Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario

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Bradford West Gwillimbury, a town in south-central Ontario, in the County of Simcoe in the Greater Toronto Area on the Holland River. West Gwillimbury takes its name from the family of Elizabeth Simcoe, nee Gwillim.

Bradford West Gwillimbury consists of the town of Bradford and the former Township of West Gwillimbury, which includes villages such as

Bond Head
Newton Robinson
Green Valley
Coulson
Pinkerton
Deerhurst
Dunkerron

The former Town of Bradford was amalgamated with portions of the former Townships of West Gwillimbury and Tecumseth to become the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury on January 1, 1991.^[1]

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:^[2]

Population: 24,039
% Change (2001-2006): 8.1
Dwellings: 8,128 (12.1% higher than 2001)
Area (km².): 201.03
Density (persons per km².): 119.6
Latitude: 44.1149
Longitude: -79.563

The town lies within three telephone area codes: 905,705, and 289 (only used by mobile phones). Telephone numbers begin with numerous prefixes, including: 456, 458, 551, 775, 778, 724, 729, and 939.

The area around the Holland River is known for its fertile soil and is home to many farms. The Holland River flows out to Lake Simcoe. Geographically, the area is north of the Oak Ridges Moraine.

1 Government
2 Transportation
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Government

The mayor-elect of Bradford West Gwillimbury is Doug White, who defeated the previous mayor, Frank Jonkman, in the election of November, 2006. The municipality has a Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and seven other members of Council. The administration is led by a Town Manager and has the following departments: Clerks, Building, Planning, Human Resources, Recreation, Finance, Engineering, Facilities and Parks, Fire, and IT.

Bradford West Gwillimbury and the Town of Innisfil share the South Simcoe Police Service.

Federally, the town is part of the riding of York—Simcoe, represented by Peter Van Loan of the Conservative Party, elected in 2006.

Provincially, it is part of the riding of Barrie Simcoe Bradford, represented by Joe Tascona of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, who was most recently elected in 2003.