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Encyclopedia > Georgina, Ontario

Map showing Georgina's location in York Region
Map showing Georgina's location in York Region
Georgina and other communities on Lake Simcoe, Ontario
Georgina and other communities on Lake Simcoe, Ontario
York Region, Ontario Portal

Georgina (2006 Population 42,346) is a town in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of York in the Greater Toronto Area on Lake Simcoe. The town was incorporated in 1986 and was formed by the merger of Georgina Township and North Gwillimbury Township in 1971, but the area's history dates back to the 1700s. North Gwillimbury took its name from the family of Elizabeth Simcoe, nee Gwillim. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (534x708, 9 KB)Lake Simcoe Ontario, Canada Licensed for use in accordance with the GFDL. This map was created with this online map creation tool. ... Download high resolution version (534x708, 9 KB)Lake Simcoe Ontario, Canada Licensed for use in accordance with the GFDL. This map was created with this online map creation tool. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government - Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. ... A map of Torontos Census Metropolitan Area, which contains a large portion of the Greater Toronto Area. ... Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. ... Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim (1762 (or 1766?)-1850) was the wife of John Graves Simcoe. ...

Contents

Municipal composition

The main centres in Georgina are the communities of:

  • Keswick
  • Sutton founded as Bouchier Mills in 1831, name changed in 1864
  • Jackson's Point
  • Virginia
  • Pefferlaw - founded by Captain William Johnson in 1819
  • Port Bolster
  • Udora.
  • Willow Beach

Keswick is a community in the south central portion of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Sutton is a suburban community located nearly 2 km south of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada. ... Pefferlaw is a suburban community of the Town of Georgina, located on the southeast corner of Lake Simcoe in Ontario in the northeastern and eastern parts of Georgina. ... Udora is a rural community located south of Pefferlaw and Beaverton as well as Lake Simcoe in Ontario in the eastern part of Georgina near Uxbridge. ...

Demographics

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:[1] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Statistics Canada (French: Statistique Canada) is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ...

  • Population: 42,346
  • % Change (2001-2006): 7.9%
  • Dwellings: 15,518 (2001)
  • Area (km².): 287.72
  • Density (persons per km².): 136.5 (2001)

The town of Georgina is growing at a fast rate mostly due to beach lovers leaving the hustle and bustle of Toronto to relax. It has been a favourite for retirees. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Racial profile

Religions This article is about the color. ... Aboriginal people in Canada are Indigenous Peoples recognized in the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, sections 25 and 35, respectively, as Indians (First Nations), Métis, and Inuit. ... This article is about the color. ...

Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...

Government

The Town of Georgina operates under a ward system, and its Municipal Council consists of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and a Councillor for each of the five wards. The current council consists of:

  • Mayor: Robert Grossi
  • Deputy Mayor: Danny Wheeler
  • Councillor Ward 1: Margaret Jordan
  • Councillor Ward 2: Ross Jamieson
  • Councillor Ward 3: Dave Szollosy
  • Councillor Ward 4: Ken Hackenbrook
  • Councillor Ward 5: Brad Smockum

The Mayor and Deputy Mayor represent Georgina at meetings of York Region Council. York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. ...


Georgina is part of the Federal riding of York—Simcoe, represented by Peter Van Loan of the Conservative Party, elected in 2006. York—Simcoe in relation to Southern Ontario ridings York—Simcoe is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979, from 1988 to 1997 and since 2004. ... Peter Van Loan, PC, MP (born April 18, 1963) (sometimes referred to as PVL) is a Canadian politician. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...


Provincially, it is part of the riding of York North, represented by Julia Munro of the Progressive Conservative Party, who was first elected in 1995. York North was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from Confederation in 1867 until 2004. ... Julia Munro is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ...


Location

  • Latitude: 44.2963
  • Longitude: -79.4362

Notable Residents

  • Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame member Whipper Billy Watson was a life-long resident, and he spearheaded the campaign to build the Georgina Cultural Centre in the 1980s, which also houses the Stephen Leacock Theatre.
  • Jim Carrey also once resided for a time near Keswick at Jackson's Point.

Whipper Billy Watson (1917 July 25- 1990 February 4), born William Potts, was a Canadian heavyweight wrestler and a five-time world wrestling champion. ... For other uses, see Toronto Maple Leafs (disambiguation). ... The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. ... Curtis Shayne Joseph (born April 29, 1967 in Keswick, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Phoenix Coyotes in the NHL. // Playing career Joseph is nicknamed Cujo and has played wearing the number 31 for the St. ... James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a two-time Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian-American A-list film actor and comedian. ... Captain William Johnson was born in Chirnside, Scotland on September 19, 1784. ...

Attractions

In Basseterre by 1670 the Jesuits had built a Church dedicated to Our Lady; but in 1706 Notre Dame was burned to the ground by English soldiers billeted there. ... Sibbald Point Provincial Park is a provincial park located on the southern shores of Lake Simcoe in central (70 km north of Metro Toronto) Ontario, Canada. ...

Local clubs and associations

References

  1. ^ http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3519070&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=georgina&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&B1=All&Custom=

External links

North: Lake Simcoe Northeast: Beaverton
West: Cook's Bay, Lake Simcoe Georgina East: Brock
South: East Gwillimbury, Uxbridge
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Municipalities of York Region, Ontario
Town of Aurora • Town of East Gwillimbury • Town of Georgina • Township of King
Town of Markham • Town of Newmarket • Town of Richmond Hill • City of Vaughan • Township of Whitchurch-Stouffville
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Inner Ring of Golden Horseshoe
Largest City: Toronto Toronto
Regions: Durham Region • Halton Region • Peel Region • York Region • City of Hamilton • Niagara Region
Cities: Brampton • Burlington • Mississauga • Niagara Falls • Oshawa • Pickering • Port Colborne • St. Catharines • Thorold • Vaughan • Welland
Towns and Major Communities: Ajax • Aurora • Bolton • Bowmanville • Brock • Buttonville • Caledon • Clarington • Concord • East Gwillimbury • Fort Erie • Georgina • Grimsby • Lincoln • Halton Hills • Keswick • King • Kleinburg • Maple • Markham • Milton • Newmarket • Niagara-on-the-Lake • Oakville • Pelham • Richmond Hill • Scugog • Sutton • Thornhill • Unionville • Uxbridge • Whitby • Whitchurch-Stouffville • Woodbridge

  Results from FactBites:
 
Georgina, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (269 words)
Georgina is a town in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of York in the Greater Toronto Area on Lake Simcoe.
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor represent Georgina at meetings of York Region Council.
Georgina is part of the Federal riding of York—Simcoe, represented by Peter Van Loan of the Conservative Party, elected in 2006.
The Zephyr Society of Lake Simcoe (2795 words)
Georgina Island is situated in Lake Simcoe, approximately 1.5 km northwest of the southern shoreline at Duclos Point and 2.5 km east of Sibbald Point near the community of Sutton?jackson’s Point (Figure 1).
In southern Ontario, almost all reports of breeding are on very large bodies of inland water, including Lake Ontario and Lake Huron, especially on Georgian Bay and in the north channel (Austen et al.
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources staff have made observations of the colony over the years but no rigorous breeding sruveys have been undertaken since the early 1980's.
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