Mount Albert, Ontario

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For other places with the same name, see Mount Albert.

Mount Albert is an exurban community located within the Town of East Gwillimbury and is part of northern York Region. It is located about 65 km N of Toronto, about 15 km NE of Newmarket, about 15 km S of Sutton, W SW of Beaverton and N of Markham. Mount Albert is accessible by the nearest superhighway (Highway 404) which currently terminates at Green Lane just north of Newmarket. There are plans, however, to extend the 404 to Ravenshoe Road, roughly 10 km from Mount Albert, within the next 10 years.

The population is currently about 2,000. Housing developments are slowly continuing in the northern portion. The downtown area is centred at Centre Street and Main Street. The town itself is bordered on the west by Highway 48, which connects Markham and Beaverton and on the east by Durham Regional road 31, which serves as a regional border between York and Durham Regions. Mount Albert Creek passes through Mount Albert, while the Black River meanders towards Lake Simcoe passing through Baldwin. The outlying area is forested mainly by private woodlots and some regionally owned and maintained pine forests while farmlands are found throughout the area. Major industries include aggregate production (near Holt) and farming (livestock, feed and potatoes).

1 Nearest communities
2 Geography
3 History
4 External links
- 4.1 Map and aerial photos

[edit] Nearest communities

Sharon, west
Holt, Ontario, west
Sutton, north
Zephyr, east
Musselman Lake, south

[edit] Geography

Population:
- 2000: about 2,000
Area: -
density: -
Location:
- Latitude: about 44.1 N
- Longitude: about 79.7 W
Area code: +1-905
Name of inhabitants: Mount Albertites
Postal code: - L0G 1M0

[edit] History

The establishment of what is now Mount Albert began in the early 1800s, when land in the area was granted by the Crown to friends of the Family Compact, the governing council of Upper Canada. In 1821, Samuel and Rufus Birchard, Quakers from Vermont, bought parcels of land, and by 1850, a village had developed.

Housing developments boomed slowly in the mid to late 20th century. The housing development returned in the late 1990s expanding slightly north of the heart of Mount Albert. The new residential streets includes Amber Glen and Robert Hunter. This new subdivision was first created in 1996 and the third phase is still under construction.