Caledon, Ontario
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Caledon (/ˈkælədən/; 2021 population 76,581) is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. The name comes from a shortened form of Caledonia, the Roman name for what is now Scotland.[7] Caledon is primarily rural with a number of hamlets and small villages, but also contains the larger community of Bolton (population 26,795) in its southeastern quadrant, adjacent to York Region.[8] Some spillover urbanization also occurs in the south bordering the City of Brampton.
Caledon | |
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Town of Caledon | |
Coordinates: 43°51′58″N 79°51′32″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Regional municipality | Peel Region |
Established | January 1, 1974 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Annette Groves |
• Governing Body | Caledon Town Council |
• MP | Kyle Seeback (CPC) |
• MPP | Sylvia Jones (PC) |
Area | |
• Total | 694.04 km2 (267.97 sq mi) |
• Land | 688.82 km2 (265.95 sq mi) |
• Water | 5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 221 m (725 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 76,581 |
• Density | 111.2/km2 (288/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | 905, 519 |
Website | Official website |
Caledon is the northernmost of three municipalities of Peel Region. The town is northwest of Brampton. According to Statistics Canada the land area is 688 km2 (266 sq mi)[3] and, according to the city the area is 696.04 km2 (268.74 sq mi),[4] which makes Caledon the largest municipality by area in the Greater Toronto Area.