Kettleby, Ontario

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Kettleby
nickname =
settlement_type = Unincorporated community
motto =


imagesize =
image_caption =


flag_size =
image_

seal_size =
image_shield =
shield_size =
city_
citylogo_size =


mapsize =
map_caption =


mapsize1 =
map_caption1 =
image_dot_

dot_mapsize =
dot_map_caption =
dot_x = |dot_y =
pushpin_

pushpin_label_position =
pushpin_map_caption =
pushpin_mapsize =
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Ontario
subdivision_type2 = Regional Municipality
subdivision_name2 = York
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = King
government_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title = Township mayor
leader_name = Margaret Black
established_title =
established_date =
established_title2 =
established_date2 =
area_magnitude =
unit_pref =
area_footnotes =
area_total_km2 =
area_land_km2 = 32.5
area_water_km2 =
area_total_sq_mi =
area_land_sq_mi =
area_water_sq_mi =
area_water_percent =
area_urban_km2 =
area_urban_sq_mi =
area_metro_km2 =
area_metro_sq_mi =
population_as_of = 2001
population_footnotes =
population_note =
population_total = 127
population_density_km2 =
population_density_sq_mi =
population_metro =
population_density_metro_km2 =
population_density_metro_sq_mi =
population_urban =
population_density_urban_km2 =
population_density_urban_sq_mi =
population_blank1_title =
population_blank1 =
population_density_blank1_km2 =
population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
latd=44 |latm=00 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=79 |longm=34 |longs= |longEW=W
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m =
elevation_ft =
postal_code_type = Forward sortation area
postal_code = L0G
area_code = 905 and 289
blank_name =
blank_info =
blank1_name =
blank1_info =
website =
footnotes =

Kettleby is a village located in northeastern King Township, in Ontario, Canada.

Kettleby is located about 1.5 km E of the freeway (Highway 400), 25 km N of Toronto, about 40 km S of Barrie, 6 km W of Newmarket and about 50 km E of Orangeville.

Geography

Kettleby is surrounded by the gently rolling hills of King Township. The village spans 32.5 km² of land area.

The hamlet sits predominantly on a rise of land between two valleys of the looping Kettleby Creek. Hills surround the western, southern and the central parts of Kettleby while taller hills ranging as high as about 350 m are to the north and reach close to the highway linking Orangeville and Newmarket (Highway 9). Farmlands lie to the southeast while the Holland Marsh lies to the north, one of the lowest points in King Township.

History

Kettleby was established in 1842. Early settlers often referred to it as "Tyrwhitt's Mills", in honour of the mill owner Septimus Tyrwhitt. However, he disapproved of the name, and his wife subsequently named the hamlet Kettleby, after the Tyrwhitt family ancestral home in Lincolnshire, England.

On August 6, 1851, the first post office was opened, and was styled "Kettleby Mills, Canada West". In September 1859, it was renamed Kettleby, by which name it is still known today.

Demographics

The postal route of RR1 and RR2 Kettleby which includes the hamlet of Kettleby, the Carrying Place development and most of the community of Pottageville has 430 dwellings with a population of 1248. The actual hamlet of Kettleby has 43 dwellings, a church, cemetery, day camp and conservation area with a 2006 population of 127 made up of 94 adults and 33 children.

Politics

Like other King Township communities, Kettleby does not have its own municipal government. Decisions for allocating tax revenues are made by King Township's council. Kettleby is represented by the councillor of Ward 5.

Provincially, Kettleby residents vote in the riding of Vaughan—King—Aurora. Federally, the community is in the riding of Oak Ridges—Markham.

The Kettleby Public School serves the municipality for children of elementary school age. King City Secondary School is the closest high school to the community.

Research

The University of Guelph conducts agricultural research at the Muck Crops Research Station in the Kettleby area.cite web|url=http://www.plant.uoguelph.ca/stations/kettleby/kettleby.htm|title=Muck Crops Research Station (Kettleby)|publisher=University of Guelph Department of Plant Agriculture|accessdate=2006-06-24] Facilities at the site include greenhouses with a system-controlled environment, a plant pathology laboratory, and long-term cold storage. Seven hectares of land are split into plots devoted to researching organic and mineral soils. Local growers also participate in commercial field trials on occasion.

Nearest communities

*Schomberg west
*Bradford, north
*Holland Landing, northeast
*Newmarket, east
*Aurora, east
*King City, south

References

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.village.kettleby.on.ca/index.html Hamlet of Kettleby Website]
* [http://www.tennisontario.com/Clubs/club_detail.asp?cid=POTT&mreg1=NC Pottageville Tennis Club]
* [http://www.cardinalgolfclub.com/ Cardinal Golf Club]

Churches

* [http://www.netcomsolutions-ont.com/parish_lloydtown/christchurch.html Christ Church Kettleby (Anglican Church of Canada ~ Toronto Diocese)]

Map and aerial photos

* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&formtype=latlong&latlongtype=degrees&latdeg=44&latmin=0&latsec=0&longdeg=-79&longmin=34&longsec=0&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.006182,-79.571443&spn=0.018562,0.029436&t=h&hl=en Satellite map from Google]
* [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=44&lat=-79.85&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]