Английская Википедия:Bolton, Ontario
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox settlement Bolton (2021 population 26,795)[1] is an unincorporated town that is the most populous community in the town of Caledon, Ontario. It is located beside the Humber River in the Region of Peel, approximately 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto. In regional documents, it is referred to as a 'Rural Service Centre'.[2] It has 26,795 residents in 9,158 total dwellings.[3] The downtown area that historically defined the village is in a valley, through which flows the Humber River. The village extends on either side of the valley to the north and south.
Geography
The conservation lands' forests dominate a large part of the north and the east, including along the Humber valley. These conservation lands have created several recreational areas, including parts of the Humber Valley Heritage Trail. Farmland and the protected Oak Ridges Moraine dominate the landscape surrounding the village.
There are two 400-series highways nearby, including Highway 427, about 9 km southeast (the highway's northern terminus being at Major Mackenzie Drive), and Highway 400, about 14 km east (exit at King Road).
To the northwest is the community of Glasgow, which pays homage to an earlier planned settlement also called Glasgow. The older settlement was established in 1855 but merged into Bolton in 1872.[4] Old Glasgow was supposed to house mill workers, it later served as a summer getaway for Toronto’s Jewish community from 1925 to 1950, then home to Edelweiss Ski Club. The planned community has naturalized again and now exists as Edelweiss Park and Humber Valley Heritage Trail.
History
The community, formerly known as Bolton Mills, was founded around 1822 when James Bolton helped build a flour mill for his relative George Bolton. By 1857, Bolton was a village with a population of 700 in the Township of Albion in Peel County. George Evans was a prominent early settler in the area.
It was established on the Humber River, on the line of the proposed Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway. There were stages to and from Weston. The average price of land was $40 to $50 per acre.[5]
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, the top three ethnic groups in Bolton are Italian (11,480; 43.4%), English (3,540; 13.4%) and Canadian (3,120; 11.8%).[6]
Organizations
- Freemasonry
- Kinsmen Club of Bolton, chartered in 1964
Media
Шаблон:See also The 1996 Warner Bros. film Twister and the 2005 film Four Brothers were partially shot here.
Education
Bolton is home to several public and Catholic schools:
Public Elementary Institutions:
- Allan Drive Middle School
- Ellwood Memorial Public School
- James Bolton Public School
- Macville Public School (just outside Bolton located in Caledon)
Public Secondary Institutions:
Catholic Elementary Institutions:
- Holy Family Elementary School
- St. John Paul II Elementary School
- St. John the Baptist Elementary School
- St. Nicholas Elementary School
Catholic Secondary Institutions:
- St. Michael Catholic Secondary School
Private Institutions:
- King's College School (Just outside Bolton located in Caledon)
- Creative Children's Montessori School
Notable residents
- Lorne Duguid – hockey player
- Keith McCreary – hockey player, former Chairman of the NHL Alumni, politician
- James East – politician
- Todd Elik – hockey player
- Organik – musician and founder of King of the Dot
- Steven Halko – hockey player
- Peter Holland – hockey player
- Andrew Mangiapane – hockey player
- Skye Sweetnam – singer
- Jason Saggo – UFC Fighter
- Joseph Shabason – ambient jazz musician
References
External links
Шаблон:Geographic Location Шаблон:Greater Toronto Area Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ (Town of Caledon Population Distribution - June 30, 2006 - http://www.town.caledon.on.ca/contentc/townhall/statistics/Caledon_Population_Distribution_30JUN06.pdf Шаблон:Webarchive)
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ The province of Ontario gazetteer and directory. H. McEvoy, Editor and Compiler, Toronto. Robertson & Cook, Publishers, 1869.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
