Adjala–Tosorontio

Adjala-Tosorontio
—  Township  —
Motto: Welcome home.
Adjala-Tosorontio
Coordinates: 44°08′N 79°56′W / 44.133°N 79.933°W / 44.133; -79.933Coordinates: 44°08′N 79°56′W / 44.133°N 79.933°W / 44.133; -79.933
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Simcoe
Area
– Total	372.33 km2 (143.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
– Total	10,695 (Ranked 355th)
– Density	28.7/km2 (74.3/sq mi)
– Growth	6.1% (2,001-2,006)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website	www.townshipadjtos.on.ca

Adjala-Tosorontio (2006 population 10,695) is a township in south-central Ontario, in the County of Simcoe. It was created in 1993 when the County of Simcoe Act merged the townships of Adjala and Tosorontio. The amalgamation took effect on January 1, 1994.

A predominantly rural area, Adjala-Tosorontio contains numerous small villages and hamlets. Many communities were started in Adjala by Irish Catholics who named their hamlets after their home towns in Ireland, or after prominent pioneer families who first settled the area. The municipality has increasingly become home to residents who commute to the Greater Toronto Area.

Geographically the area is rolling countryside below the Niagara Escarpment to the west, with the Nottawasaga River river cutting through it.

"Tosorontio" is Huron for "Beautiful Mountain", and Adjala was the name of the wife of Chief Tecumseh, for whom the neighbouring township (now called New Tecumseth) was named.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Achill, Airlie, Ballycroy, Cedarville, Colgan, Connor, Everett, Glencairn, Hockley, Keenansville, Lisle, Loretto, Rosemont, Sheldon and Tioga.

Loretto

Is one of the oldest communities in Adjala-Tosorontio. It has one of the oldest and most famous taverns in Simcoe County, the Loretto Inn. Highway 50 runs through the town and it is currently home to the Adjala-Tosorontio Volunteer Fire Fighter Department.

References

1. ^ Statistics Canada