Bolton
Unincorporated community
Queen Street (Highway 50) in Bolton
Queen Street (Highway 50) in Bolton
Bolton is located in Regional Municipality of Peel
Bolton
Bolton
Bolton is located in Southern Ontario
Bolton
Bolton
Coordinates: 43°52′50″N 79°44′17″W / 43.88056°N 79.73806°W / 43.88056; -79.73806
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityPeel
TownCaledon
Ward5
Area
[1]
 • Land20.71 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total26,795
 • Density1,294.0/km2 (3,351/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward Sortation Area
L7E
Area codes905, 289, 365, and 742
NTS Map30M13 Bolton
GNBC CodeFDJLH

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

Media

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bolton, Ontario (Population Centre)". Census Profile, Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bolton Residential Expansion Study". Town of Caledon. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ↑ (Town of Caledon Population Distribution - June 30, 2006 - http://www.town.caledon.on.ca/contentc/townhall/statistics/Caledon_Population_Distribution_30JUN06.pdf Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine)
  4. ↑ http://www.humbertrail.org/humber-river-heritage/ghost-towns-along-the-trail/glasgow.html
  5. ↑ The province of Ontario gazetteer and directory. H. McEvoy, Editor and Compiler, Toronto. Robertson & Cook, Publishers, 1869.
  6. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 26, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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