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Official Name: The Regional Municipality of York (
website
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Population: 892,712 (2006) 729,254 (2001)
Land Area: 1,761.64 square km
Total Private Dwellings: 287,320
York Region, is a regional municipality in south-central Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. It replaced the former York County in 1971. The 2006 census population was 892,712, making it more populous than all of Northern Ontario. 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.
York Region covers 1,776 square kilometres from Lake Simcoe in the north to the city of Toronto in the south. Its eastern border is shared with Durham Region, to the west is Peel Region, and Simcoe County is to the northwest.
Towns and cities in York Region include:
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Town of Aurora
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Town of East Gwillimbury
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Town of Georgina
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Township of King
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Town of Markham
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Town of Newmarket
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Town of Richmond Hill
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City of Vaughan
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Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
There is also one First Nation with an Indian reserve, where the
Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation
reside.
York Region's landscape includes farmlands, wetlands and kettle lakes, the Oak Ridges Moraine and over 2,070 hectares of regional forest, in addition to the built-up areas of its municipalities.
Public Transportation
York Region is served by:
Since 2001, bus routes have been extensively enhanced in the five communities which had pre-existing services, as well as increasing YRT's services to East Gwillimbury and Georgina.
Shopping
Major shopping centres located in York Region include:
More About Keswick
Keswick is located in
The Town of Georgina
and is the largest of the three primary urban communities that make up the town
.
Download Map of Georgina
Georgina offers a number of year-round activities in a variety of recreational facilities including our many impressive public parks, beaches, forested areas, conservation areas, the Duclos Point Nature Reserve, Sibbald Point Provincial Park, Keswick Marsh Fish and Bird Sanctuary, museums, craft and music festivals, the historic Red Barn Theatre and the Stephen Leacock Theatre.
Georgina's population incresed by 12,000 from 1986-1996. The growth could be attributed to the fact that cost of development is conciderably cheapter then that of the more southern comunities in York Region, this has made the town more attractive for builders and homeowners alike.
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