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Newmarket is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its geographical coördinates are 44.05°N, 79.46°W. It has an area of 38.07 km² and is part of the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe in an area known as the "905 Region" (a reference to the town's telephone area code). Newmarket is served by four interchanges along Ontario provincial highway 404. It is the seat of York Region. Southlake Regional Health Centre is located in Newmarket.

Famous Newmarketers include Jim Carrey, John Candy, the producers and voice actors of Over the Counter-Strike and Tyler Stewart. See Famous residents for more.

Population

According to the 2001 Census, the town's population was 65,788. The Region of York Planning department currently (June 30, 2004) puts the total at 73,715 (1). According to the same source, the population projection for 2006 is 79,000. The town is currently one of the fastest growing and most densely populated in York Region.

History

The town was founded in 1801 as a Quaker settlement led by Timothy Rogers. Several mills were soon built to supply the residents, and the amount of goods produced by the local mills and farms earned it the name "New Market" (as opposed to Toronto, the "old market".) The mills were powered by the flow of the East Holland River.

Newmarket was incorporated as a village in 1857 and a town in 1880. By the 1950s, Newmarket experienced a suburban building boom due to its proximity to Toronto. Newmarket is a thriving community unto itself, with a strong awareness of its own history. Newmarket is not a new bedroom community; it is a very old and industrious town that is rich with heritage.

Education

Newmarket has 15 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools under The York Region District School Board, 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school under The York Catholic District School Board, and Pickering College, a private school.

The four secondary schools under the York Region District School Board are (in order):

• Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School
• Huron Heights Secondary School
• Newmarket High School
• Sir William Mulock Secondary School

There is currently just one secondary school under the leadership of the York Catholic District School Board:

• Sacred Heart Catholic High School

There is also a private coeducational boarding and day school in Newmarket:

• Pickering College

Government

As of 2005, Tom Taylor was the mayor of Newmarket and has served in that capacity since 1997.

The town is part of the federal riding of Newmarket—Aurora. As of 2005, the riding is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by Belinda Stronach, a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and graduate of Newmarket High School. Ms. Stronach was elected as a member of the Conservatives and subsequently crossed the floor to the Liberals.

The town is part of the provincial riding of York North in the Ontario Provincial Legislature. The riding includes Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, and Georgina. As of 2005, Conservative MPP Julia Munro represents York North.

Government offices in Newmarket:

• Municipal Offices (Town Hall)
• York Region Council
• York Regional Police
• Ontario Provincial Courthouse

Famous residents

• Jim Carrey, actor and comedian.
• John Candy, actor and comedian.
• Dit Clapper, Hall of Fame hockey player.
• Vince Corazza, actor.
• Mazo de la Roche, author of the Jalna series.
• Glass Tiger, rock band.
• Mike Kitchen, head coach for the St. Louis Blues. (Born in Newmarket raised in Schomberg, Ontario)
• H.R. MacMillan,CBE, C.C., forestry specialist and industrialist, wartime administrator, philanthropist.
• William Mulock, former Cabinet Mininster and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario.
• Joe Murphy, member of the 1990 Edmonton Oilers when they won the Stanley Cup.
• Peter Orr, Olympic baseball player
• Tyler Stewart, drummer for Barenaked Ladies.
• Elvis Stojko, former figure skating world champion.
• Belinda Stronach, current Canadian Member of Parliament
• Curtis Joseph born in Keswick grew up in Sharon (northeast Newmarket and went to high school in Newmarket)
• Corey Locke (hockey player)
• Ben Johnson moved to Newmarket in his teens from Jamaica and still resides there
• Jamie Macoun former Toronto Maple Leaf and Calgary Flames NHL defenceman (hockey player)

External links

• Town of Newmarket Official Website
• Map of Newmarket (interactive; centred on Old Town Hall)
• Satellite view of Newmarket

• Towns in Ontario
• York Region, Ontario