Caledon is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater
Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat
urban, though it is primarily rural in nature. It consists of an amalgamation
of a number of urban areas, villages, and hamlets; its major urban centre is
Bolton, located on its eastern side adjacent to York Region.
Caledon is one of three municipalities of Peel Region. The town is located just
northwest of the city of Brampton. Maclean's magazine has named Caledon as
the safest town in Canada to live in for two years running, however, local media
reported in 2010 that crime rates have increased since the Maclean's article.
History By 1869, Belfountain was a Village with
a population of 100 in the Township of Caledon County Peel. It was established
on the Credit River. There were stages to Erin and Georgetown. The average
price of land was $20. Caledon inherited the name from Caledon
Township, Ontario, which was likely named by settlers, like Edward Ellis
whom came from the area around Caledon, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
Demographics According to the 2011 Canadian Census,
the population of Caledon is 59,460, a 4.2% increase from 2006. The population
density is 86.4 people per square km. The median age is 40.4 years old,
basically on par with the national median at 40.6 years old. There are
19,649 private dwellings with an occupancy rate of 97.1%. According to
the 2011 National Household Survey, the median value of a dwelling in Caledon is
$474,087 which is significantly higher than the national average at $280,552.
The median household income in Caledon is $83,454, much higher than the
national average at $54,089. Caledon is mostly made up of European
descents. Other racial make up of Caledon is:
3.5% South Asian; 3.4% Indian 1.0% East Asian; 0.1% Korean, 0.1%
Japanese 0.3% Arab
0.2% West Asian 0.3% Multiracial; 7.1% including Metis
0.5% Other Most of Caledon is either a Christian,
or affiliates with no religion. 2.0% are Muslim, and the remaining 1.9% are of
another religion. Caledon has seen some migration of
visible minorities in recent years. 4.97% of Caledon was a visible minority,
of which the highest percent was of Blacks 30.74%, South Asians 27.94%,
Chinese 8.38%, West Asian 7.19% and Latino 6.79%. Caledon also has small
Arab, Japanese, Korean and Filipino populations.
Language According to the 2011 Census, 76.8% of
the town's population have English as mother tongue; Italian is the mother
tongue of 8.1% of the population, followed by Punjabi, Portuguese, German,
Polish and Spanish. Government
Caledon is divided into five wards represented on town council by:
Mayor Allan Thompson Area Councillor Ward 1 Doug Beffort
Area Councillor Ward 2 Gord McClure Area Councillor Ward 3 & 4 Nick deBoer
Area Councillor Ward 5 Rob Mezzapelli and on regional council by:
Mayor Allan Thompson Regional Councillor Ward 1 Barb
Shaughnessy Regional Councillor Ward 2 Johanna
Downey Regional Councillor Ward 3 & 4 Jennifer
Innis Regional Councillor Ward 5 Annette
Groves Per capita, Caledon has by far the
largest representation on Peel Regional Council among the three municipalities.
Education The Peel District School Board operates
secular Anglophone public schools. The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School
Board operates Catholic Anglophone public schools. The Conseil scolaire
Viamonde operates secular Francophone schools serving the area. The Conseil
scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud operates Catholic Francophone
schools serving the area. School
Culture Unlike Brampton and Mississauga, Caledon
does not have any municipally-owned heritage attractions; its stories are
told and its records are stored by the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives in
downtown Brampton. = Media =
Established in 1888 as the Cardwell Observer, The Caledon Enterprise is
published twice weekly from Bolton by Metroland Media. Also based out of
Bolton is The Caledon Citizen, established in 1982. A MELINIUM paper,
it is published by Caledon Publishing Ltd. A third newspaper was launched by
Rick and Shelly Sargent in 2010: The Regional, published monthly in Bolton.
In November 2012, this paper was acquired by Caledon Publishing and
ceased publication. The Sargents began working with the Caledon Citizen.
A short-lived student-run newspaper, The Caledon Underground, existed as of 2010.
There are no television stations in Caledon, which is located with the
broadcast area of stations in Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton.
Key Porter Books and parent H.B. Fenn are both headquarters in Bolton.
Broadcast radio stations CJFB-FM and CFGM-FM 102.7 FM, the latter of which
airs tourist information at a low frequency.
= History and trails = Brick Work Ruins
Bruce Trail Caledon Trailway
Canadian Heritage Humber River Elora-Cataract Trail
Grand Valley Trail Great War Flying Museum
Humber Valley Trail Andrew's Treasure Trail
Oak Ridges Trail Hair Pin Turn
Caledon Central Public School = Organizations =
Freemasonry Caledon Ski Club
Kinsmen Club Christmas Parade Columbian Squires
Knights of Columbus = Protected areas =
Albion Hills Conservation Area Alton Forest Conservation Area
Belfountain Conservation Area Caledon Lake Forest Conservation Area
Cheltenham Badlands Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
Glen Haffy Conservation Area Heart Lake Conservation Area
Ken Whillans Conservation Area Palgrave Forest and Wildlife Area
Robert Baker Forest Conservation Area Terra Cotta Conservation Area
Warwick Conservation Area = Sports and recreation =
Junior hockey teams include the Caledon Golden Hawks and Caledon Canadians, the
latter defunct. Minor Hockey Teams include the Caledon
Hawks and Caledon Coyotes Lacrosse in the Town of Caledon is
represented by the Caledon Vaughan Minor Lacrosse Association which operates
Minor Field and both Minor and Junior C. Box Teams
Mike Fox, the winner of the 2007 Queen's Plate, was foaled in Caledon, while
Peaks and Valleys currently stands there.
Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave will host the equestrian events of the 2015
Pan American Games. Caledon Centre for Recreation and
Wellness, located in Bolton, Ontario. Communities
The primary administrative and commercial centre of Caledon is the
community of Bolton, which the municipal government estimated as having a
population of 26,478 in 2006. Smaller communities in the town include
Albion, Alloa, Alton, Belfountain, Boston Mills, Brimstone, Caledon,
Caledon East, Caledon village, Campbell's Cross, Castlederg, Cataract,
Cedar Meadows, Cedar Mills, Cheltenham, Claude, Coulterville, Ferndale, Forks of
the Credit, The Grange, Humber, Humber Grove, Inglewood, Kilmanagh, Lockton,
Mayfield West, Macville, Melville, McLeodville, Mono Mills, Mono Road, New
Glasgow, Palgrave, Queensgate, Rockside, Rosehill, Sandhill, Silver Creek,
Sleswick, Sligo, Snelgrove, Stonehart, Taylorwoods, Terra Cotta, Tormore,
Valleywood and Victoria. The region is otherwise very sparsely populated with
farms being the only residential centres.
Infrastructure = Emergency services =
The town runs its own fire services through the all volunteer Town of
Caledon Fire & Emergency Services, which has nine stations. Ambulance services
are run by the Region of Peel, through Peel Regional Paramedic Services with
three stations. Peel Regional Police does not cover the
town, instead the area is served by a detachment of the Ontario Provincial
Police located at 15924 Innis Lake Road. = Transportation =
GO Transit operates two bus routes in Caledon;
serving Bolton, Ontario from Nobleton through Vaughan connecting with the
Etobicoke North GO Station on the Georgetown line.
serving Bolton, Ontario along Peel Regional Road 50 and through east
Mississauga connecting with Malton GO Station on the Georgetown line.
serving Orangeville and Brampton connecting with Brampton GO Station on
the Georgetown line via Main Street/Highway 10.
It additionally has storage and service facilities in the town.
Brampton Transit recently extended Route 30 Airport Road into the Tullamore
Industrial Area within the Town of Caledon, with a total of six trips per
day. The town currently has no
government-supported local public transit system. However, growing
population prompted former local resident Darren Parberry to start a
trial bus service with two routes, called Métis Transit, which ran briefly
in 2006. Caledon Township also ran a commercial bus operations in 1999 under
the name Caledon Transit Incorporated, but it ceased operations due to low
ridership. Transit services for the elderly,
disabled, and infirm are provided by Caledon Community Services
Transportation and Transhelp. Taxi service is also available in the
Bolton, Ontario area. The highways in the municipality are:
Airport Road or Peel Regional Road 7 Hurontario Street or Highway 10
Charleston Sideroad or Peel Regional Road 24
Queen Street or Peel Regional Road 50 Main Street and Porterfield Road, or
Peel Regional Road 136 Highway 410 to Highway 10
Notable people Wallace Lloyd Algie, VC, killed in
action October 11, 1918 in Cambrai, France
Harry James Barber, MP Chanel Beckenlehner, Miss Universe
Canada 2014 John Knox Blair, MP, physician and
teacher Spence Caldwell, broadcasting pioneer
Nick Crawford, AHL hockey player Adrian Dingle, painter
Fredrik Stefan Eaton, OC, businessman, diplomat
Nicole Eaton, Canadian Conservative Senator
Andrew Evans, pairs figure skater Ray Farquharson, MBE, doctor, university
professor, and medical researcher John Flesher, MP
George R. Gardiner, OC, businessman, philanthropist
Helen Gardiner, philanthropist Jordan Gavaris, Actor on "Orphan Black"
Aldo Guidolin, NHL hockey player Peter Holland, NHL Player, Toronto Maple
Leafs John Houston, British Columbian
newspaperman Kaitlin Howell, voice actress
Duncan Selby Hutcheon, Saskatchewan MLA F. Ross Johnson
Robert Kennedy, publisher Malgosia Majewska, Miss World Canada
2006 Flight Sub-Lieutenant John Joseph
Malone, WWI flying ace Andrew Pattulo, MPP
Shailyn Pierre-Dixon, child actress Jane Pitfield, former Toronto City
Councillor, president of the Caledon Heritage Foundation
Kyle Quincey, NHL hockey player Charles Robinson, doctor, MPP
William Stubbs, MP Skye Sweetnam, singer
Sir William James Wanless, M.D., F.A.C.S., a surgeon and humanitarian who
founded a medical mission in Miraj, India and led it for nearly 40 years.
Travel Region Caledon is part of the Hills of
Headwaters Tourism Association and Central Counties of Ontario, two tourism
related associations. In popular culture
Caledon is the main setting in 1999, a well-known creepypasta
See also Media in Peel
List of townships in Ontario References
"(Code 3521024) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
Retrieved 2012-03-01. = Notes =
External links Town of Caledon
Mayors Youth Council Caledon Public Library
Radio Caledon - The Home Of The B105.5 FM Bolton