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Caledon Township, Ontario

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Geographic township in Ontario, Canada

Caledon Township, Ontario was a historic incorporated township and is a present-day geographic township in the modern Region of Peel, Ontario, Canada. The township forms the northwest section of Caledon, Ontario.

Caledon Township was likely named by settlers, like Edward Ellis or by public voting. Many settlers had come from the area around Caledon, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. In 1845, the population of the Township was 1,920. There were three grist-mills and a saw-mill.

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References

  1. "Caledon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  2. "Township of Caledon". Canadian County Atlas Project. McGill University. 2001. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Smith, Wm. H. (1846). SMITH'S CANADIAN GAZETTEER - STATISTICAL AND GENERAL INFORMATION RESPECTING ALL PARTS OF THE UPPER PROVINCE, OR CANADA WEST. Toronto: H. & W. ROWSELL. p. 27.

43°51′03″N 80°00′03″W / 43.85083°N 80.00083°W / 43.85083; -80.00083

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