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Georgina, Ontario

Georgina
Town (lower-tier)
Town of Georgina
Civic Centre
Civic Centre
Official logo of Georgina
Logo
Location of Georgina within York Region
Location of Georgina within York Region
Georgina is located in Southern Ontario
Georgina
Georgina
Location of Georgina within York Region
Coordinates (Civic Centre): 44°18′N 79°26′W / 44.300°N 79.433°W / 44.300; -79.433Coordinates: 44°18′N 79°26′W / 44.300°N 79.433°W / 44.300; -79.433
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.ca

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

Religions

Mother Tongue

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:


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