East Gwillimbury

East Gwillimbury
Town (lower-tier)
Town of East Gwillimbury
Motto(s):  Our Town, Our Future[1]
Location of East Gwillimbury York Region.
East Gwillimbury
Coordinates: 44°08′N 79°25′W / 44.133°N 79.417°W / 44.133; -79.417
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional Municipality	York Region
Township of East Gwillimbury	1850
Town of East Gwillimbury	1971
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Virginia Hackson
• Councillor	Scott Crone Cathy Morton Tara Roy-Diclemente Joe Persechini Loralea Carruthers Terry Foster
Area [2]
• Total	244.91 km2 (94.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	34,637
• Density	141.4/km2 (366/sq mi)
• Growth	+44.4% (2,016–2,021)
	[3]
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area	L9N
Area code	905
Website	www.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]