A police village is a form of municipal government used in Ontario, beginning in the early 19th century. It was used in cases where the finances or population of the area did not permit the creation of a village. As a general term, Municipal government refers to local government operating at the level of a city, town, or village. ... 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. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...

A police village was created by a bylaw of the governing district or county which defined the political boundaries of the police village. A police village had its own elected governing body of trustees, who could establish fire and safety regulations, erect streetlights and build sidewalks. In 1965, the Ontario Municipal Act was amended to prevent the creation of new police villages. Most remaining police villages have been amalgamated into other municipalities since that time. A Bylaw (sometimes also seen as By-Law or ByLaw) was originally the Viking town law in the Danelaw. ... Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ...

Many communities in Ontario were police villages at one time, including:

• Ancaster (1852)
• Hamilton (1833)
• Maple (1928)
• Metcalfe (1898)
• Stittsville (1956)
• Rockcliffe Park (1908)
• Sunderland (1900)
• Thornhill (1931)
• Unionville (1907)

Ancaster is a suburban community southwest of Hamilton, Ontario, with which it amalgamated in 2001. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... Maple is not to be confused with a subdivision of Burlington Maple is a high-growth suburban community located northwest of Toronto Ontario Canada, part of the city of Vaughan in York Region. ... Metcalfe is a town, formerly part of Osgoode Township, now part of the city of Ottawa. ... Stittsville, Ontario is a suburban area of Ottawa located immediately to the south-west of Kanata, about 30 km (19 miles) from downtown Ottawa. ... Rockcliffe Park is the wealthiest neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, and is one of the most prosperous enclaves in Canada. ... Sunderland is a suburban village located northwest of Port Perry, east of Beaverton and SE of Orillia on Brock Road (Highway 7 and Highway 12) linking Whitby, Orillia and to Lindsay and Peterborough and another road to Zephyr and south of Oakwood. ... Thornhill is a former village in Ontario, directly north of Toronto, and is currently shared by two municipalities, the city of Vaughan having the portion west of Yonge Street and the town of Markham having the eastern portion. ... Unionville (from union + ville) is a suburban community that is located 4 km west of Markham, 33 km NE of Toronto, south of Lake Simcoe and 13 km SE of Richmond Hill. ...

References

• Place names of Ontario, Alan Rayburn (1997) ISBN 0-8020-7207-0