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Caledon, Ontario

Caledon (/ˈkælədən/; 2021 population 76,581) is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. The name comes from a shortened form of Caledonia, the Roman name for what is now Scotland.[6] Caledon is primarily rural with a number of hamlets and small villages, but also contains the larger community of Bolton (population 26,795) in its southeastern quadrant, adjacent to York Region.[7] Some spillover urbanization also occurs in the south bordering the City of Brampton.

Caledon
Town of Caledon
Caledon
Caledon
Coordinates: 43°51′58″N 79°51′32″W / 43.86611°N 79.85889°W / 43.86611; -79.85889[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityPeel Region
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1974
Government
 • MayorAnnette Groves
 • Governing BodyCaledon Town Council
 • MPKyle Seeback (CPC)
 • MPPSylvia Jones (PC)
Area
 • Land688.82 km2 (265.95 sq mi)
Highest elevation485 m (1,591 ft)
Lowest elevation221 m (725 ft)
Population
 • Total76,581
 • Density111.2/km2 (288/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)905, 519
Websitewww.town.caledon.on.ca

Caledon is the northernmost of three municipalities of Peel Region. The town is northwest of Brampton. At over 688 km2 (266 sq mi), Caledon is the largest municipality by area in the Greater Toronto Area.

History edit

By 1869, Belfountain was a village with a population of 100 in the Township of Caledon County Peel. It was established on the Credit River. There were stagecoaches to Erin and Georgetown. The average price of land was $20.[8][specify]

In 1973, Caledon acquired more territory when Chinguacousy dissolved, with most sections north of Mayfield Road (excluding Snelgrove) transferred to the township.

Caledon inherited the name from Caledon Township of Peel County, Ontario, in 1974, which was likely named by settlers like Edward Ellis, who came from the area around Caledon, County Tyrone, now in Northern Ireland, or by public voting.[9]

In 1974, Peel County's 10 municipalities became the Region of Peel's 3 municipalities. The Town of Caledon was created from the villages of Bolton and Caledon East, the townships of Albion and Caledon, and the north half of Chinguacousy.

Communities edit

 
New housing development in the south of the town bordering Brampton

The primary administrative and commercial centre of Caledon is the community of Bolton, which the federal government estimated as having a population of 26,795 in 2021. [10]

Aside from Bolton, other smaller communities in Caledon include the following:

  • Rural service centres (i.e.:larger hamlets, villages, or new residential developments): Caledon East, Mayfield West
  • Villages: Alton, Belfountain, Caledon Village, Cheltenham, Inglewood, Mono Mills, Palgrave
  • Hamlets: Albion, Alloa, Brimstone (Brimstone Point), Campbell's Cross, Cataract, Claude, Melville, Mono Road, Terra Cotta, Wildfield
  • Industrial/commercial centres: Sandhill, Tullamore, Victoria
  • Other localities: Boston Mills, Castlederg, Cedar Meadows, Cedar Mills, Coulterville, Coventry, Ferndale, Forks of the Credit, The Grange, Humber, Humber Grove, Kilmanagh, Lockton, Macville, McLeodville, Glasgow, Palgrave Estates, Rockside, Rosehill, Silver Creek, Sleswick, Sligo, Star, Stonehart, Taylorwoods, Tormore, Valleywood

The municipality is otherwise sparsely populated, mostly with farms.

Former localities edit

Former hamlets (ghost towns) include:

  • Kennedy's Corners (Old School and Airport Roads)
  • Fox's Corners (Willoughby Road and Charleston Side Road)
  • Greenlaw (The Grange Sideroad and Winston Churchill Boulevard)
  • Caldwell (The Grange Sideroad and Kennedy Road)
  • Caldwell Junction (Olde Base Line and Mountainview Roads)
  • “Old” Glasgow (Edelweiss Park/Humber Valley Heritage Trail)
  • Glencoe's Corners (Olde Base Line and Creditview Roads)
  • Mayfield (Mayfield and Dixie Roads). Area at Brampton boundary now undergoing urbanization.
  • McBride's Corners (Olde Base Line Road and Highway 10)

Demographics edit

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
198126,645—    
199134,965+31.2%
199639,893+14.1%
200150,595+26.8%
200657,050+12.8%
201159,460+4.2%
201666,502+11.8%
202176,581+15.2%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Canadian census, conducted by Statistics Canada, Caledon had a population of 76,581 living in 23,699 of its 24,795 total private dwellings, a change of 15.2% from its 2016 population of 66,502. With a land area of 688.82 km2 (265.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 111.2/km2 (287.9/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

In 2021, the median age was 40.8 years old, slightly lower than the provincial median of 41.6 years old.[11] Caledon's population is made of 49.8% women and 50.2% men.[12] There were 24,795 private dwellings. According to the 2011 National Household Survey, the median value of a dwelling in Caledon is $474,087, significantly higher than the national average of $280,552. The median household income (after-taxes) in Caledon is $83,454, much higher than the national average of $54,089. The average individual's income was $53,870.[13]

Ethnicity edit

According to the 2021 Census, the largest five ethnic origins of the residents of Caledon are Italian (17,630; 23.2%), English (10,320; 13.6%), Indian (9,120; 12.0%), Scottish (8,270; 10.9%), and Canadian (8,095; 10.6%).[11]

66.3% of Caledon residents were white/European, 32.8% were visible minorities, and 0.8% were Indigenous. The largest visible minority groups were South Asian (21.4%), Black (3.6%), Latin American (1.7%), Chinese (1.0%) and Filipino (1.0%)

Panethnic groups in the Town of Caledon (2001−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[14] 2016[15] 2011[16] 2006[17] 2001[18]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 50,450 66.31% 53,195 80.34% 52,820 89.56% 52,385 92.16% 47,710 94.74%
South Asian 16,310 21.44% 6,635 10.02% 1,995 3.38% 1,265 2.23% 700 1.39%
African 2,770 3.64% 1,880 2.84% 1,205 2.04% 860 1.51% 770 1.53%
Latin American 1,310 1.72% 905 1.37% 600 1.02% 480 0.84% 175 0.35%
Southeast Asian[b] 1,105 1.45% 730 1.1% 495 0.84% 395 0.69% 80 0.16%
Middle Eastern[c] 1,060 1.39% 495 0.75% 300 0.51% 175 0.31% 255 0.51%
East Asian[d] 975 1.28% 900 1.36% 620 1.05% 525 0.92% 365 0.72%
Indigenous 620 0.81% 615 0.93% 450 0.76% 360 0.63% 145 0.29%
Other/multiracial[e] 1,490 1.96% 855 1.29% 495 0.84% 390 0.69% 175 0.35%
Total responses 76,085 99.35% 66,215 99.57% 58,975 99.18% 56,840 99.63% 50,360 99.52%
Total population 76,581 100% 66,502 100% 59,460 100% 57,050 100% 50,605 100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Language edit

English is the mother tongue of 65.4% of the residents of Caledon. Native speakers of Punjabi make up 11.1% of the town's population, Italian 5.4%, Portuguese 1.4%, Spanish 1.3%, and Polish 1.0%.[11]

Religion edit

As of 2021,[11] 58.5% of Caledon's population was Christian, down from 77.5% in 2011.[19] 38.2% of residents were Catholic, 10.5% were Protestant, 6.0% were Christian without precision, 1.8% were Christian Orthodox, and 2.0% belonged to other Christian denominations or Christian-related traditions; 19.3% of the population was non-religious or secular, up from 18.6% in 2011. All other religions and spiritual traditions accounted for 22.2% of the population, up from 3.9% in 2011. They included Sikhism (14.3%), Hinduism (4.7%), Islam (2.1%), Buddhism (0.5%), and Judaism (0.4%).

Government edit

The town is run by a mayor, six town councillors and two regional councillors. The mayor and the two regional councillors represent Caledon at the Region of Peel:

  • Mayor Annette Groves
  • Councillor Ward 1 Lynn Kiernan
  • Councillor Ward 2 Dave Sheen
  • Councillor Ward 3 Doug Maskell
  • Councillor Ward 4 Nick deBoer
  • Councillor Ward 5 Tony Rosa
  • Councillor Ward 6 Cosimo Napoli
  • Regional Councillor Wards 1, 2, 3 Christina Early
  • Regional Councillor Wards 4, 5, 6 Mario Russo

Per capita, Caledon has by far the largest representation on Peel Regional Council of the three municipalities, however Caledon's land mass exceeds that of Mississauga and Brampton combined.

Climate edit

Climate data for Albion Field Centre (Albion Township and Caledon)
Climate ID: 6150103; coordinates 43°55′N 79°50′W / 43.917°N 79.833°W / 43.917; -79.833 (Albion Field Centre)); elevation: 281.9 m (925 ft); 1981–2010 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)
14.5
(58.1)
24.5
(76.1)
30.0
(86.0)
33.0
(91.4)
34.5
(94.1)
36.1
(97.0)
35.0
(95.0)
34.4
(93.9)
30.6
(87.1)
22.2
(72.0)
19.5
(67.1)
36.1
(97.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.8
(27.0)
−1.4
(29.5)
3.7
(38.7)
11.6
(52.9)
18.8
(65.8)
23.7
(74.7)
26.3
(79.3)
25.1
(77.2)
19.9
(67.8)
13.2
(55.8)
5.8
(42.4)
−0.3
(31.5)
12.0
(53.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4)
−5.9
(21.4)
−1.4
(29.5)
6.1
(43.0)
12.4
(54.3)
17.3
(63.1)
19.9
(67.8)
19.1
(66.4)
14.3
(57.7)
8.1
(46.6)
2.1
(35.8)
−3.9
(25.0)
6.7
(44.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −11.2
(11.8)
−10.4
(13.3)
−6.6
(20.1)
0.5
(32.9)
5.9
(42.6)
10.9
(51.6)
13.5
(56.3)
13.0
(55.4)
8.6
(47.5)
2.9
(37.2)
−1.7
(28.9)
−7.4
(18.7)
1.5
(34.7)
Record low °C (°F) −36.5
(−33.7)
−35.0
(−31.0)
−31.5
(−24.7)
−21.1
(−6.0)
−6.1
(21.0)
−1.5
(29.3)
1.7
(35.1)
−0.5
(31.1)
−5.0
(23.0)
−11.5
(11.3)
−19.0
(−2.2)
−32.0
(−25.6)
−36.5
(−33.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60.4
(2.38)
50.2
(1.98)
50.3
(1.98)
67.0
(2.64)
76.1
(3.00)
75.5
(2.97)
81.8
(3.22)
77.4
(3.05)
75.0
(2.95)
68.3
(2.69)
81.7
(3.22)
57.7
(2.27)
821.5
(32.34)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 24.0
(0.94)
22.2
(0.87)
27.3
(1.07)
63.0
(2.48)
76.1
(3.00)
75.5
(2.97)
81.8
(3.22)
77.4
(3.05)
75.0
(2.95)
64.9
(2.56)
67.8
(2.67)
25.9
(1.02)
681.0
(26.81)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 36.4
(14.3)
28.0
(11.0)
23.0
(9.1)
4.0
(1.6)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
3.4
(1.3)
13.8
(5.4)
31.9
(12.6)
140.5
(55.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 12.4 9.4 9.6 10.8 10.3 10.2 9.0 9.8 10.8 11.3 12.1 9.8 125.5
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 3.3 3.6 5.2 9.9 10.3 10.2 9.0 9.8 10.8 11.2 9.3 3.7 96.2
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 9.8 6.4 5.3 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 4.0 6.8 34.3
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[20]

Education edit

The Peel District School Board operates 14 public schools and two secondary (high) schools in Caledon. The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board operates several Catholic elementary/middle and two secondary schools. The Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir operates one Catholic francophone (first-language French) elementary school. There also several private and Montessori schools.

School (location in community) edit

  • Allan Drive Middle School (Bolton)
  • Alloa Public School (Alloa)
  • Alton Public School (Alton)
  • Belfountain Public School (Belfountain)
  • Brampton Christian School
  • Caledon Central Public School (Caledon Village)
  • Caledon East Public School (Caledon East)
  • Countryside Montessori and Private School
  • Creative Children's Montessori School (Bolton)
  • École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Bosco (Mayfield West)
  • Ellwood Memorial Public School (Bolton)
  • Herb Campbell Public School (Campbell's Cross)
  • Headwater Hills Montessori School
  • The Hill Academy
  • Holy Family Elementary School (Bolton)
  • Humberview Secondary School (Bolton)
  • King's College School
  • James Bolton Public School (Bolton)
  • Macville Public School (Bolton)
  • Mayfield Secondary School
  • Mind Valley Montessori and Private School (Bolton)
  • Palgrave Public School (Palgrave)
  • St. Evan Catholic Elementary School (Mayfield West)
  • St. John Paul II Elementary School (Bolton)
  • Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School (Caledon East)
  • SouthFields Village Public School (Mayfield West)
  • St. Cornelius Elementary School (Caledon East)
  • St. John the Baptist Elementary School (Bolton)
  • St. Nicholas Elementary School (Bolton)
  • St Michael Catholic Secondary School (Bolton)
  • Tony Pontes Public School (Mayfield West)

Emergency services edit

Caledon Fire & Emergency Services provides firefighting (using both career and volunteer firefighters), and medical emergency services. It has nine stations.

Ambulance service is run by the regional government's Peel Regional Paramedic Services, with three stations (#10, 11 and 12).

Despite being part of Peel Region, Caledon has its policing conducted from Ontario Provincial Police Caledon Detachment, rather than Peel Regional Police. The OPP also patrols the provincial highways in Caledon.

Transportation edit

 
Highway 10 through Caledon

Highways/roads edit

Highways in the municipality:

Former highways (now Regional roads):

Though never a provincial highway, Airport Road (Peel Poad 7), is a major north-south route to and from the Georgian Triangle for travellers from southern Peel.

Public transit edit

GO Transit edit

GO Transit operates two bus routes in Caledon:

Local transit edit

Due to its largely rural nature, Caledon does not have its own transit system; however, a private contractor, Voyago, provides bus service in Bolton and travels south down Highway 50 to Queen Street/Highway 7 (at the border of Brampton and Vaughan) to make connections with Brampton Transit and York Region Transit. Adult cash fares are $4.00 and there are no free transfers with these systems.[21] Brampton Transit also operates three routes short distances into the town: Route 81 Mayfield West serves Kennedy Road in the newer suburban community of Mayfield West, and Routes 18 Dixie and 30 Airport Road provide limited service into industrial areas bordering Brampton.[22]

Paratransit services for the elderly, disabled, and infirm are provided by Caledon Community Services Transportation and Transhelp. Both are run by the Region of Peel Accessible Transportation Services.

History edit

There were two earlier privately-operated transit services running solely within Bolton with no connections to other services: In 1999 a company named Caledon Transit Incorporated ran a trial bus service in the community.[23] In 2006, the growing population of Bolton prompted local resident Darren Parberry to start a second bus service with two routes using leased school buses, called Métis Transit. One route ran briefly in 2006.[24] Both services ceased operations due to low ridership.

Culture edit

The Alton Mill Arts Centre is located in Caledon.[25] Art galleries include Headwaters Arts[26] and Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives.[27]

Media edit

Established in 1888 as the Cardwell Observer,[28] The Caledon Enterprise is published weekly from Bolton by Metroland Media.[29] Also based out of Bolton is The Caledon Citizen, established in 1982. A MELINIUM paper, it is published by Caledon Publishing Ltd.[30] A third newspaper, launched by Rick and Shelly Sargent in 2010, The Regional, was published monthly in Bolton. In November 2012, the paper was acquired by Caledon Publishing and ceased publication. The Sargents began working with the Caledon Citizen.

In January 2015 an online publication specific to Caledon, JustSayinCaledon.com, was started by former Bolton Ward 5 Regional Councillor Patti Foley. It publishes stories about local residents and businesses, Caledon event listings, town council highlights, opinion pieces, and a food section about local markets and restaurants.

A short-lived student-run newspaper, The Caledon Underground, was published in 2010.

The creepypasta 1999 depicts a fictional television station based in Caledon, called Caledon Local 21, which was on the air from 1997 to 1999 in the broadcast area of stations in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton.[31]

Key Porter Books and its parent H.B. Fenn are headquartered in Bolton. The radio stations CJFB-FM and CFGM-FM are broadcast.

Historic sites edit

 
Back of the Alton Mill in 2019

Trails edit

  • Andrew's Treasure Trail
  • Bruce Trail
  • Caledon Trailway
  • Elora-Cataract Trail
  • Grand Valley Trail
  • Humber Valley Trail
  • Oak Ridges Trail

Organizations edit

Protected areas edit

 
Caledon Lake lies in the headwaters of the Credit River.

Sports and recreation edit

Junior hockey teams include the Caledon Admirals (Jr. A), Caledon Bombers (Jr. B) and the Caledon Golden Hawks (Jr. C). The Caledon Canadians are now defunct.

Minor hockey teams include the Caledon Hawks and the Caledon Coyotes.

Lacrosse in Caledon is represented by the Caledon Vaughan Minor Lacrosse Association, which operates Minor Field and both minor and junior C box teams.

Mike Fox, the winner of the 2007 Queen's Plate, was foaled in Caledon, and Peaks and Valleys currently stands there.

Caledon Equestrian Park, in Palgrave, hosted the equestrian events of the 2015 Pan American Games.[36]

Notable people edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

References edit

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  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. ^ 43° 51' 44" N, 80° 8' 13" W, as per Google Earth
  4. ^ 43° 49' 15" N, 79° 43' 34" W, as per Google Earth
  5. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
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  13. ^ Canada, Statistics (2017). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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  22. ^ "Schedules and Maps: Routes Operating". City of Brampton. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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  24. ^ . Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  25. ^ "Alton Mill Arts Centre – Restoration: How the Mill came to be restored and adapted to a new use".
  26. ^ "About us | Headwaters Arts".
  27. ^ "In Our Community". 23 September 2021.
  28. ^ Heyes, Esther (1968). (PDF) (2 ed.). Bolton ON: Bolton Enterprise. p. 323. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  29. ^ . Metroland Media. Mississauga ON. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  30. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
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  32. ^ https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=15541, Old Caledon Township Hall, Formally Recognized: 1982/01/25
  33. ^ https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=15530&pid=0, Millcroft Inn Formally Recognized: 1991/10/07
  34. ^ https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2088&pid=0, Alton Mill Formally Recognized: 2004/12/07
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Sources edit

External links edit

  • Official website

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Not to be confused with Caledonia Ontario Caledon ˈ k ae l e d e n 2021 population 76 581 is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario Canada The name comes from a shortened form of Caledonia the Roman name for what is now Scotland 6 Caledon is primarily rural with a number of hamlets and small villages but also contains the larger community of Bolton population 26 795 in its southeastern quadrant adjacent to York Region 7 Some spillover urbanization also occurs in the south bordering the City of Brampton CaledonTown lower tier Town of CaledonCheltenham BadlandsFlagLogoCaledonShow map of Regional Municipality of PeelCaledonShow map of Southern OntarioCoordinates 43 51 58 N 79 51 32 W 43 86611 N 79 85889 W 43 86611 79 85889 1 CountryCanadaProvinceOntarioRegional municipalityPeel RegionEstablishedJanuary 1 1974Government MayorAnnette Groves Governing BodyCaledon Town Council MPKyle Seeback CPC MPPSylvia Jones PC Area 2 Land688 82 km2 265 95 sq mi Highest elevation 3 better source needed 485 m 1 591 ft Lowest elevation 4 better source needed 221 m 725 ft Population 2021 5 Total76 581 Density111 2 km2 288 sq mi Time zoneUTC 05 00 EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 EDT Forward sortation areaL7C L7KArea code s 905 519Websitewww wbr town wbr caledon wbr on wbr caCaledon is the northernmost of three municipalities of Peel Region The town is northwest of Brampton At over 688 km2 266 sq mi Caledon is the largest municipality by area in the Greater Toronto Area Contents 1 History 2 Communities 2 1 Former localities 3 Demographics 3 1 Ethnicity 3 2 Language 3 3 Religion 4 Government 5 Climate 6 Education 6 1 School location in community 7 Emergency services 8 Transportation 8 1 Highways roads 8 2 Public transit 8 3 GO Transit 8 4 Local transit 8 5 History 9 Culture 9 1 Media 9 2 Historic sites 9 3 Trails 9 4 Organizations 9 5 Protected areas 9 6 Sports and recreation 10 Notable people 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 Sources 15 External linksHistory editBy 1869 Belfountain was a village with a population of 100 in the Township of Caledon County Peel It was established on the Credit River There were stagecoaches to Erin and Georgetown The average price of land was 20 8 specify In 1973 Caledon acquired more territory when Chinguacousy dissolved with most sections north of Mayfield Road excluding Snelgrove transferred to the township Caledon inherited the name from Caledon Township of Peel County Ontario in 1974 which was likely named by settlers like Edward Ellis who came from the area around Caledon County Tyrone now in Northern Ireland or by public voting 9 In 1974 Peel County s 10 municipalities became the Region of Peel s 3 municipalities The Town of Caledon was created from the villages of Bolton and Caledon East the townships of Albion and Caledon and the north half of Chinguacousy Communities editSee also List of communities in Caledon Ontario nbsp New housing development in the south of the town bordering BramptonThe primary administrative and commercial centre of Caledon is the community of Bolton which the federal government estimated as having a population of 26 795 in 2021 10 Aside from Bolton other smaller communities in Caledon include the following Rural service centres i e larger hamlets villages or new residential developments Caledon East Mayfield West Villages Alton Belfountain Caledon Village Cheltenham Inglewood Mono Mills Palgrave Hamlets Albion Alloa Brimstone Brimstone Point Campbell s Cross Cataract Claude Melville Mono Road Terra Cotta Wildfield Industrial commercial centres Sandhill Tullamore Victoria Other localities Boston Mills Castlederg Cedar Meadows Cedar Mills Coulterville Coventry Ferndale Forks of the Credit The Grange Humber Humber Grove Kilmanagh Lockton Macville McLeodville Glasgow Palgrave Estates Rockside Rosehill Silver Creek Sleswick Sligo Star Stonehart Taylorwoods Tormore ValleywoodThe municipality is otherwise sparsely populated mostly with farms Former localities edit Former hamlets ghost towns include Kennedy s Corners Old School and Airport Roads Fox s Corners Willoughby Road and Charleston Side Road Greenlaw The Grange Sideroad and Winston Churchill Boulevard Caldwell The Grange Sideroad and Kennedy Road Caldwell Junction Olde Base Line and Mountainview Roads Old Glasgow Edelweiss Park Humber Valley Heritage Trail Glencoe s Corners Olde Base Line and Creditview Roads Mayfield Mayfield and Dixie Roads Area at Brampton boundary now undergoing urbanization McBride s Corners Olde Base Line Road and Highway 10 Demographics editHistorical populationsYearPop 198126 645 199134 965 31 2 199639 893 14 1 200150 595 26 8 200657 050 12 8 201159 460 4 2 201666 502 11 8 202176 581 15 2 Source Statistics CanadaIn the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada Caledon had a population of 76 581 living in 23 699 of its 24 795 total private dwellings a change of 15 2 from its 2016 population of 66 502 With a land area of 688 82 km2 265 95 sq mi it had a population density of 111 2 km2 287 9 sq mi in 2021 5 In 2021 the median age was 40 8 years old slightly lower than the provincial median of 41 6 years old 11 Caledon s population is made of 49 8 women and 50 2 men 12 There were 24 795 private dwellings According to the 2011 National Household Survey the median value of a dwelling in Caledon is 474 087 significantly higher than the national average of 280 552 The median household income after taxes in Caledon is 83 454 much higher than the national average of 54 089 The average individual s income was 53 870 13 Ethnicity edit According to the 2021 Census the largest five ethnic origins of the residents of Caledon are Italian 17 630 23 2 English 10 320 13 6 Indian 9 120 12 0 Scottish 8 270 10 9 and Canadian 8 095 10 6 11 66 3 of Caledon residents were white European 32 8 were visible minorities and 0 8 were Indigenous The largest visible minority groups were South Asian 21 4 Black 3 6 Latin American 1 7 Chinese 1 0 and Filipino 1 0 Panethnic groups in the Town of Caledon 2001 2021 Panethnic group 2021 14 2016 15 2011 16 2006 17 2001 18 Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop European a 50 450 66 31 53 195 80 34 52 820 89 56 52 385 92 16 47 710 94 74 South Asian 16 310 21 44 6 635 10 02 1 995 3 38 1 265 2 23 700 1 39 African 2 770 3 64 1 880 2 84 1 205 2 04 860 1 51 770 1 53 Latin American 1 310 1 72 905 1 37 600 1 02 480 0 84 175 0 35 Southeast Asian b 1 105 1 45 730 1 1 495 0 84 395 0 69 80 0 16 Middle Eastern c 1 060 1 39 495 0 75 300 0 51 175 0 31 255 0 51 East Asian d 975 1 28 900 1 36 620 1 05 525 0 92 365 0 72 Indigenous 620 0 81 615 0 93 450 0 76 360 0 63 145 0 29 Other multiracial e 1 490 1 96 855 1 29 495 0 84 390 0 69 175 0 35 Total responses 76 085 99 35 66 215 99 57 58 975 99 18 56 840 99 63 50 360 99 52 Total population 76 581 100 66 502 100 59 460 100 57 050 100 50 605 100 Note Totals greater than 100 due to multiple origin responsesLanguage edit English is the mother tongue of 65 4 of the residents of Caledon Native speakers of Punjabi make up 11 1 of the town s population Italian 5 4 Portuguese 1 4 Spanish 1 3 and Polish 1 0 11 Religion edit As of 2021 11 58 5 of Caledon s population was Christian down from 77 5 in 2011 19 38 2 of residents were Catholic 10 5 were Protestant 6 0 were Christian without precision 1 8 were Christian Orthodox and 2 0 belonged to other Christian denominations or Christian related traditions 19 3 of the population was non religious or secular up from 18 6 in 2011 All other religions and spiritual traditions accounted for 22 2 of the population up from 3 9 in 2011 They included Sikhism 14 3 Hinduism 4 7 Islam 2 1 Buddhism 0 5 and Judaism 0 4 Government editThe town is run by a mayor six town councillors and two regional councillors The mayor and the two regional councillors represent Caledon at the Region of Peel Mayor Annette Groves Councillor Ward 1 Lynn Kiernan Councillor Ward 2 Dave Sheen Councillor Ward 3 Doug Maskell Councillor Ward 4 Nick deBoer Councillor Ward 5 Tony Rosa Councillor Ward 6 Cosimo Napoli Regional Councillor Wards 1 2 3 Christina Early Regional Councillor Wards 4 5 6 Mario RussoPer capita Caledon has by far the largest representation on Peel Regional Council of the three municipalities however Caledon s land mass exceeds that of Mississauga and Brampton combined Climate editClimate data for Albion Field Centre Albion Township and Caledon Climate ID 6150103 coordinates 43 55 N 79 50 W 43 917 N 79 833 W 43 917 79 833 Albion Field Centre elevation 281 9 m 925 ft 1981 2010 normalsMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 12 0 53 6 14 5 58 1 24 5 76 1 30 0 86 0 33 0 91 4 34 5 94 1 36 1 97 0 35 0 95 0 34 4 93 9 30 6 87 1 22 2 72 0 19 5 67 1 36 1 97 0 Mean daily maximum C F 2 8 27 0 1 4 29 5 3 7 38 7 11 6 52 9 18 8 65 8 23 7 74 7 26 3 79 3 25 1 77 2 19 9 67 8 13 2 55 8 5 8 42 4 0 3 31 5 12 0 53 6 Daily mean C F 7 0 19 4 5 9 21 4 1 4 29 5 6 1 43 0 12 4 54 3 17 3 63 1 19 9 67 8 19 1 66 4 14 3 57 7 8 1 46 6 2 1 35 8 3 9 25 0 6 7 44 1 Mean daily minimum C F 11 2 11 8 10 4 13 3 6 6 20 1 0 5 32 9 5 9 42 6 10 9 51 6 13 5 56 3 13 0 55 4 8 6 47 5 2 9 37 2 1 7 28 9 7 4 18 7 1 5 34 7 Record low C F 36 5 33 7 35 0 31 0 31 5 24 7 21 1 6 0 6 1 21 0 1 5 29 3 1 7 35 1 0 5 31 1 5 0 23 0 11 5 11 3 19 0 2 2 32 0 25 6 36 5 33 7 Average precipitation mm inches 60 4 2 38 50 2 1 98 50 3 1 98 67 0 2 64 76 1 3 00 75 5 2 97 81 8 3 22 77 4 3 05 75 0 2 95 68 3 2 69 81 7 3 22 57 7 2 27 821 5 32 34 Average rainfall mm inches 24 0 0 94 22 2 0 87 27 3 1 07 63 0 2 48 76 1 3 00 75 5 2 97 81 8 3 22 77 4 3 05 75 0 2 95 64 9 2 56 67 8 2 67 25 9 1 02 681 0 26 81 Average snowfall cm inches 36 4 14 3 28 0 11 0 23 0 9 1 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 3 13 8 5 4 31 9 12 6 140 5 55 3 Average precipitation days 0 2 mm 12 4 9 4 9 6 10 8 10 3 10 2 9 0 9 8 10 8 11 3 12 1 9 8 125 5Average rainy days 0 2 mm 3 3 3 6 5 2 9 9 10 3 10 2 9 0 9 8 10 8 11 2 9 3 3 7 96 2Average snowy days 0 2 cm 9 8 6 4 5 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 6 8 34 3Source Environment and Climate Change Canada 20 Education editThe Peel District School Board operates 14 public schools and two secondary high schools in Caledon The Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board operates several Catholic elementary middle and two secondary schools The Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir operates one Catholic francophone first language French elementary school There also several private and Montessori schools School location in community edit Allan Drive Middle School Bolton Alloa Public School Alloa Alton Public School Alton Belfountain Public School Belfountain Brampton Christian School Caledon Central Public School Caledon Village Caledon East Public School Caledon East Countryside Montessori and Private School Creative Children s Montessori School Bolton Ecole elementaire catholique Saint Jean Bosco Mayfield West Ellwood Memorial Public School Bolton Herb Campbell Public School Campbell s Cross Headwater Hills Montessori School The Hill Academy Holy Family Elementary School Bolton Humberview Secondary School Bolton King s College School James Bolton Public School Bolton Macville Public School Bolton Mayfield Secondary School Mind Valley Montessori and Private School Bolton Palgrave Public School Palgrave St Evan Catholic Elementary School Mayfield West St John Paul II Elementary School Bolton Robert F Hall Catholic Secondary School Caledon East SouthFields Village Public School Mayfield West St Cornelius Elementary School Caledon East St John the Baptist Elementary School Bolton St Nicholas Elementary School Bolton St Michael Catholic Secondary School Bolton Tony Pontes Public School Mayfield West Emergency services editCaledon Fire amp Emergency Services provides firefighting using both career and volunteer firefighters and medical emergency services It has nine stations Ambulance service is run by the regional government s Peel Regional Paramedic Services with three stations 10 11 and 12 Despite being part of Peel Region Caledon has its policing conducted from Ontario Provincial Police Caledon Detachment rather than Peel Regional Police The OPP also patrols the provincial highways in Caledon Transportation edit nbsp Highway 10 through CaledonHighways roads edit Highways in the municipality Highway 10 Hurontario Street Highway 410 southerly continuation of Highway 10 Former highways now Regional roads Charleston Sideroad or Peel Road 24 formerly Highway 24 west of Highway 10 Peel Road 50 formerly Highway 50 Peel Road 136 formerly Highway 136 Though never a provincial highway Airport Road Peel Poad 7 is a major north south route to and from the Georgian Triangle for travellers from southern Peel Public transit edit GO Transit edit GO Transit operates two bus routes in Caledon serving Bolton along Highway 50 and through east Mississauga and connecting with Malton GO Station on the Kitchener line serving Orangeville and Brampton and connecting with Brampton GO Station on the Georgetown line via Highway 10 and Brampton s Main Street Local transit edit Due to its largely rural nature Caledon does not have its own transit system however a private contractor Voyago provides bus service in Bolton and travels south down Highway 50 to Queen Street Highway 7 at the border of Brampton and Vaughan to make connections with Brampton Transit and York Region Transit Adult cash fares are 4 00 and there are no free transfers with these systems 21 Brampton Transit also operates three routes short distances into the town Route 81 Mayfield West serves Kennedy Road in the newer suburban community of Mayfield West and Routes 18 Dixie and 30 Airport Road provide limited service into industrial areas bordering Brampton 22 Paratransit services for the elderly disabled and infirm are provided by Caledon Community Services Transportation and Transhelp Both are run by the Region of Peel Accessible Transportation Services History edit There were two earlier privately operated transit services running solely within Bolton with no connections to other services In 1999 a company named Caledon Transit Incorporated ran a trial bus service in the community 23 In 2006 the growing population of Bolton prompted local resident Darren Parberry to start a second bus service with two routes using leased school buses called Metis Transit One route ran briefly in 2006 24 Both services ceased operations due to low ridership Culture editThe Alton Mill Arts Centre is located in Caledon 25 Art galleries include Headwaters Arts 26 and Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives 27 Media edit Established in 1888 as the Cardwell Observer 28 The Caledon Enterprise is published weekly from Bolton by Metroland Media 29 Also based out of Bolton is The Caledon Citizen established in 1982 A MELINIUM paper it is published by Caledon Publishing Ltd 30 A third newspaper launched by Rick and Shelly Sargent in 2010 The Regional was published monthly in Bolton In November 2012 the paper was acquired by Caledon Publishing and ceased publication The Sargents began working with the Caledon Citizen In January 2015 an online publication specific to Caledon JustSayinCaledon com was started by former Bolton Ward 5 Regional Councillor Patti Foley It publishes stories about local residents and businesses Caledon event listings town council highlights opinion pieces and a food section about local markets and restaurants A short lived student run newspaper The Caledon Underground was published in 2010 The creepypasta 1999 depicts a fictional television station based in Caledon called Caledon Local 21 which was on the air from 1997 to 1999 in the broadcast area of stations in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton 31 Key Porter Books and its parent H B Fenn are headquartered in Bolton The radio stations CJFB FM and CFGM FM are broadcast Historic sites edit nbsp Back of the Alton Mill in 2019Old Township Hall Caledon Village built c 1875 now used as a theatre 32 Millcroft Inn Alton woollen mill built in 1881 now a hotel 33 Alton Mill Alton woollen mill c 1881 now an arts centre 34 Brick Work Ruins Cheltenham Humber River designated as a Canadian Heritage River Great War Flying Museum at Brampton Caledon Airport Hair Pin Turn Beside the Credit River Trails edit Andrew s Treasure Trail Bruce Trail Caledon Trailway Elora Cataract Trail Grand Valley Trail Humber Valley Trail Oak Ridges TrailOrganizations edit Freemasonry Caledon Ski Club Kinsmen Club Christmas Parade Columbian Squires Knights of ColumbusProtected areas edit nbsp Caledon Lake lies in the headwaters of the Credit River Albion Hills Conservation Area Alton Grange Property 35 Belfountain Conservation Area Caledon Lake Forest Conservation Area Forks of the Credit Provincial Park Glen Haffy Conservation Area Ken Whillans Conservation Area Palgrave Forest and Wildlife Area Robert Baker Forest Conservation Area Terra Cotta Conservation Area Warwick Conservation AreaSports and recreation edit Junior hockey teams include the Caledon Admirals Jr A Caledon Bombers Jr B and the Caledon Golden Hawks Jr C The Caledon Canadians are now defunct Minor hockey teams include the Caledon Hawks and the Caledon Coyotes Lacrosse in Caledon is represented by the Caledon Vaughan Minor Lacrosse Association which operates Minor Field and both minor and junior C box teams Mike Fox the winner of the 2007 Queen s Plate was foaled in Caledon and Peaks and Valleys currently stands there Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave hosted the equestrian events of the 2015 Pan American Games 36 Notable people editMain article List of people from Caledon OntarioSee also edit nbsp Canada portalMedia in Peel List of townships in OntarioNotes edit Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity Statistic includes total responses of Filipino and Southeast Asian under visible minority section on census Statistic includes total responses of West Asian and Arab under visible minority section on census Statistic includes total responses of Chinese Korean and Japanese under visible minority section on census Statistic includes total responses of Visible minority n i e and Multiple visible minorities under visible minority section on census References edit Caledon Geographical Names Data Base Natural Resources Canada Statistics Canada 2012 43 51 44 N 80 8 13 W as per Google Earth 43 49 15 N 79 43 34 W as per Google Earth a b Population and dwelling counts Canada provinces and territories census divisions and census subdivisions municipalities Ontario Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved March 30 2022 Hamilton William 1978 The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names Toronto Macmillan p 139 ISBN 0 7715 9754 1 Bolton Ontario Population Centre Census Profile Canada 2021 Census Statistics Canada 9 February 2022 Retrieved 12 February 2022 The province of Ontario gazetteer and directory H McEvoy Editor and Compiler Toronto Robertson amp Cook Publishers 1869 https babel hathitrust org cgi pt id hvd 32044081323123 amp view 1up amp seq 58 amp q1 caledon 20 20 accessed 23 October 2020 Heritage Designation Report Edward Ellis House PDF Caledon ca Archived from the original PDF on September 23 2015 Retrieved 7 November 2017 Government of Canada Statistics Canada 2022 02 09 Profile table Census Profile 2021 Census of Population Bolton Population centre Ontario www12 statcan gc ca Retrieved 2024 02 04 a b c d Canada Statistics October 26 2022 Census Profile 2021 Census Retrieved October 26 2022 Demographics in Caledon Canada Statistics 2017 Census Profile 2016 Census Statistics Canada Retrieved 31 October 2018 Government of Canada Statistics Canada 2022 10 26 Census Profile 2021 Census of Population www12 statcan gc ca Retrieved 2024 03 27 Government of Canada Statistics Canada 2021 10 27 Census Profile 2016 Census www12 statcan gc ca Retrieved 2024 03 27 Government of Canada Statistics Canada 2015 11 27 NHS Profile www12 statcan gc ca Retrieved 2024 03 27 Government of Canada Statistics Canada 2019 08 20 2006 Community Profiles www12 statcan gc ca Retrieved 2024 03 27 Government of Canada Statistics Canada 2019 07 02 2001 Community Profiles www12 statcan gc ca Retrieved 2024 03 27 Government of Canada Statistics Canada 2013 05 08 2011 National Household Survey Profile Census subdivision www12 statcan gc ca Retrieved 2023 01 17 Albion Field Centre 1981 2010 Canadian Climate Normals Environment and Climate Change Canada Retrieved 2016 05 12 Transit Bolton Retrieved February 11 2024 Schedules and Maps Routes Operating City of Brampton Retrieved February 11 2024 Transit History of Ontario Communities A B Home cc umanitoba ca Retrieved 7 November 2017 Wanted Passengers for Bus Line Original from transittoronto ca Archived from the original on 2010 02 17 Retrieved 2010 01 25 Alton Mill Arts Centre Restoration How the Mill came to be restored and adapted to a new use About us Headwaters Arts In Our Community 23 September 2021 Heyes Esther 1968 The Story of Albion PDF 2 ed Bolton ON Bolton Enterprise p 323 Archived from the original PDF on 2012 05 28 Retrieved 25 June 2012 Caledon Enterprise Metroland Media Mississauga ON Archived from the original on 7 July 2012 Retrieved 25 June 2012 Contact Info Archived from the original on 2012 07 02 Retrieved 2012 06 25 Lucia Peters March 27 2015 Is This Creepypasta Story Real Bustle Retrieved February 2 2021 https www historicplaces ca en rep reg place lieu aspx id 15541 Old Caledon Township Hall Formally Recognized 1982 01 25 https www historicplaces ca en rep reg place lieu aspx id 15530 amp pid 0 Millcroft Inn Formally Recognized 1991 10 07 https www historicplaces ca en rep reg place lieu aspx id 2088 amp pid 0 Alton Mill Formally Recognized 2004 12 07 Home altongrange ca OLG Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park toronto2015 org Pan Am Parapan Am Games 2015 Archived from the original on November 21 2013 Retrieved January 11 2019 Sources edit Caledon Ontario Code 3521024 Census Profile 2011 census Government of Canada Statistics Canada Retrieved 2012 03 01 External links editOfficial website Caledon Ontario at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Media from Commons nbsp Travel guides from Wikivoyage nbsp Data from Wikidata Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caledon Ontario amp oldid 1215955418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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