Bolton, Ontario

Bolton is the most populated village in the township of Caledon, located in the Region of Peel, approximately 50 kilometers north-west of Toronto, Canada. In regional documents, it is referred to as a 'Rural Service Centre'. It has a population of 26,371 residents in 8,686 households.

The village was founded by James Bolton, who created a mill on the Humber River in the valley of Bolton. The recreation areas are to the northwest and the southeast. There are two superhighways (400-Series highways) nearby, including the 427, about 15 km SE (by Highway 7), and the 400, about 14 km E (exit at King Road). It is located about 50 km NW of downtown Toronto via the superhighway (Highway 427), about 20 km NE of downtown Brampton, Ontario, about 80 km NE of Hamilton, about 100 km NE of Kitchener, about 75 km S of Barrie and SE of Orangeville.

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Geography

The conservation lands' forests dominate a large part of the northwest, the north, the east including along the Humber valley. These conversation lands have created several recreational areas. In relation to Bolton, the farmlands are located to the north, west, and the south (especially the southeast). These farmlands and protected areas dominate the surrounding Bolton area that has not yet been developed by suburban housing.

History

The town, formally known as Bolton's Mill, was founded in 1794 when James Bolton helped build a flour mill for his relative George Bolton.

The suburban housing developments began in the southern area, down to 15th Sideroad. The urban area did not expand until the late 1970s and early 1980s, which also led to development of an industrial area in the southwest. The urban area up to Columbia Way began booming in the late 1980s. Housing developments continued towards the southern and the western parts oih the town about 1 km northwest of the heart of town in the 1990s and the 15th Sideroad in about 1995, especially to the north. The industrial area even began added buildings to the southwest up to Simpson. The urban areas merged with the southern part in 2000 and the northwest.

Housing developments are becoming more rare, as the Town of Caledon tries to contain the growth of Bolton in Caledon's ward 5.

Music in Bolton

Skye Sweetnam was raised in Bolton and now has a contract with Capitol Records. She sings pop music mostly but is currently working with Tim Armstrong of Rancid.

Subdivisions

• New Glasgow, west
• Tormore, southeast
• Taylorwoods, northeast
• Queensgate, east

Nearest communities

• Nobleton, east
• Kleinburg, southeast
• Brampton, south southwest
• Snelgrove, southwest
• Caledon East, northwest
• Palgrave, northwest
• Cedar Mills, northeast

External links

• The Town of Caledon

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