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81-764: King Township may refer to: In Canada [ edit ] King Township, Ontario In the United States [ edit ] King Township, Johnson County, Arkansas , in Johnson County, Arkansas King Township, Christian County, Illinois King Township, Winnebago County, Iowa King Township, Polk County, Minnesota King Township, Oregon County, Missouri King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania King Township, Tripp County, South Dakota , in Tripp County, South Dakota [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

162-507: A 4,050 square metres (43,600 sq ft) structure on the site at a cost of about $ 15 million. It will include a public-use gymnasium. The capital project will be partially financed by selling the strip mall. As a result of the federal electoral redistribution of 2012 , starting with the 2015 federal election the township is represented in the House of Commons by the Members of Parliament of

243-399: A grant for land totalling 40 farms, each of 200 acres (0.8 km ), and subsequently returned to Vermont to recruit families to operate those farms. By February 1802, he had set out for King Township with the first group of settlers for those forty farms. A second group followed later that month. The area would become known as Armitage , in honour of its first settler Amos Armitage. It was

324-635: A junior vocational school, opened at a King's Mill site and two other schools erected: Humbergrove Vocational School to the north in 1965 and Westway Vocational School in 1969. At its peak, Etobicoke operated 14 collegiates and 4 vocational schools in 1980. Downsizing occurred in the 1980s when nine high schools were closed due to declining enrollment; Alderwood and New Toronto merged to form Lakeshore Collegiate Institute in 1983 while Humbergrove, Kingsmill and Westway were consolidated to form Central Etobicoke High School in 1988. Etobicoke's first Roman Catholic high school, Michael Power/St. Joseph High School

405-700: A large European population from countries such as Italy, Poland, and Ukraine, and some of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in Toronto such as The Kingsway . As of 2016, English was the most spoken language in Etobicoke, followed by (in order) Italian , Punjabi , Spanish , Polish , Ukrainian , Gujarati , and Portuguese . Islington–City Centre West is one of several central business districts outside of downtown Toronto . Pizza Pizza and Sunwing Airlines have their headquarters in Etobicoke. Skyservice and Canada 3000 had their headquarters in Etobicoke before

486-625: A part of the newly formed regional government, the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto ("Metro"). In 1967, the township of Etobicoke was merged with three small lakeside municipalities — the Village of Long Branch, the Town of New Toronto, and the Town of Mimico — to form the Borough of Etobicoke. The borough was reincorporated as a city in 1984. In 1998, six local municipalities (including Etobicoke) and

567-460: A population of 27,333 living in 8,969 of its 9,346 total private dwellings, a change of 11.5% from its 2016 population of 24,512 . With a land area of 332.12 km (128.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 82.3/km (213.2/sq mi) in 2021. Median age as of 2021 was 43.2, slightly higher than the Ontario median age of 41.6. In 2021, Visible minorities represented 22.6% of

648-658: A second portion is used to finance regional projects managed by York Region, and the last portion is used for local services. The most significant cultural service provided via municipal funding is the King Township Public Library , which operates four branches in the township. Waste management is provided through the region, and is co-ordinated with programs offered in other towns in York Region. Weekly green bin compost collection began in September 2007 to complement

729-829: A shortcut for travellers to Peel County (especially modern Brampton). First developed as an urban area by Rex Heslop in the post- World War II years around the new Rexdale (the Elms) community, northern Etobicoke has many apartment buildings as well as a large 'skyway' industrial park to the west, developed after Malton Airport (in nearby Mississauga) became Toronto's main "Pearson International" Airport. Most of Etobicoke's visible minorities and immigrants reside in North Etobicoke, with 62% of its population being foreign-born. Many people from India, Jamaica, Iraq, Guyana, Somalia, Ghana, Philippines, Nigeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh have settled in North Etobicoke. Etobicoke's central and south end has

810-550: Is a large green space in west Toronto which is a venue for soccer, basketball, skiing, ice hockey, rugby, hiking, track and field. Rexdale (North Etobicoke) is home to the top ranked high school basketball program in Canada, Henry Carr Crusaders. Producing notable US Division 1 and NBA players such as Tyler Ennis and Sim Bhullar. Henry Carr Crusaders were the 2016 AAA Provincial high school basketball champions. Several major expressways, such as Ontario Highways 427 , 401 , 409 , and 27 ,

891-400: Is accessible by Highways 400 , 27 , 9 and 11. Public transportation is provided by York Region Transit (bus service) and GO Transit (bus and train services), but their services are limited in the township due to low population density. King City GO Station is the only train station in the township. York Region Transit's services are confined to the southeastern area, and GO bus serves

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972-487: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages King Township, Ontario The rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine are the most prominent visible geographical feature of King. The Holland Marsh , considered to be Ontario's "vegetable basket", straddles King Township and Bradford West Gwillimbury . King is known for its horse and cattle farms. Though King

1053-565: Is filled with entertainment, food, midway, and music. Four public school boards offer primary education and secondary education for residents living in Etobicoke, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (CSCM), Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV), the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). CSV and TDSB operate as secular public school boards,

1134-532: Is predominantly rural, most of its residents inhabit the communities of King City , Nobleton , and Schomberg . Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe named King Township for John King (1759–1830), an English Under-Secretary of State for Home Office from 1794 to 1801 for the Home Department in the Portland administration when Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool was Secretary of State. The township

1215-539: Is primarily provided by the Toronto Transit Commission 's (TTC) bus , streetcar , and subway system . Line 2 Bloor-Danforth of the TTC subway system has its western terminus at Kipling , along with three other stations. Both Kipling and Islington stations are major transit hubs, with the former serving as a terminal for MiWay bus services to Mississauga . Former transit expansion plans in Etobicoke, including

1296-488: Is some evidence of a large Huron encampment at Hackett Lake. Residents in the area in the 1950s and 1960s discovered arrowheads and other archaeological items indicating a Huron presence. This is consistent with the fact that the Toronto Carrying-Place Trail , a major route used in the 17th and 18th centuries, passes through the township. The route was used by explorer Étienne Brûlé , who first travelled along

1377-769: Is the Etobicoke School of the Arts established in 1981. Father John Redmond was designated as the Regional Arts Centre in 2006. Etobicoke has a wide range of indoor and outdoor sporting leagues including baseball, soccer, gridiron football, ice hockey, and ringette. Some of the prominent clubs include the Etobicoke Kangaroos Australian rules football club, the Serbian White Eagles FC club, Toronto Croatia , and FC Ukraine United , which operate in

1458-557: Is the farthest western community within Etobicoke/Toronto; situated along Bloor Street West, it is predominately single family housing with some mixed hi-rise rentals. North Etobicoke ; The 19th-century Etobicoke communities are Clairville , Highfield , Rexdale , Smithfield , Thistletown which grew along two formerly private roads (now Albion Rd. and Rexdale Blvd.) constructed diagonally across farms in Northern Etobicoke as

1539-475: The Canada Company after its establishment in 1826. By 1842, the township consisted of 53,240 acres (215 km ) of land, of which 13,818 acres (56 km ) had been cleared and was being cultivated. The principal villages at the time were Lloydtown, Brownsville (now Schomberg), Bogarttown (now a part of Newmarket), and Tyrwhitt's Mills (now Kettleby). In 1851, the township annexed from West Gwillimbury

1620-1032: The Canadian Soccer League , and the Toronto Furies of the Canadian Women's Hockey League . Southern Etobicoke is home to the Ford Performance Centre , the home arena for the Toronto Furies, and the practice rink of the Toronto Maple Leafs . The Toronto Patriots of the Ontario Junior Hockey League are based in Etobicoke. Etobicoke is the hometown of Major League Baseball star Joey Votto as well as National Hockey League stars P. K. Subban , Connor Brown , brothers Brendan and Reilly Smith , and National Hockey League Hall of Famer Brendan Shanahan . Etobicoke's Centennial Park

1701-649: The Eglinton West subway and the extension of Line 2 from Kipling to Square One Bus Terminal in Mississauga, were cancelled by previous provincial governments. Future transit expansion plans include two light rail transit projects, namely the Eglinton line extension from the future Mount Dennis station to Toronto Pearson International Airport and a new Finch West line between University of Guelph-Humber (Humber College North Campus) and Finch West station . Etobicoke

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1782-658: The Etobicoke Board of Education for anglophone public secular schools and the Metropolitan Separate School Board for anglophone and francophone Roman Catholic separate schools. In addition to primary and secondary schools, two post-secondary institutions are within Etobicoke. Humber College is a public college that operates two campuses in Etobicoke, the Humber North campus, and the Lakeshore campus, on

1863-761: The King—Vaughan and York—Simcoe electoral districts. The portion of King north of Highway 9 is part of the York—Simcoe electoral district, represented by Scot Davidson of the Conservative Party of Canada. The remaining areas are part of the King—Vaughan electoral district represented by Anna Roberts of the Conservative Party of Canada . Previously, King was part of the Oak Ridges—Markham , created for

1944-649: The Oak Ridges—Markham electoral district from 2007 to 2018, the Vaughan—King—Aurora electoral district from 1999 to 2007, York—MacKenzie from 1995 to 1999, and York North from Confederation to 1995. The portion of King north of Highway 9 is part of the York—Simcoe electoral district, represented by Caroline Mulroney of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , King had

2025-606: The Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) and Gardiner Expressway . Etobicoke is the western terminus of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth of the Toronto subway and is served by four suburban rail stations of GO Transit . Humber College is in Etobicoke, encompassing two campuses, one of which is also home to the University of Guelph-Humber . The name "Etobicoke" derives from the Mississauga word wah-do-be-kang ( wadoopikaang ), meaning "place where

2106-435: The Queen Elizabeth Way , as well as the city-maintained Gardiner Expressway , are routed through the area. There are numerous four- and six-lane thoroughfares in Etobicoke, laid out in a grid system. Many exceptions to Toronto's gridded street matrix are found in Etobicoke. A number of overpasses and awkward intersections have been created in an effort to reconcile the grid with these planning anomalies. Public transportation

2187-655: The Toronto Purchase of 1787. However, the Mississauga and government disagreed as to whether the western boundary of the purchase was the Humber River or the Etobicoke River (now, Etobicoke Creek). The Mississauga Indians allowed British surveyor Alexander Aitkin to survey the disputed land, and the British paid an additional 10 shillings for the purchase, although the purchase was never formally agreed to. The dispute

2268-536: The York Catholic District School Board . The only public secondary school in King, King City Secondary School , serves students residing in a relatively large geographic area, including some from adjacent towns. A private Catholic high school, St. Thomas of Villanova College , and private JK -12 school, The Country Day School , are also located in the township. Seneca College owns a campus located in

2349-461: The alders grow". This was how they described the area between Etobicoke Creek and the Humber River . The first provincial land surveyor, Augustus Jones , also spelled it as "ato-be-coake." Etobicoke was finally adopted as the official name in 1795 at the direction of Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe . At different times throughout history, different groups of First Nations peoples used

2430-405: The 1790s. Primarily an agricultural district, it was incorporated in 1850 as Etobicoke Township. The municipality grew into city status in the 20th century after World War II . Several independent villages and towns developed and became part of Etobicoke, first when Metropolitan Toronto was formed in 1954 and later, in a 1967 consolidation. In 1998, its city status and government dissolved after it

2511-473: The 2004 election because of rapid growth in York Region, and before that in the Vaughan—King—Aurora electoral district. The provincial riding of King—Vaughan is represented by Stephen Lecce , a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario . It was created as part of Ontario's re-districting to match provincial electoral districts with their federal equivalents. King was part of

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2592-470: The Albion Road Company was incorporated. Its purpose was to build and maintain a road to the north-west corner of Etobicoke, where a new community was planned. At the same time, John Grubb, who had already founded Thistletown , hired land surveyor John Stoughton Dennis to plan a community at the intersection of Islington Avenue and Albion Road , to be named Saint Andrew's. Plan 6 for this community

2673-545: The First Military tract, but most did not occupy their land. Many sold their acreage after a short time. The census of 1805 counted 84 people in the township of Etobicoke. In 1806, William Cooper built a grist mill and saw mill on the Humber river's west bank, just south of Dundas Street . The 1809 census counted 137 residents. The Dundas Street bridge opened in 1816, making the township more accessible. On May 18, 1846,

2754-687: The Honourable Samuel Smith, a colonel in the Queen's Rangers, received land grants of 1,530 acres (6.2 km ), extending from today's Kipling Avenue to Etobicoke Creek, and north to Bloor Street . On March 18, 1797, Sergeant Patrick Mealey received the first land patent for a plot on the west side of Royal York Road on Lake Ontario. This was part of the First Military Tract, or "Militia Lands", which extended from today's Royal York Road to Kipling Avenue, south from Bloor Street. The Crown

2835-404: The Humber River over the past few years. The central and northern areas of Etobicoke have many high-density apartment complexes set in the middle of sizable, open fields and parks. The central/southern areas, such as Markland Wood , The Kingsway , New Toronto, Mimico and Long Branch, have large green spaces, many parks, and main street shopping areas. Etobicoke has many public parks. Located on

2916-554: The King City Plaza, a strip mall purchased by the municipal government in the 1990s which also has several business tenants. In 2013, the township purchased the disused former Holy Name Catholic Elementary School building and adjacent 10 acres (40,000 m ) of land from the York Catholic District School Board for $ 2.95 million. In 2016, township planning staff announced that the 360 square metres (3,900 sq ft) school building would be redesigned for use as office space for

2997-521: The Metropolitan Toronto government merged to form the amalgamated city of Toronto . Etobicoke has the lowest population density of the former cities and boroughs comprising the city of Toronto. This is mainly due to its expanses of industrial lands along the various expressways. The residential areas are primarily single-family dwellings, although several large multi-story high-rise condominium developments have been built in south Etobicoke near

3078-605: The Nobleton and King City communities. Most air travel is served by Toronto Pearson International Airport , Canada's largest airport, located south of the township in Mississauga . The township's only airport, King City Airport , was a general aviation airfield that closed in the 1990s. Public schools with classes from kindergarten through grade twelve are administered by the York Region District School Board and

3159-519: The Township of Etobicoke; namely, Alderwood (originally a suburb of New Toronto), and Humber Bay (a historic gateway community connecting to Toronto) which was originally sprawl from the east side of the Humber River that was subsequently split by the construction of Ontario's first motor vehicle 'freeway' in 1938, which cuts across the top of southern Etobicoke; (the Queen Elizabeth Way). Today,

3240-405: The banks of the Humber River, James Gardens , a popular site for wedding photography , features seasonal flowers, walkways, a rock garden, streams, and waterfalls. Etobicoke also has Centennial Park , a large recreational park, and Colonel Samuel Smith Park and Humber Bay Park on the lakeshore. Etobicoke has several golf courses. St. George's Golf and Country Club was ranked in 2007 as one of

3321-494: The city's west end, Etobicoke is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario , on the east by the Humber River , on the west by Etobicoke Creek , the cities of Brampton , and Mississauga , the Toronto Pearson International Airport (a small portion of the airport extends into Etobicoke), and on the north by the city of Vaughan at Steeles Avenue West . The area of Etobicoke was first settled by Europeans in

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3402-436: The closure of these airlines. The construction industry in Etobicoke has been booming, with many new condominium towers developed along the waterfront near Humber Bay and along Bloor street. This has helped increase Etobicoke's population after a brief decline. The area's film and television industry is also promising. Etobicoke is home to a rib fest held every year on Canada Day long weekend at Centennial Park. The weekend

3483-567: The construction of Canada's Wonderland , which is actually located in the City of Vaughan , several kilometres south of the Township of King's southern boundary, The township's boundaries are The majority of King is located on the Oak Ridges Moraine, which is the origin for the headwaters of many rivers throughout its extent, including the Humber River in King. Numerous interconnected provincially and regionally significant areas are located in

3564-525: The corner of Efstathia Avenue and Kourabiedes Lane. The University of Guelph-Humber is another post-secondary institution in Etobicoke that is jointly operated by Humber College, and the University of Guelph , based in Guelph , Ontario. Guelph-Humber is not an independent degree-granting institution, with its degrees and diplomas issued from Humber College, or the University of Guelph. In 1924, Mimico High School

3645-446: The early 20th century and Etobicoke's central Islington community: The Lakeshore ( Etobicoke—Lakeshore ), along the north shore of Lake Ontario and the "Lake Shore Road" (now Lake Shore Boulevard West), comprises three former municipalities that were the first to urbanize and became separate municipalities during the first half of the 20th century: Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch, and related communities that were never separate from

3726-479: The first of King's settlements, and now part of Newmarket. Soon after the establishment of Armitage, the communities of Kettleby and Lloydtown were established to the west. More settlers arrived from New York , Pennsylvania , and other Loyalist enclaves over the subsequent years to populate the region, drawn by the abundant, fertile land being apportioned relatively cheaply to newcomers. A "considerable area of land...in different concessions" of King were patented to

3807-627: The formation of the Regional Municipality of York and dissolution of York County , the township's boundaries were changed, shifting west by one concession from Yonge Street to Bathurst Street , and north by one lot from the King-Vaughan town line. In 2017, the township lent its name to the Barenaked Ladies song "Township of King", written by band member Kevin Hearn . The lyrics allude to

3888-409: The former operating French first language institution, whereas the latter operated English first language institutions. The other two school boards, CSCM and TCDSB, operate as public separate school boards, the former operating French first language separate schools, the latter operating English first language separate schools. Before 1998, the boards were responsible for the education in Etobicoke were

3969-584: The land that is now present day Etobicoke. As the Algonquins gradually moved west from the Atlantic to Lake Erie, it is almost certain they would have occupied this land. By the time they were mostly settled on the shores of Georgian Bay, the Huron-Wendat were the primary residents of Lake Ontario's north shore. During the 17th century, the powerful Haudenosaunee ( Iroquois ) confederacy, made up of nations based to

4050-417: The mayor and six councillors representing the township's six wards. The mayor is also a member of York Regional Council via double direct election . Source: Mayor : Steve Pellegrini Councillors : In the 2014 municipal election, the mayorship was uncontested and Steve Pellegrini was acclaimed for a second term. Cleve Mortelliti was acclaimed for Ward 1 owing to no opposing candidates. Candidates for

4131-402: The meeting were reeve William Gamble , vice-reeve W. B. Wadsworth and aldermen Moses Appleby, Thomas Fisher, and John Geddes. The council convened monthly meetings at a variety of places. In 1850, the township's population was 2904. By 1881, the population of Etobicoke township was 2976. In 1911, the community of Mimico was incorporated on land taken from Etobicoke township. New Toronto

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4212-419: The north of Islington in the 19th century on Eglinton Ave. (formerly Richview Rd.), as did the gateway Humber Heights communities (connecting to Toronto): Westmount and Humbervale, to the east on Eglinton. Development of the until-then largely undeveloped eastern part of central Etobicoke (originally a forest reserved for the use of government mills as "The King's Mill Reserve"; "Kingsmill"), the "Humber Valley",

4293-528: The oldest communities in Etobicoke developed along the first street, Dundas Street, in the south of this area, which crosses the width of Etobicoke on the escarpment formed by the ancient shoreline of Lake Iroquois. This area centres around the Islington community, the former administrative centre of Etobicoke and later Etobicoke's 'downtown' which is near the central 'Six Points' intersection at its western boundary. The rural Richview community developed directly to

4374-410: The original remnant residential (northern) section of Humber Bay is north of The Queensway, east of Mimico Creek to the Humber River. The commercial, southern section of Humber Bay retains only Christie's Biscuits bakery, as high-rise condominium towers and clustered row housing have forced out virtually all other commercial/industrial employment uses. In the late 1990s, the former McGuiness Whisky factory

4455-686: The other wards were: The elected candidates were Steve Pelligrini (acclaimed, mayor), Cleve Mortelliti (acclaimed, ward 1), David Boyd (ward 2), Linda Pabst (ward 3), Bill Cober (ward 4), Debbie Schaeffer (ward 5), and Avia Eek (ward 6). The township draws revenues from various sources. The most significant in 2007 were municipal taxes (67.9% of revenue), fees and service charges (14.0%), water charges (4.3%), grants (3.5%) and reserves (2.9%). The most significant expenditures for 2007 were general municipal government (27.6%), recreation and culture (21.7%), transportation (17.8%), protection (16.6%) and environmental projects (11.6%). The Township offices reside at

4536-413: The population. Italian Canadians make up 35.1% of the population, the largest concentration of any Canadian census subdivision . According to 2021 census data, English is the mother tongue of 67.5% of the residents of King. Italian is the most predominant mother tongue for 8.6% of the population, followed by Russian (2.6%), Mandarin (2.0%). As of 2021, most reported religion among the population

4617-558: The portion of land north of its extant and east of the Holland River as a result of the formation of Simcoe County . Approximately 86,840 acres (351 km ) of land were administered by the township in 1878, according to the Historical Atlas of York County , but by 1973 this had been reduced to 82,000; some of its land has been ceded to what are now known as Newmarket , Aurora and Oak Ridges . The first survey of King Township

4698-519: The rural areas between the old communities including Thorncrest Village , Princess-Rosethorn and Eringate – Centennial – West Deane as well as the older Eatonville community to the west of Islington. Central Etobicoke includes Etobicoke's most exclusive neighbourhoods, with fine housing stock and many large treed properties. Along the East and West Mall parallel to Highway 427 exists a mix of hi-rise rentals, townhouses and post-war bungalows. Markland Wood

4779-472: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_Township&oldid=896881193 " Categories : Place name disambiguation pages Township name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

4860-681: The south of the lake, pushed them out. After continued harassment from the Iroquois to the south, a coalition of the Ojibway , Odawa , and Potawatomi Algonquin nations, known as the Three Fires, gradually pushed the Haudenosaunee off this land. The Algonquian-speaking Mississaugas settled here by 1695, fishing and growing crops more locally in the summer and hunting farther afield in the winter. The British officials intended Etobicoke to be included in

4941-415: The southeastern portion of King Township, where the college offers various programs. King's earliest settlement, Armitage, is now part of Newmarket. Its establishment was followed by those of Lloydtown and Kettleby. Subsequent settlements were founded near rivers, which provided the energy necessary to operate various mills. The earliest were based in Laskay , Kinghorn, and Eversley. The hamlet of Springhill

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5022-402: The three best golf courses in Canada. Etobicoke is generally divided into three large areas roughly corresponding to its political ridings. Each has neighbourhoods, mostly developments of 19th-century ' postal villages ' (rural neighbourhoods), that were built at key points along the early roads and railways; especially the three former 'Lakeshore Municipalities' that separated from Etobicoke in

5103-549: The township's population had increased sevenfold, to 160. It wasn't until 1820, with the construction of roads into the township, that its population began to grow. By 1842, the population of 2,625 residents was principally Irish, and also included those of English, Scottish, Canadian, and American descent. Further surveys were conducted in 1836–1838 by Callighan, in 1852 by John Ryan, and completed in 1859 by Whelock. The townships population grew to 5574 in 1850, and nearly 8000 in 1875, after which it declined to 4588 in 1914. There

5184-426: The township, for community and non-profit groups, and to house a satellite office for the York Regional Police . In May 2016, the Police Services Board approved the King City substation and announced that a 20-year lease would be executed for use of about 280 square metres (3,000 sq ft) of space in the building. In June 2016, township staff announced the building would be destroyed in mid-2016 and replaced by

5265-458: The township. The most prominent are seven Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest , and the wetland complexes adjacent to or within those areas. Slightly removed from the UHI of Toronto, the climate is warm-summer humid continental ( Köppen : Dfb ). King Township was incorporated in 1850 as The Corporation of the Township of King . Its current mayor is Steve Pelligrini, who was sworn into office in December 2010. The Town Council includes

5346-510: The trail with twelve Huron guides in 1615. Early settlements in the area developed primarily around gristmills and sawmills . These were important economic engines in the region during the 19th century, which resulted in the establishment of other communities and businesses nearby. By 1842, there were eight grist mills and 12 saw mills in King. Some settlements have since been abandoned, or are no longer communities per se, including Bell's Lake , Davis Corners , and King Ridge . In 1971, with

5427-490: The weekly blue box collection of recyclable material; collection of all other waste was reduced to once every two weeks. Water and wastewater management is operated by the township, though these services are not available ubiquitously; some areas rely on well water and septic tanks. Etobicoke Etobicoke ( / ɛ ˈ t oʊ b ɪ k oʊ / , eh- TOH -bik-oh ) is an administrative district and former city within Toronto , Ontario , Canada. Comprising

5508-456: Was amalgamated into present-day Toronto. Etobicoke has a highly diverse population, which numbered 365,143 in 2016. It is primarily suburban in development and heavily industrialized, resulting in a lower population density than the other districts of Toronto. Much of its cityscape is characterized by larger main streets, shopping malls, and cul-de-sac housing developments. Etobicoke has several expressways, including Highways 427 , 401 , 409 ,

5589-399: Was Christianity (69.3%), with Catholicism (47.0%) making up the largest denomination. This was followed by Islam (3.6%), Judaism (1.6%), Hinduism (1.6%), Sikhism (1.4%) and Buddhism (0.8%). 21.2% of the population did not identify with a particular religion. The Township of King is located between Toronto and Barrie , stretching from Bathurst Street to just east of Highway 50 . King

5670-525: Was completed at a meeting between the Mississaugas and the British at the Credit River on 1 August 1805, where 250,808 acres (1,014.98 km ) were exchanged for £ 1,700. Simcoe planned Yonge Street , which was built between 1793 and 1796 by the Queen's Rangers . The first seven land patents were issued in 1797. By 1801, Timothy Rogers, a Loyalist from Vermont , had travelled the road and found an area on its western boundary immediately southwest of Newmarket very appealing. He applied for and received

5751-406: Was conducted in 1800 by Hessian soldier Johann Stegmann. At the time, the area's population was twenty residents. According to a letter by Benjamin Cody to the Newmarket Era published on 7 May 1892, there were church records listing births in the area, and the first white child in King may have been Sarah Rogers, born April 1800. At least four children were born in King by July 1802. By 1809,

5832-598: Was converted into a high-rise loft condominium which became the centrepiece of the Mystic Pointe development. Etobicoke's first railway opened through the area in 1855, just north of the Lake Ontario shoreline, leading to the first period of growth as it replaced Dundas Street in Central Etobicoke as the main means of transportation and the industrial centre along its right-of-way. Central Etobicoke (Etobicoke Centre);

5913-572: Was created as part of the subdivision of York County , itself a subdivision of the Home District . The lands were originally acquired by the British in an agreement with the Mississaugas , known as the Toronto Purchase ; it was enacted in British parliament as the Toronto Purchase Act in 1787. Acquisition of the lands for the townships of Etobicoke , King, Vaughan , and York, Upper Canada

5994-418: Was established later and flourished; it was renamed King City, now the largest community in the township. Other hamlets in King include Holly Park , Linton , and New Scotland . In the township, there are eleven sites designated Heritage Sites , including: The township's municipal tax revenue is divided into three streams. One portion is combined with that from other municipalities for education purposes,

6075-732: Was first opened in 1949 as St. Joseph's High School in the village of Islington with 150 girls by the Sisters of St. Joseph . Next door, the Basilian Fathers established an all-boys school Michael Power High School in 1957. In September 1982, the two schools were merged. Today, Michael Power/St. Joseph serves many students in the southern and central Etobicoke areas predominantly populated by Polish and Ukrainian Byzantine Catholics, who attend southern Etobicoke's two other high schools: Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School (1986) and Bishop Allen Academy (1989). The first art school in Etobicoke

6156-413: Was incorporated on January 1, 1913. Early on, there was talk of merging Mimico and New Toronto. A 1916 referendum on amalgamating the two communities was approved by the residents of Mimico, but rejected by residents of New Toronto. In 1917, Mimico became a town and in 1920, New Toronto became the Town of New Toronto. Long Branch was incorporated in 1930 as a village. In 1954, Etobicoke Township became

6237-399: Was largely the work of Robert Home Smith starting about 1900 and including the communities of The Kingsway and Humber Valley Village . The Kingsway neighbourhood has attracted many affluent individuals and families (as of 2001, over 50% of households have an income in excess of CA$ 100,000 /year). As Etobicoke developed in the post-war years, low-density residential areas filled in most of

6318-476: Was opened in the village of Mimico . This was followed by Etobicoke Collegiate Institute in 1928 in central Etobicoke. Today, the Mimico school building is used by John English Junior Middle School. Other secondary schools were built: In the village of New Toronto , New Toronto Secondary School was constructed in 1949 and opened in 1950 as a vocational trade school. Beginning in 1963, Kingsmill Vocational School ,

6399-638: Was providing land to Loyalists in compensation for property they left behind in the U.S. and to veterans of the American Revolution in payment for service. In other parts of Ontario, the Crown granted land to the Iroquoian First Nations who had served as allies during the war and were forced to cede most of their land in New York to the state. The Crown granted more land to members of the Queen's Rangers in

6480-432: Was registered on October 15, 1847. The French master of Upper Canada College , Jean du Petit Pont de la Haye, contracted land surveyor James McCallum Jr. to create a plan for the community planned by the Albion Road Company, and Plan 28 was registered for Claireville on October 12, 1849. The township of Etobicoke was incorporated on January 1, 1850. The first meeting of the town council was held on January 21. Present at

6561-575: Was settled between the government and the Mississauga First Nation in 2010. Immigrants from the British Isles were among the new settlers, as well as Loyalists who had left the rebellious Thirteen Colonies, by then the United States. Early settlers included many of the Queen's Rangers , who Simcoe gave land to help protect the new capital of Upper Canada and develop this frontier area. In 1793-95,

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