East Gwillimbury

East Gwillimbury
Town of East Gwillimbury
Official logo of East Gwillimbury
Motto(s): 
Our Town, Our Future[1]
Location of East Gwillimbury York Region.
Location of East Gwillimbury York Region.
East Gwillimbury is located in Southern Ontario
East Gwillimbury
East Gwillimbury
Coordinates: 44°08′N 79°25′W / 44.133°N 79.417°W / 44.133; -79.417
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Regional MunicipalityYork Region
Township of East Gwillimbury1850
Town of East Gwillimbury1971
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorVirginia Hackson
 • CouncillorScott Crone
Cathy Morton
Tara Roy-Diclemente
Joe Persechini
Loralea Carruthers
Terry Foster
Area
 • Total244.91 km2 (94.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total34,637
 • Density141.4/km2 (366/sq mi)
 • Growth
+44.4% (2,016–2,021)
 [3]
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code905
Websitewww.eastgwillimbury.ca

East Gwillimbury is a town (lower-tier municipality) on the East Holland River in the upper-tier municipality the Regional Municipality of York. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area of southern Ontario, in Canada. It was formed by the amalgamation of the Township of East Gwillimbury with all the previously incorporated villages and hamlets within the township. The main centres in East Gwillimbury are the villages of Holland Landing, Queensville, Sharon, and Mount Albert. The Civic Centre (municipal offices) are located along Leslie Street in Sharon. The northernmost interchange of Highway 404 is at the North edge of East Gwillimbury, just south of Ravenshoe Road. The hamlets of Holt and Brown Hill are also within town limits.

East Gwillimbury takes its name from the family of Elizabeth Simcoe, née Gwillim, wife of Sir John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.[4]

Sharon Temple
  1. ^ "The motto appears on the ribbon of the Town's Crest". Town of East Gwillimbury. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: East Gwillimbury". Statistics Canada. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "East Gwillimbury, Town Ontario (Census Subdivision)". Census Profile, Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference culturalmapping was invoked but never defined (see the help page).