The Township was established in 1792 (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. In 1855, the Town of Whitby was incorporated as a separate municipality in the southern portion of the Township and in 1858, the Township of East Whitby was formed from the eastern portion of the municipality near Oshawa.
whitby, township, geographic, township, former, municipality, what, ontario, county, durham, region, ontario, canada, part, town, whitby, ontario, county, 1877, township, established, 1792, 1792, part, what, then, york, county, five, townships, along, lake, on. Whitby Township is a geographic township and former municipality in what was Ontario County now Durham Region Ontario Canada It is now part of the Town of Whitby Ontario County 1877 The Township was established in 1792 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 In 1855 the Town of Whitby was incorporated as a separate municipality in the southern portion of the Township and in 1858 the Township of East Whitby was formed from the eastern portion of the municipality near Oshawa Whitby Township was mainly a rural municipality but contained the communities of Brooklin Ashburn Myrtle and Myrtle Station The Township was amalgamated with Whitby in 1968 to form an expanded Town of Whitby See also editList of townships in OntarioReferences edit Whitby Geographical Names Data Base Natural Resources Canada Retrieved 2011 02 26 Map of Ontario County 1880 Map of Ontario Counties The Canadian County Digital Atlas Project at McGill University 2001 Retrieved 2011 01 15 43 56 13 N 78 55 00 W 43 93694 N 78 91667 W 43 93694 78 91667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whitby Township amp oldid 966809262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
