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A map showing which census divisions of Ontario are counties: Date: 12 October 2007: ... County-tier-ontario.PNG: Licensing. Public domain Public domain false false ...
Ontario County was the name of two historic counties in the Canadian province of Ontario. Both counties were located in approximately the same area and existed on-and-off between 1792 and 1974. Both counties were located in approximately the same area and existed on-and-off between 1792 and 1974.
1880 Map of Ontario Counties. The Canadian County Digital Atlas Project at McGill University. 2001 This page was last edited on 9 ...
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2014; Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #6 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24 "Township of Minto" (JPG). Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001
Ontario County, 1877. The Township was established in 1792 () as part of what was then York County. Whitby Township was one of five townships along Lake Ontario named for towns in northeast England (York, Scarborough, Pickering, Whitby and Darlington). In 1852, the Township became part of the newly formed County of Ontario.
For instance, Oxford County, Haldimand County, Norfolk County and Prince Edward County are no longer counties: Oxford is a regional municipality and the others are single-tier municipalities. Several administrative divisions in Ontario have significantly changed their borders or have been discontinued entirely. See: Historic counties of Ontario.
On January 1, 1998, the province transferred sections of Highway 9 between Harriston and Orangeville to Dufferin County and Wellington County, creating a 67.7 km (42.1 mi) gap between sections of the highway. This transfer has been widely contested since it took place, often used as an example for the hastily executed highway transfers in Ontario.
Ontario [a] is the southernmost province of Canada. [9] [b] Located in Central Canada, [10] Ontario is the country's most populous province.As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to 38.5 per cent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec).