Alliston, Ontario is an Ontario community just about 90 kilometers from Toronto, and about 40 km SW of Barrie., about 18 km W of Cookstown, about 10 km N of Tottenham, about 40 km NE of Orangeville and about 30 km E of Shelburne .It is located in the town of New Tecumseth which is part of Simcoe County. The heart of the community is divided by Highway 89. It was founded in 1847 by English immigrant William Fletcher. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Categories: Canada-place stubs | Cities in Ontario ... Orangeville is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Shelburne, Ontario is famous for the annual fiddling contest that is held there each August. ... New Tecumseth is a town in south-central Ontario, in the County of Simcoe. ... Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Alliston is located where the corners of four of the original townships of southern Simcoe County meet, Adjala , Tosorontio, Essa and Tecumseth. Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario. ... Essa is a township west of the city of Barrie in the County of Simcoe. ...

Earl Rowe Provincial Park is located three kilometerswest of Alliston, in Adjala-Tosorontio township. It is one of the largest provincial parks in Southern Ontario Adjala-Tosorontio, township in south-central Ontario, in the County of Simcoe in the Greater Toronto Area. ...

The town grew as a commercial centre for the area farmers and was best known as a potato-growing area. It is still a major industry in the town and is celebrated by the annual Alliston Potato Festival.

A large Honda car manfacturing plant, the biggest industry in Simcoe County , is located in the southeast of Alliston, along Tottenham Road (Simcoe Road 10); under 1 km south of Highway 89. The plant had a minor fire in the late 1990s. . This Honda is the car company. ...

The famous citizen of Alliston was Sir Frederick Banting the inventor of insulin. The town's only high school is named in his honour, Banting Memorial High School Sir Frederick Banting Sir Frederick Grant Banting (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate. ...

The current mayor of Alliston is Mike McEachern.

Nearest communities

• Angus, north
• Egbert, northeast
• Cookstown, east
• Beeton, southeast
• Tottenham, south
• Hockley, southwest
• Everett, west

Egbert is a very small hamlet with a population of less than 100 people located in Essa Township in the County of Simcoe in the province of Ontario. ... Cookstown Town in south central Ontario, north of Toronto. ... Everett is a town in Ontario, Canada. ...

Nearby settlements

• Baxter, east

Geography

• Population: 9,679 (2001)
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• Area code: +1-705
• Elevation: about 200 m
• Name of inhabitants: Allistonian sing., -s pl.

The surrounding area is made up of farmlands to its east and the south along with the north and west. The forests lie to the northwest, the southwest, the south and to the east along with rolling hills. The urban areastretches from west to east is nearly 3 km and from north to south ranges from 300 m, 600 m to 1 km. Another residential area, adjacent to a major hotel the Nottawasaga Inn is located 5 km east of Alliston is to the east. A river is situated to its east. The CP rail (Toronto - Parry Sound - Sudbury) runs to its west with a small freight yard for Honda vehicles. Additional housing and commercial development has been built since in the mid-1990s in the town's southwest. A future urban developments in the northeast and north of Alliston may increase the population to nearly 17,000 to 20,000. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area code 705 (1-705) is reserved for Northeastern Ontario and parts of Central Ontario. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway that is operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... Parry Sound (2001 census population 6,120) is a town in central Ontario, Canada, on the shore of Parry Sound (part of Georgian Bay), 165 kilometres south of Sudbury and 225 kilometres north of Toronto. ... Greater Sudbury (2001 census population 155,219) is a city in Northern Ontario. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM...

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Alliston has a two public and two Catholic elementary schools, one public high school, a post office, four banks, a small movie theatre, the Circle Theatre, a train station and several parks.