Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada

Motto: Ontario's Rising Star
Area:	1,761.64 sq. km.
Population  - Total (2001)  - Cdn. CD Rank: 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. ... Å•A motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. ... Image File history File links York File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links York_Region. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Census division is the next smallest political region below province or territory, in Canada, similar to a county. ... - Density	729,254 Ranked 8th Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... 414.0/km²
MPs
Maurizio Bevilacqua, Susan Kadis, John McCallum, Belinda Stronach, Lui Temelkovski, Peter Van Loan, Bryon Wilfert
MPPs
Frank Klees, Julia Munro, Mario Racco, Greg Sorbara, Tony Wong
Regional Chair	Bill Fisch
Governing body	York Regional Council
York Region

The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. Population: 803,780 (2002). It is the fastest growing census division in Canada, expected to surpass 1.5 million residents by 2020. The entire region is part of the Greater Toronto Area. The regional seat is in Newmarket. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... Maurizio Bevilacqua Hon. ... Susan Kadis (born January 11, 1953) is a Canadian Member of Parliament. ... Professor The Honourable John McCallum PC, MP (born April 9, 1950) is a Canadian politician and economist. ... Belinda Stronach The Honourable Belinda Stronach, PC, MP, (born May 2, 1966 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian businesswoman, politician, and a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Lui Temelkovski (born November 4, 1954) is the Canadian Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Oak Ridges-Markham, representing the Liberal Party of Canada. ... Peter Van Loan (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician. ... Bryon Wilfert, P.C., B.A., B.Ed. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Frank Klees (born March 6, 1951 in Stuttgart, West Germany) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Julia Munro is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Mario Racco (born in 1955) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Greg Sorbara (born September 4, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Tony Wong is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|center|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Census division is the next smallest political region below province or territory, in Canada, similar to a county. ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and is centred around the fifth largest city in North America, Toronto, after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. ... Map showing Newmarkets location in York Region Newmarket is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has an area of 38. ...

Towns and cities in York Region include:

• 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
• Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville

Within the municipality there is also one First Nation with an Indian reserve, where the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, Ontario. Aurora (2001 population 40,167) is a town located roughly 40 kilometres north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... East Gwillimbury, is a town on the Holland River in the Regional Municipality of York. ... Georgina and other communities on Lake Simcoe, Ontario Georgina, town in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of York in the Greater Toronto Area on Lake Simcoe. ... King (2001 population 18,533)[1] is a township in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Markham is a town in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Map showing Newmarkets location in York Region Newmarket is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has an area of 38. ... Richmond Hill (population 159,864 as of June 30, 2004) is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Vaughan (2001 population 182,022)[1] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Whitchurch-Stouffville, town in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of York in the Greater Toronto Area. ... First Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U.S. They have also been known as Indians, Native Canadians, Aboriginal Americans, Amer-Indians, or Aboriginals, and are officially called Indians in the Indian Act, which... In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band. ... Map of York Region showing Fox, Snake, and Georgina islands. ... Map of York Region showing Fox, Snake, and Georgina islands. ...

Attractions

• Applewood Farm Winery (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
• Aurora Museum (Aurora)
• Buttonville Airport (Markham)
• Canada's Wonderland (Vaughan)
• Canadian Heritage Humber River
• Georgina Village Museum (Georgina)
• King Township Museum (King)
• Markham Museum (Markham)
• McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Vaughan)
• Oak Ridges Moraine
• Oak Ridges Trail
• Puck's Farm (King)
• RHLS Narrow Gauge Railway (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
• Seneca College (King)
• Sharon Temple (East Gwillimbury)
• Sutton-Zephyr Trail
• Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
• Willow Springs Winery (Whitchurch-Stouffvile)
• York Demonstration Forest (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
• Vaughan Mills (Vaughan)

Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ/YKZ) is a medium-sized private airport immediately northwest of Markham, Ontario, Canada, near Toronto. ... The famed Wonder Mountain Paramount Canadas Wonderland is an amusement park in Vaughan, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. ... This article is about the river in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an art gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario, near and to the north of Toronto, in Canada. ... The Oak Ridges Moraine is a geographic area in southern Ontario, Canada stretching from Milton to Rice Lake, near Peterborough. ... Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology has approximately 90,000 part-time and 17,000 full-time students. ... Temple of the Children of Peace is located in the village of Sharon, Ontario. ...

Protected Areas

• Baker Sugarbush Conservation Area
• Boyd Conservation Area
• Bruce's Mills Conservation Area
• Duclos Point Provincial Nature Reserve
• Gold Creek Conservation Area
• Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve
• Kortright Centre Conservation Area
• Lake St. George Conservation Area
• Mabel Davis Conservation Area
• Milne Park
• Pickering Lands Preservation Site
• Rogers Resevoir Conservation Area
• Sheppards Bush Conservation Area
• Sibbald Point Provincial Park
• Thornton Bales King Conservation Area
• Wesley Brooks Memorial Conservation Area
• Whitchurch Conservation Area
• Willow Beach Conservation Area

The Boyd Conservation Area is part of the Government of Ontario greenbelt program to protect the environment. ... Kortright Centre is a conservation area located 5 km SE of Kleinburg, about 6 km NE of Woodbridge and about 7 km W of Maple in the northern part of suburban Toronto. ...

Highways

• Ontario provincial highway 9
• Ontario provincial highway 48
• Ontario provincial highway 400
• Ontario provincial highway 404
• 407 ETR
• Ontario provincial highway 427

Ontario provincial highway 48, or Kings Highway 48, was a secondary highway that ran from Scarborough to south-eastern edge of Lake Simcoe. ... Highway 400 as part of the 400-series network Ontario provincial highway 400 or The Kings Highway 400, known previously as the Toronto-Barrie Highway, is a key north-south 400-Series Highway linking Toronto to Central and Northern Ontario. ... Highway 404 as part of the 400-series network Highway 404 is an Ontario 400-Series Highway that runs from the junction of Highway 401 and the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto to its northern terminus at Green Lane/Herald Road in Newmarket. ... Highway 407, officially called the 407 Express Toll Route (ETR), is a pay-per-use freeway located in south-central Ontarios Greater Toronto Area. ... Highway 427 as part of the 400-series network Ontario Provincial Highway 427, or The Kings Highway 427 is a 400-Series Highway in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, that runs from immediately south of the Queen Elizabeth Way/Gardiner Expressway interchange (its exact southern terminus is...

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

• Dwellings: 229,239

Adjacent Census divisions

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External links

• York Region website

Census Divisions of Ontario
Counties of Ontario: Bruce | Dufferin | Elgin | Essex | Frontenac | Grey | Haliburton | Hastings | Huron | Lambton | Lanark | Leeds and Grenville | Lennox and Addington | Middlesex | Northumberland | Perth | Peterborough | Prescott and Russell | Renfrew | Simcoe | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | Wellington
Regional Municipalities of Ontario: Durham | Halton | Muskoka | Niagara | Oxford | Peel | Waterloo | York
Single Tier Municipalities of Ontario: Brant | Brantford | Chatham-Kent | Greater Sudbury | Haldimand | Hamilton | Kawartha Lakes | Norfolk | Ottawa | Prince Edward | Toronto
Separated municipalities - Historic counties of Ontario
Districts of Ontario: Algoma | Cochrane | Kenora | Manitoulin | Nipissing | Parry Sound | Rainy River | Sudbury | Thunder Bay | Timiskaming