Caledon Township, Ontario

Caledon Township, Ontario was a historic incorporated township and is a present-day geographic township in the modern Region of Peel, Ontario, Canada.^[1]^[2] The township forms the northwest section of Caledon, Ontario.^{[citation needed]}

Caledon Township was likely named by settlers, like Edward Ellis or by public voting.^[3] Many settlers had come from the area around Caledon, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. In 1845, the population of the Township was 1,920. There were three grist-mills and a saw-mill.^[4]

References

^ "Caledon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
^ "Township of Caledon". Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Smith, Wm. H. (1846). SMITH'S CANADIAN GAZETTEER - STATISTICAL AND GENERAL INFORMATION RESPECTING ALL PARTS OF THE UPPER PROVINCE, OR CANADA WEST. Toronto: H. & W. ROWSELL. p. 27.

43°51′03″N 80°00′03″W / 43.85083°N 80.00083°W / 43.85083; -80.00083

[1] "Caledon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved July 18, 2011.

[2] "Township of Caledon". Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved July 18, 2011.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] Smith, Wm. H. (1846). SMITH'S CANADIAN GAZETTEER - STATISTICAL AND GENERAL INFORMATION RESPECTING ALL PARTS OF THE UPPER PROVINCE, OR CANADA WEST. Toronto: H. & W. ROWSELL. p. 27.

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