtel, who arrived in 1864 and started a furniture manufacturing company in a barn on his property.The hamlet changed names several times between 1849 and 1855, at which point it was renamed Hanover: temporary names included Buck's Crossing, Buck's Bridge, and Adamstown. By 1867 it contained grist, saw and carding mills, a foundry and a cabinet factory. Thanks to the Knechtel Furniture Company, Hanover became reliant on manufacturing jobs, and gained the nickname of "Slabtown." With industrial and retail expansion, the town was improved with roads, street lighting, and facilities for education and recreation.Hanover was incorporated as a village in 1899 and as a town in 1904.