Malton, Ontario
| Malton | |
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Malton Community Centre and Library
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| Motto: Home of the Avro Arrow | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′12″N 79°38′52″W / 43.70333°N 79.64778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | Peel |
| City | Mississauga |
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| • Mississauga Ward 5 Councillor | Carolyn Parrish |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 36,400 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Forward sortation area | L4T |
| Area code(s) | 905 and 289 |
| NTS Map | 030M12 |
| GNBC Code | FEBVQ |
| Demonym | Maltonian |
Malton is a neighbourhood in the northeastern part of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, located to the northwest of Toronto. The neighbourhood has a population of approximately 36,400 as of 2002.
Malton is bounded by Highway 427 and Finch Avenue (border with Toronto) to the east, the Brampton city limits (just south of Steeles Avenue) to the north, Airport Road to the west, and the CN rail line and Toronto Pearson International Airport to the south. Malton is unique in that it does not adjoin any other Mississauga neighbourhood. Mimico Creek flows through Malton.
Together, the Malton and Britannia Woods areas of Mississauga form Ward 5. Ward 5 is one of the largest in the City of Mississauga and the only ward with both a large number of businesses and residents. The oldest portion of Malton (the former Police Village of Malton) is located on the northwest corner of Airport and Derry Roads. All of the roads in this area are named after cities in the United Kingdom.
The Second Purchase from the Mississauga Indians on Wednesday, October 28, 1818, was for 648,000 acres. Toronto Township received 34,556 acres, increasing its total acreage to 64,125. The Toronto Township expansion included Malton Village.
The village of Malton took up the east half of Lot 11, Concession 6, East Hurontario Street (EHS). This was the 100-acre land grant of Joseph Price that was designated in 1821. Most sources say Malton was first settled in 1819 or 1820.
The northeast corner of Toronto Township was first settled in 1820 by Richard Halliday. There is no Halliday listed in the Land Registry papers, so he probably was a squatter and then rented, or his purchase was not registered. Halliday was the local blacksmith and innkeeper, and he named the settlement Malton, after his home in England, Malton, North Yorkshire.
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