Georgina, town in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of York in the Greater Toronto Area on Lake Simcoe. The town was created in 1986, but the area's history dates back to the 1700s.
Municipal Composition
The main centres in Georgina are the communities of:
- Keswick
- Sutton founded as Bouchier Mills in 1831, name changed in 1864
- Jackson's Point
- Virginia
- Pefferlaw - founded by Captain William Johnson in 1819
- Port Bolster
- Udora .
Stats
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 39,263
- % Change (1996-2001): 12.9
- Dwellings: 15,518
- Area (sq. km.): 287.72
- Density (persons per sq. km.): 136.5
Location
- Latitude: 44.2963
- Longitude: -79.4362
Attractions
- Captain William Johnson's Old Mill
- St. George's Anglican Church
- Roche's Point Anglican Church
- Red Barn Theatre
- Duclos Point Nature Reserve
- Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery
- Georgina Skate Park
- Georgina Studio Tour
- Regional Forests
- Sibbald Point Provincial Park
- Walking Trails
Local Clubs and Associations
- Georgina-Brock Garden Club
- Georgina Girls Hockey Association
- Georgina Minor Baseball Association
- Georgina Minor Hockey Association
- Georgina Trail Riders Snowmobile Club
- Lake Simcoe Soccer Club
- Sail Georgina
- South Lake Simcoe Naturalists (Nature Group)
- Sutton Agricultural Society
External links
Last updated: 05-12-2005 21:16:12
