Kawartha Lakes
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The city of Kawartha Lakes (2006
population 74,561) is a unitary
municipality in Central Ontario, Canada
. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural.
The main population centres are Bobcaygeon
, Fenelon Falls
, Lindsay
, Omemee
and Woodville
.
First Nations. The word meant "land of reflections" in the Anishinaabe language, according to Whetung. The word was subsequently changed by tourism promoters to Kawartha, meaning "bright waters and happy lands."
Prior to its restructuring as a city, the area was known as Victoria County. The city was created in 2001, during the ruling provincial Progressive Conservative
party's "Common Sense Revolution
". Through provincial legislation, the former Victoria County and its constituent municipalities were amalgamated
into one entity named the City of Kawartha Lakes.
This act was made by Ontario commissioner Kitchen, responding to a 2 - 3 vote by the Township of Emily to call the commissioner in to assist with the mismanagement of their landfill site. Despite a general opposition from residents of the area, the provincial government pushed forward with the amalgamation, which officially came into effect on January 1, 2001.
By a narrow margin (51% for, 49% against), the citizens of Kawartha Lakes voted to de-amalgamate in a November 2003 local plebiscite, but the provincial and municipal governments have not taken any steps since the vote to initiate de-amalgamation.
In 2006, the population of the Lindsay urban area was 19,361.
Provincial rank in terms of population (2001): 36
s left desolate by the start of rural mail delivery.
The township of Laxton, Digby and Longford is an amalgamation of the once individual townships of Digby and Laxton, and half of the original Longford Township. The separate township of Longford is uninhabited, though dotted with abandoned logging towns. In 2000, just prior to amalgamation into the city of Kawartha Lakes, the township of Verulam and the village of Bobcaygeon were amalgamated into the Municipality of Bobcaygeon/Verulam.
Highway 7B also exists entirely within the city, following the length of Kent Street through Lindsay, and cosigning with Highway 35 for 800 m.
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
population 74,561) is a unitary
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
municipality in Central Ontario, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural.
The main population centres are Bobcaygeon
Bobcaygeon, Ontario
Bobcaygeon is a community on the Trent-Severn Waterway in the City of Kawartha Lakes, east-central Ontario, Canada.Bobcaygeon was incorporated as village in 1876, and became known as the "Hub of the Kawarthas"...
, Fenelon Falls
Fenelon Falls, Ontario
Fenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 1,800 permanent inhabitants, which swells in the summer due to tourism and cottaging. Fenelon Falls is home to lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway...
, Lindsay
Lindsay, Ontario
Lindsay is a community of 19,361 people on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately west of Peterborough...
, Omemee
Omemee, Ontario
Omemee is a community within the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada, formerly known as Victoria County. Omemee is one of the major communities in the Kawartha Lakes, as the proclaimed "city" is vastly rural and has but one major population centre...
and Woodville
Woodville, Ontario
Woodville is a community in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. It is located west of Lindsay. Population is approx. 900.-History:Known in the late 19th century as Irish Corners, the name of the town was changed to Woodville after the completion of the post office under postmaster John Morrison...
.
History
The city's names comes from the name of the Kawartha lakes. The term Kawartha is an anglicization of the word Ka-wa-tha (from Ka-wa-tae-gum-maug or Gaa-waategamaag, meaning), a word coined in 1895 by aboriginal Martha Whetung of the Curve LakeCurve Lake First Nation 35, Ontario
Curve Lake is the name of two Ojibwe Indian reserves 14 km north of Peterborough, Ontario. They serve as the landbase for the Curve Lake First Nation...
First Nations. The word meant "land of reflections" in the Anishinaabe language, according to Whetung. The word was subsequently changed by tourism promoters to Kawartha, meaning "bright waters and happy lands."
Prior to its restructuring as a city, the area was known as Victoria County. The city was created in 2001, during the ruling provincial Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
party's "Common Sense Revolution
Common Sense Revolution
The phrase Common Sense Revolution has been used as a political slogan to describe common sense conservative platforms in Australia and the U.S. state of New Jersey in the 1990s. Based on the Singapore Model of economics, its main goal is to reduce taxes while balancing the budget by reducing the...
". Through provincial legislation, the former Victoria County and its constituent municipalities were amalgamated
Amalgamation (politics)
A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...
into one entity named the City of Kawartha Lakes.
This act was made by Ontario commissioner Kitchen, responding to a 2 - 3 vote by the Township of Emily to call the commissioner in to assist with the mismanagement of their landfill site. Despite a general opposition from residents of the area, the provincial government pushed forward with the amalgamation, which officially came into effect on January 1, 2001.
By a narrow margin (51% for, 49% against), the citizens of Kawartha Lakes voted to de-amalgamate in a November 2003 local plebiscite, but the provincial and municipal governments have not taken any steps since the vote to initiate de-amalgamation.
Demographics
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| Lindsay | |
| 1841 | 200 |
| 1871 | 4,049 |
| 1881 | 5,080 |
| 1891 | 6,081 |
| 1901 | 7,003 |
| 1911 | 6,964 |
| 1921 | 7,620 |
| 1931 | 7,505 |
| 1941 | 8,345 |
| 1951 | 9,603 |
| 1961 | 11,399 |
| 1971 | 12,746 |
| 1981 | 13,596 |
| 1991 | 16,696 |
| Kawartha | Lakes |
| 2001 | 69,179 |
| 2006 | 74,561 |
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- N/A = Data Not Available
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In 2006, the population of the Lindsay urban area was 19,361.
Census Division rankings
National rank in terms of population (2006): 69Provincial rank in terms of population (2001): 36
Communities
The following is a list of all the former incorporated villages, unincorporated hamlets and communities, and existing or abandoned rural post officePost office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
s left desolate by the start of rural mail delivery.
- Ancona Point
- Argyle
- Aros
- Avery Point
- Baddow
- Baker Trail
- Ballyduff
- Barclay
- Bellevue
- BethanyBethany, Kawartha Lakes, OntarioBethany is an unincorporated village in the Canadian province of Ontario, within the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes. Bethany is centred on Highway 7A, which forms part of the Trans-Canada highway...
- Bethel
- Birch Point
- BobcaygeonBobcaygeon, OntarioBobcaygeon is a community on the Trent-Severn Waterway in the City of Kawartha Lakes, east-central Ontario, Canada.Bobcaygeon was incorporated as village in 1876, and became known as the "Hub of the Kawarthas"...
- BolsoverBolsover, OntarioBolsover is a village located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, west of the village of Kirkfield on County Road 48. The village is located to the south of Canal Lake.-Notable residents:...
- Brunswick
- Burnt River
- Burton
- Bury's Green
- Cambray
- Cameron
- Camp Kagawong
- Campbells Beach
- CoboconkCoboconk, OntarioCoboconk is a community in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the south-central portion of the Canadian province of Ontario. The village lies at the junction of Highway 35 and former Highway 48, on the northern tip of Balsam Lake, the highest point on the Trent–Severn Waterway...
- Corson's Siding
- Cowan's Bay
- Crawfords Beach
- Cresswell
- Crosshill
- Cunningham's Corners
- Dalrymple
- Dartmoor (ghost town)
- Daytonia Beach
- DongolaDongola, OntarioDongola is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes. The former post-office village contains several households and no businesses. Today, Dongola is all but a ghost town...
- Downeyville
- Dunsford
- East Emily
- Eldon
- Fairburn Corner
- Fee's Landing
- Feir Mill
- Fell Station
- Fenelon FallsFenelon Falls, OntarioFenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 1,800 permanent inhabitants, which swells in the summer due to tourism and cottaging. Fenelon Falls is home to lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway...
- Fingerboard
- Fleetwood (ghost town)
- Fleetwood Station
- Fowlers Corners
- Fox's Corners
- Frank Hill
- Franklin
- Gilsons Point
- Glamorgan
- Glandine
- Glenarm
- Glenway Village
- Grasshill
- Greenhurst-Thurstonia
- Hartley
- Head Lake
- Hickory Beach
- Hillhead Corners
- Horncastle (ghost town)
- Hukish
- Isaacs Glen
- Islay
- Janetville
- Joyvista Estates
- Kenedon Park
- Kenrei Park
- Kenstone Beach
- Keystone Beach
- King's Wharf
- KinmountKinmount, OntarioKinmount is a village with a population of approximately 500, located on the Burnt River in Ontario, Canada. The village is now part of the City of Kawartha Lakes. The village's hinterland covers large sections of both Haliburton and Peterborough counties for which it is a shopping and cultural...
- KirkfieldKirkfield, OntarioKirkfield is a village located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. The unincorporated village was named in 1864 after the initial name, Novar, was rejected by the government. A list of 8 possible choices was then offered. The village, being predominantly Scottish at...
- Lake Dalrymple
- Lancaster Bay
- Lifford
- Linden Valley
- LindsayLindsay, OntarioLindsay is a community of 19,361 people on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately west of Peterborough...
- Little Britain, OntarioLittle Britain, OntarioLittle Britain is a community in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. It is located 15 km southwest of Lindsay. Formerly a part of Mariposa Township and Victoria County, Little Britain is now part of Ward 8, City of Kawartha Lakes.-History:...
- Long Beach
- Long Point
- Lorneville
- Lotus
- MacKenzie Point
- Mallards Bay
- Manilla
- Manvers
- Mariposa Station
- Mariposa
- McCrackin's Beach
- McGuire Beach
- Mount Horeb (ghost town)
- Newmans Beach
- Norland
- Oak Hill
- Oakdene Point
- Oakwood
- O'Donnell Landing
- OmemeeOmemee, OntarioOmemee is a community within the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada, formerly known as Victoria County. Omemee is one of the major communities in the Kawartha Lakes, as the proclaimed "city" is vastly rural and has but one major population centre...
- Orange Corners
- Palestine
- Pickerel Point
- Pleasant Point
- PontypoolPontypool, OntarioPontypool is an unincorporated village within the southernmost part of the amalgamated city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.Prior to amalgamation, Pontypool was an unincorporated village within the township of Manvers, in the county of Victoria....
- Port Hoover
- Powles Corners
- Ragged Rapids (ghost town)
- Reaboro
- Red Cap Beach
- Rohallion
- Rokeby
- RosedaleRosedale, OntarioRosedale is an unincorporated village located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, partially in Fenelon Township and Somerville Township, Canada. It is home to Lock 35 of the Trent-Severn Waterway on Balsam Lake....
- Sadowa
- Sandy Point
- Sebright
- Silver Lake
- Snug Harbour
- Southview Estates
- St. Mary'sSt. Mary's, Kawartha Lakes, OntarioSt. Mary's was the site of a planned village within early Victoria County, in the Canadian province of Ontario. The site was laid aside in the surveying of the county in the 1830s, but was later found to be unusable when limestone was discovered two inches below the ground...
- Sturgeon Point
- Sullivan's Bay
- Sylvan Glen Beach
- Taylor's Corners
- Tracey's Hill
- Union Creek
- Uphill
- ValentiaValentia, OntarioValentia is a small community founded in 1807, located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, just south of the town of Lindsay on County Road 18 northeast of Lake Scugog. During its bicentennial celebrations in August, 2007, it held its first Valentia Heritage Rodeo.....
- Verulam Park
- Victoria Place
- View Lake
- Washburn Island
- Watson's Siding
- Woodville
- Yelverton
- Zion
Victoria County
Prior to 2001, Victoria County consisted of 13 separate townships and 6 incorporated villages with their own local governments:Townships
Population centres:- BexleyBexley Township, OntarioThe Township of Bexley was a municipality located in the northern half of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario.-History:...
(Victoria Road, Coboconk) - CardenCarden Township, OntarioThe Township of Carden was a municipality in the north-west corner of Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario.-Geography:...
(Dalrymple) - DaltonDalton Township, OntarioThe Township of Dalton was a municipality located in the northwest corner of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was named after Dr...
(Sebright, Uphill, Sadowa) - EldonEldon Township, OntarioThe Township of Eldon was a municipality located in the west of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in Ontario, Canada.- Communities :*Kirkfield*Bolsover*Glenarm*Eldon*Woodville...
(Glenarm) - EmilyEmily Township, OntarioThe Township of Emily was a municipality located in the south-eastern corner of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in Ontario, Canada.Emily Township is also home to Emily Provincial Park.- Communities :*Downeyville*Fee's Landing...
(Downeyville, Fowlers Corners) - FenelonFenelon Township, OntarioThe Township of Fenelon was a municipality located in the centre of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario...
(Isaacs Glen, Powles Corners) - Laxton, Digby and LongfordLaxton, Digby and Longford Township, OntarioThe united Townships of Laxton, Digby and Longford were a municipality in the north of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes in the Canadian province of Ontario...
(Uphill, Norland) - Longford (uninhabited)
- ManversManvers Township, OntarioThe Township of Manvers was a municipality in the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario....
(Janetville, Bethany) - MariposaMariposa Township, OntarioThe Township of Mariposa was a municipality located in the southwest corner of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. The other municipal neighbors of Mariposa are Ops and Fenelon on the east, Eldon on the north, Brock on the west, and...
(Oakwood, Little Britain) - OpsOps Township, OntarioThe Township of Ops was a municipality located in the centre of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes. The township contained the communities of Reaboro and Fleetwood, and also surrounded the largest population centre in the county, Lindsay....
(Reaboro) - SomervilleSomerville Township, OntarioThe Township of Somerville was a municipality located in the north-eastern corner of the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes.- Communities :*Burnt River*Kinmount*Union Creek*Baddow*Dongola...
(Coboconk, Kinmount) - VerulamVerulam Township, OntarioThe Township of Verulam was a rural municipality within the former Victoria County, now the city of Kawartha Lakes. It was bounded on the north by the geographic township of Somerville, the south by the geographic township of Emily, the west by the geographic township of Fenelon, and the east by...
(Dunsford, Bobcaygeon)
The township of Laxton, Digby and Longford is an amalgamation of the once individual townships of Digby and Laxton, and half of the original Longford Township. The separate township of Longford is uninhabited, though dotted with abandoned logging towns. In 2000, just prior to amalgamation into the city of Kawartha Lakes, the township of Verulam and the village of Bobcaygeon were amalgamated into the Municipality of Bobcaygeon/Verulam.
Incorporated communities
- Town of Lindsay
- Village of Bobcaygeon
- Village of Fenelon Falls
- Village of Omemee
- Village of Sturgeon Point
- Village of Woodville
Transportation
The following King's Highways pass through the city:- Highway 7Highway 7 (Ontario)King's Highway 7, commonly referred to as Highway 7 and historically as the Northern Highway, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario...
, part of the Trans-Canada HighwayTrans-Canada HighwayThe Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km... - Highway 7AHighway 7A (Ontario)King's Highway 7A, commonly referred to as Highway 7A, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that serves as a bypass of Highway 7...
- Highway 35Highway 35 (Ontario)King's Highway 35, also known as Highway 35, is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, linking Highway 401 with Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Algonquin Park. The highway travels from west of Newcastle, through Lindsay and the Kawarthas and into Haliburton before terminating...
- Highway 115Highway 115 (Ontario)King's Highway 115, commonly referred to as Highway 115 is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that connects Peterborough with Toronto via Highway 401...
Highway 7B also exists entirely within the city, following the length of Kent Street through Lindsay, and cosigning with Highway 35 for 800 m.
Attractions
- Devil's Elbow Ski Area, BethanyBethany, OntarioBethany is an unincorporated village in the Canadian province of Ontario, within the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes. Bethany is centred on Highway 7A, which forms part of the Trans-Canada highway...
- Ganaraska Hiking Trail
- Lindsay AirportLindsay AirportLindsay Airport, , is located west northwest of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directoryAirports Official website...
, LindsayLindsay, OntarioLindsay is a community of 19,361 people on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately west of Peterborough... - Olde Gaol Museum
- Victoria Recreation Corridor
- Fenelon Falls Museum, Fenelon FallsFenelon Falls, OntarioFenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 1,800 permanent inhabitants, which swells in the summer due to tourism and cottaging. Fenelon Falls is home to lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway...
- Highland Cinema and Museum, Kinmount
- Trent-Severn WaterwayTrent-Severn WaterwayThe Trent–Severn Waterway is a Canadian canal system formerly used for industrial and transportation purposes and now for recreational and tourism purposes, connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to the Georgian Bay portion of Lake Huron at Port Severn...
- Lock 32: BobcaygeonBobcaygeon, OntarioBobcaygeon is a community on the Trent-Severn Waterway in the City of Kawartha Lakes, east-central Ontario, Canada.Bobcaygeon was incorporated as village in 1876, and became known as the "Hub of the Kawarthas"...
- Lock 33: Lindsay
- Lock 34: Fenelon Falls
- Lock 35: RosedaleRosedale, OntarioRosedale is an unincorporated village located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, partially in Fenelon Township and Somerville Township, Canada. It is home to Lock 35 of the Trent-Severn Waterway on Balsam Lake....
- Lock 36: KirkfieldKirkfield, OntarioKirkfield is a village located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. The unincorporated village was named in 1864 after the initial name, Novar, was rejected by the government. A list of 8 possible choices was then offered. The village, being predominantly Scottish at...
lift lockBoat liftA boat lift, ship lift, or lift lock is a machine for transporting boats between water at two different elevations, and is an alternative to the canal lock and the canal inclined plane....
- Lock 32: Bobcaygeon
Media
- The Lindsay PostThe Lindsay PostThe Lindsay Post is a twice-weekly, broadsheet community newspaper in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, that was established as The Canadian Post in 1857 in Beaverton before being moved to Lindsay in 1861...
(established in Beaverton as The Canadian Post in 1857, moved to Lindsay in 1861) - Kawartha Lakes This WeekKawartha Lakes This WeekKawartha Lakes This Week is a twice-weekly, community newspaper in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, that was established in 1977 under the title Lindsay This Week. It is one of three newspapers in the Kawartha Division of Metroland Publishing, a company that owns newspapers across Ontario...
(established as Lindsay This Week in 1977) - 91.9 BOB FM (CKLY-FMCKLY-FMCKLY-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 91.9 FM in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. The station has used the Bob FM brand and format since August 21, 2005. It previously broadcast an adult contemporary format as Y92....
) transmits from Lindsay - CHEX-TVCHEX-TVCHEX-TV is a television station in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and an affiliate of the CBC Television network. It began broadcasting on March 26, 1955, with an NHL ice hockey game. The station broadcasts over-the-air on channel 12.- History :...
transmits on Channel 12 from Peterborough
Protected areas
- Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial ParkQueen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial ParkThe Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park is a provincial park in south-central Ontario, between Gravenhurst and Minden. The park, named for Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, is 33,505 hectares in size, making it the second largest park south of Algonquin Park , but it has a fragmented shape as...
- Balsam Lake Provincial Park
- Indian Point Provincial Park
- Emily Provincial Park
- Pigeon River Headwaters Conservation Area
- Fleetwood Creek Conservation Area
- Windy Ridge Conservation Area
- Ken Reid Conservation Area
- GamiingGamiingGamiing is a nature centre located on the western shore of Pigeon Lake, Ontario, Canada. Gamiing is a grassroots not-for-profit organization and is registered as a charitable organization within Canada. Gamiing was founded in 1995 by current volunteer Executive Director, Mieke Schipper...
Nature Centre
Surrounding counties
- Muskoka District MunicipalityMuskoka District Municipality, OntarioThe District Municipality of Muskoka, more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka, or simply Muskoka, is a Regional Municipality located in Central Ontario, Canada. Muskoka extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border...
- Haliburton CountyHaliburton County, OntarioHaliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage area in Central Ontario for its scenery and for its resident artists. Minden Hills is the county seat. Haliburton County was established in 1983, but had existed as the Provisional County of Haliburton since 1874...
- Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County, OntarioNorthumberland County is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in central Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Durham County , west of Hastings, southeast of Kawartha Lakes and south of Peterborough County. The county seat is Cobourg...
- Peterborough CountyPeterborough County, OntarioPeterborough County is located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is projected to reach a population of 159,840 by 2031, according to the Ontario Ministry of Finance's Ontario Population Projections Update...
- Regional Municipality of DurhamRegional Municipality of Durham, OntarioThe Regional Municipality of Durham, informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto, Ontario. It has an area of approximately 2,500 square kilometres. Durham Region is considered part of the Greater Toronto Area, with the communities...
- Simcoe CountySimcoe County, OntarioSimcoe County is located in central portion of Southern Ontario. The County is situated just north of the Greater Toronto Area stretching from the shores of Lake Simcoe in the east to Georgian Bay in the west...