Uxbridge, Ontario

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''This article is about the township. For the former town, see Uxbridge, Ontario (town).

Uxbridge is a township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham in the Greater Toronto Area. The main centre in the township is the town of Uxbridge.

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:

Population: 17,377
% Change (1996-2001): 9.4
Dwellings: 6,094
Area (km².): 420.65
Density (persons per km².): 41.3

	North: Georgina
West: East Gwillimbury, Whitchurch-Stouffville	Uxbridge	East: Brock, Scugog
	South: Pickering	Southeast: Whitby

Contents

1 Companies Based in Uxbridge

1.1 Industry

2 History
3 Recent articles
4 See also
5 External links

Companies Based in Uxbridge

Industry

Glitsch Canada

History

The first settlers in the area were Quakers who started arriving in 1806 from the Catawissa area of Pennsylvania. The community's oldest building, the Uxbridge Friends Meeting House, was built in 1820 and overlooks the town from Quaker Hill, a kilometer to the west. The Uxbridge-Scott Museum provides a focal point for the Township's history.

The Toronto and Nipissing Railroad arrived in Uxbridge in 1871, and for over a decade Uxbridge was the headquarters of the railway. Uxbridge became a village in 1872, and reached town status in 1885. When the Region of Durham was created in 1973, Uxbridge Town became a part of Uxbridge Township, along with Scott Township. In 1954, Uxbridge became the second town in Canada to receive an official coat-of-arms.

Sir John A. MacDonald held the first of his huge picnics when seeking re-election in a park named Elgin Park beside Elgin Pond, named after Lord Elgin.

While among earlier industries were the Uxbridge Piano and Organ Company, and the Gold Medal Radio and Phonograph Company. Uxbridge Public Library was erected in 1887 from funds provided by entrepreneur, politician, and businessman, Joseph Gould. It's centennial in 1987 was celebrated with the opening of a large addition.

The Thomas Foster Memorial Temple, erected in 1935-36 by the former mayor of Toronto, is situated a short distance north of town, as is the former home of L.M. Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables. She lived in the area from 1911 to 1926, and wrote half of her books there.

Recent articles

The Toronto star recently (Feb 4, 2006) ran an article featuring the town. Claiming that it is a town of transition that still maintains a small town feel. However criticizes the sprawl-like development on the outskirts of the town. The town is growing quickly!

External links

Uxbridge BIA