Georgina | ||
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Town (lower-tier) | ||
Town of Georgina | ||
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Location of Georgina within York Region |
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Location of Georgina within York Region | ||
Coordinates (Civic Centre): 44°18′N 79°26′W / 44.300°N 79.433°WCoordinates: 44°18′N 79°26′W / 44.300°N 79.433°W | ||
Country | Canada | |
Province | Ontario | |
Regional Municipality | York Region | |
Named | late 1790s | |
Amalgamated | 1971 (township) | |
Incorporated | 1986 (town) | |
Named for | George III | |
Government | ||
• Type | Municipality | |
• Mayor | Margaret (Jordan) Quirk | |
• Regional Councillor / Deputy Mayor | Naomi Davison | |
• Councillor | Frank Sebo, David A. Harding, Dan Fellini, Dave Neeson | |
Area | ||
• Total | 287.72 km2 (111.09 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 43,517 | |
• Density | 151.2/km2 (392/sq mi) | |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
Postal code FSA | L0E, L0C, L4P | |
Area code(s) | 905, 289 and 705 | |
NTS Map | 031D03 | |
GNBC Code | FBHBU | |
Website | www |
Georgina (Canada 2011 Census population 43,517) is a town in south-central Ontario, and the northernmost municipality in the Regional Municipality of York and therefore the Greater Toronto Area. The town is bounded to the north by Lake Simcoe. Although incorporated as a town, it operates as a township, in which dispersed communities share a common administrative council. The largest communities are Keswick, Sutton and Jackson's Point; smaller communities include Pefferlaw, Port Bolster, Udora and Willow Beach. The town was formed by the merger of the Village of Sutton, the Township of Georgina and the Township of North Gwillimbury in 1971, and was incorporated in 1986. North Gwillimbury had previously been part of Georgina, but became its own township in 1826. It took its name from the family of Elizabeth Simcoe, née Gwillim.
Georgina was the proposed name for London, Ontario by John Graves Simcoe.
The main centres in Georgina are the communities of Keswick, Belhaven, Sutton, Jackson's Point, Baldwin, Virginia, Pefferlaw, Port Bolster, Udora and Willow Beach. Other settlements include Brighton Beach.
According to the Canada 2006 Census conducted by Statistics Canada:
Racial profile
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The Town of Georgina operates under a ward system, and its municipal council consists of the mayor, regional councillor (known procedurally as deputy mayor) and a councillor for each of the five wards. The current council consists of: