Georgina, Ontario

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Georgina
Town of Georgina
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Location of Georgina within York Region
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Georgina
Location of Georgina within Southern Ontario
Coordinates(Civic Centre): 44°18′N79°26′W / 44.300°N 79.433°W / 44.300; -79.433
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
Regional Municipality York Region
Namedlate 1790s
Amalgamated1971 (township) [1]
Incorporated1986 (town)
Named for George III
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  MayorMargaret (Jordan) Quirk
  Regional Councillor / Deputy MayorNaomi Davison
  Councillor
  • Charlene Biggerstaff (Ward 1),
  • Dan Fellini (Ward 2),
  • Dave Neeson (Ward 3),
  • Dale Kerr Genge (Ward 4),
  • Lee Dale (Ward 5),
Area
[2]
  Total287.69 km2 (111.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total47,642
  Density165.6/km2 (429/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code FSA
Area code(s) 905, 289 and 705
NTS Map 31D6 Beaverton
GNBC CodeFBHBU
Website www.georgina.ca

Georgina is a town in south-central Ontario. The northernmost municipality in the Regional Municipality of York, the town is bounded to the north by Lake Simcoe. Although incorporated as a town, it operates as a township in which dispersed communities share a common administrative council. The largest communities are Keswick, Sutton, and Jackson's Point. Smaller communities include Pefferlaw, Port Bolster, Roches Point, Udora, and Willow Beach. The town was formed by the merger of the Village of Sutton, the Township of Georgina, and the Township of North Gwillimbury in 1971 and incorporated in 1986. North Gwillimbury had been part of Georgina but became its own township in 1826. It took its name from the family of Elizabeth Simcoe, née Gwillim.

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Municipal composition

The main centres in Georgina are the communities of Keswick, Belhaven, Sutton West, Jackson's Point, [3] Baldwin, Virginia, Pefferlaw, Port Bolster, Udora, and Willow Beach. Other settlements include Jersey, Cedarbrae, Brown Hill, Island Grove, Maple Hill, Elm Grove, Roches Point (named for the family of Author Mazo de la Roche, who is buried in the cemetery, at St. George's Anglican Church, Sibbald Point), Sibbald Point, Virginia/Virginia Beach (originally called Frenchtown), McRae Beach, Duclos Point, Balfour Beach, Varney, Brighton Beach, and a variety of other beach communities. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 29,746    
1996 34,777+16.9%
2001 39,263+12.9%
2006 42,346+7.9%
2011 43,517+2.8%
2016 45,418+4.4%
2021 47,642+4.9%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Georgina had a population of 47,642 living in 17,895 of its 19,368 total private dwellings, a change of

Racial profile As per the 2011 Canadian Census

Religions [5]

Mother Tongue [6]

Government

Georgina and other communities on Lake Simcoe, Ontario Lake Simcoe Ontario.png
Georgina and other communities on Lake Simcoe, Ontario

The Town of Georgina operates under a ward system, and its municipal council consists of the mayor, regional councillor (known procedurally as deputy mayor) and a councillor for each of the five wards. The current council consists of: [7]

The mayor and the deputy mayor represent Georgina at meetings of York Regional Council.

Georgina is part of the federal riding of York—Simcoe, represented by Scot Davidson of the Conservative Party of Canada, who was elected in a by-election on February 25, 2019. [8]

Provincially, it was part of the riding of York North until 2007 and is now part of the provincial riding of York—Simcoe, represented by Caroline Mulroney of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Attractions

The Briars (Georgina) The Briars (Georgina)- Georgina-Ontario- HPC 5605-20210816.jpg
The Briars (Georgina)

Climate

Climate data for Ravenshoe, elevation: 250.9 m or 823 ft, 1971-2000 normals, [lower-alpha 1] extremes 1973-1992
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)11.5
(52.7)
14.5
(58.1)
23.3
(73.9)
30.0
(86.0)
32.0
(89.6)
33.5
(92.3)
35.0
(95.0)
34.4
(93.9)
33.0
(91.4)
25.5
(77.9)
21.5
(70.7)
19.5
(67.1)
35.0
(95.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−3.9
(25.0)
−2.9
(26.8)
2.9
(37.2)
10.8
(51.4)
18.2
(64.8)
22.8
(73.0)
25.9
(78.6)
24.7
(76.5)
19.5
(67.1)
12.7
(54.9)
5.8
(42.4)
−1.1
(30.0)
11.3
(52.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)−8.0
(17.6)
−7.0
(19.4)
−1.6
(29.1)
5.8
(42.4)
12.6
(54.7)
17.1
(62.8)
20.1
(68.2)
19.2
(66.6)
14.5
(58.1)
8.2
(46.8)
2.2
(36.0)
−4.8
(23.4)
6.5
(43.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−12.0
(10.4)
−11.2
(11.8)
−6.0
(21.2)
0.8
(33.4)
6.9
(44.4)
11.4
(52.5)
14.2
(57.6)
13.7
(56.7)
9.4
(48.9)
3.6
(38.5)
−1.4
(29.5)
−8.4
(16.9)
1.8
(35.2)
Record low °C (°F)−35.0
(−31.0)
−33.0
(−27.4)
−29.0
(−20.2)
−13.0
(8.6)
−4.5
(23.9)
−1.0
(30.2)
3.0
(37.4)
3.3
(37.9)
−7.0
(19.4)
−7.8
(18.0)
−18.5
(−1.3)
−32.0
(−25.6)
−35.0
(−31.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)57.0
(2.24)
53.6
(2.11)
69.0
(2.72)
66.7
(2.63)
78.6
(3.09)
80.4
(3.17)
79.9
(3.15)
101.3
(3.99)
82.5
(3.25)
75.4
(2.97)
79.7
(3.14)
77.1
(3.04)
901.2
(35.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches)12.6
(0.50)
20.1
(0.79)
41.4
(1.63)
56.6
(2.23)
77.6
(3.06)
80.4
(3.17)
79.9
(3.15)
101.3
(3.99)
82.5
(3.25)
72.2
(2.84)
60.8
(2.39)
28.7
(1.13)
714.1
(28.13)
Average snowfall cm (inches)44.3
(17.4)
33.5
(13.2)
27.6
(10.9)
10.0
(3.9)
1.0
(0.4)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
3.3
(1.3)
18.8
(7.4)
48.4
(19.1)
186.9
(73.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)15.712.713.312.612.712.111.012.513.114.414.516.7161.3
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)3.03.37.210.612.512.111.012.513.113.810.55.3114.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)13.510.57.63.10.360.00.00.00.01.05.713.154.86
Source: Environment Canada [14]

Notable residents

Local media

See also

Notes

  1. Although the period does not fit perfectly, being 1971–1992 (precipitation) and 1973-1992 (temperature), therefore a semi-normal.

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    Some say 1970:
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