Georgina, Ontario
Georgina | |
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| Town of Georgina | |
View of Lake Simcoe from Sibbald Point Provincial Park | |
Location of Georgina within York Region | |
| Coordinates (Civic Centre): 44°18′N 79°26′W / 44.300°N 79.433°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional Municipality | York Region |
| Named | late 1790s |
| Amalgamated | 1971 (township) |
| Incorporated | 1986 (town) |
| Named after | George III |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Margaret (Jordan) Quirk |
| • Regional Councillor / Deputy Mayor | Naomi Davison |
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| Area | |
• Total | 287.69 km2 (111.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 47,642 |
| • Density | 165.6/km2 (429/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code FSA | |
| Area code(s) | 905, 289 and 705 |
| NTS Map | 31D6 Beaverton |
| GNBC Code | FBHBU |
| Website | www |
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Georgina is a town in south-central Ontario. The northernmost municipality in the Regional Municipality of York, the town is bounded to the north by Lake Simcoe. Although incorporated as a town, it operates as a township in which dispersed communities share a common administrative council. The largest communities are Keswick, Sutton, and Jackson's Point. Smaller communities include Pefferlaw, Port Bolster, Roches Point, Udora, and Willow Beach. The town was formed by the merger of the Village of Sutton, the Township of Georgina, and the Township of North Gwillimbury in 1971 and incorporated in 1986. North Gwillimbury had been part of Georgina but became its own township in 1826. It took its name from the family of Elizabeth Simcoe, née Gwillim.