Orillia (Ontario)
Orillia | ||
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Nickname : The Sunshine City | ||
View of the port of Orillia |
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Location in Ontario | ||
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State : | Canada | |
Province : | Ontario | |
Region : | Simcoe County | |
Local community: | city | |
Coordinates : | 44 ° 36 ′ N , 79 ° 25 ′ W | |
Height : | 219 m | |
Area : | 28.16 km² | |
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
30,546 (as of 2016) 40,731 (as of 2016) |
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Population density : | 1,084.7 inhabitants / km² | |
Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | |
Foundation : | 1867 | |
Mayor : | Steve Clarke | |
Website : | www.orillia.ca |
Orillia is a small town in Canada in the province of Ontario in Simcoe County . Although the city of Orillia is assigned to Simcoe County, it is an independent city and is part of the central region of Ontario.
location
Orillia is located in the Golden Horseshoe , a region of over 8.1 million people that stretches in a semicircle around the western end of Lake Ontario to Niagara Falls . Known as the "Sunshine City", Orillia is an attractive place for tourists with its large expanses of water.
history
Orillia was founded as a village in 1867, with the actual establishment of a settlement by the indigenous people going back several thousand years. Archaeologists have discovered evidence that the Wyandot and Iroquois tribes fished in the area more than 4,000 years ago, as well as had their sites for trade, fishing, and hunting.
Population development
1841: | 200 inhabitants | 1871: | 1,322 inhabitants | 1881: | 2,911 inhabitants |
1891: | 4,752 inhabitants | 1901: | 4,907 inhabitants | 1911: | 6,828 inhabitants |
1921: | 8,774 inhabitants | 1931: | 8,183 inhabitants | 1941: | 9,705 inhabitants |
1951: | 12,110 inhabitants | 1961: | 15,345 inhabitants | 1971: | 24,040 inhabitants |
1981: | 23,955 inhabitants | 1991: | 25,925 inhabitants | 1996: | 27,846 inhabitants |
2001: | 29,121 inhabitants | 2006: | 30,259 inhabitants | 2011: | 30,586 inhabitants |
climate
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Orillia
Source: Max./Min. Temperature, rainfall and rainy days:
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Personalities
- Adam Jamieson , cyclist
- A. Charles Baillie , Chancellor of Queen's University
- James Bartleman , Diplomat and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- William E. Bell , author
- David G. Benner , psychologist and author
- Franklin Carmichael , member of the Group of Seven
- Leslie Frost (1895–1973), Prime Minister of Ontario
- Jake Gaudaur , football player
- Jake Gaudaur Sr. , successful rower
- Walter Knox , athlete and athletic trainer
- John Lawless , ice hockey player, listed in the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
- Stephen Leacock (1869-1944), humorist
- Matt Lennox , writer
- Doug Lewis (* 1964), politician and lawyer
- Rick Ley (born 1948), ice hockey player
- Gordon Lightfoot (born 1938), singer / songwriter
- Robert W. Mackenzie , politician
- Ethan Moreau (* 1975), ice hockey player with the Columbus Blue Jackets
- Jack Reid , artist
- Ted Roop , Morning Radio Show host - 104.1 The DOCK
- Sir Samuel Steele , soldier and member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Luke Wiles , lacrosse player
- Elizabeth Wyn Wood , sculptor
- Marnie Woodrow , writer
literature
English-language literature
- A. Rodney Bobiwash: The History of Native People in the Toronto Area. An Overview , Toronto 1997, ISBN 978-0-9682546-0-8 .
travel Guide
- Leonie Senne: Canada East , Iwanowski's Reisebuchverlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-923975-40-2 .
- Helmut Linde: Canada, East , Baedeker Allianz Travel Guide, ISBN 978-3-8297-1125-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Helmut Linde: Canada, East, Baedeker Allianz Travel Guide, ISBN 978-3-8297-1125-8
- ^ The History of Native People in the Toronto Area. An Overview, Toronto 1997, ISBN 978-0-9682546-0-8 .
- ↑ Environment Canada - Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000 , accessed April 15, 2012.