ORO-MEDONTE, ONTARIO

'Oro-Medonte' is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada on the northwestern shores of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County.
Oro-Medonte was previously two neighbouring townships, brought together in 1994, under a restructuring of Simcoe County. It is divided into lines based on the concession system implemented by the British colonial government in the mid-1700s. Currently there are 15 lines that are now streets and highway exits off of Highway 11.

Contents

Communities

Population

Government

External links

Communities

★ Barrillia Park

★ Bass Lake Park

★ Baywood Park

★ Big Cedar Estates

★ Carley

★ Carthew Bay

★ Cedarmont Beach

★ Coulson

★ Craighurst

★ Creighton

★ Crown Hill

★ Eady

★ East Oro

★ Edgar

★ Eight Mile Point

★ Fair Valley

★ Fergus Hill Estate

★ Forest Home

★ Foxmead

★ Guthrie

★ Hawkestone

★ Hawkestone Beach

★ Hobart

★ Horseshoe Valley

★ Jarratt

★ Lakeview

★ Martinville

★ Mitchell Square

★ Moons Beach

★ Moonstone

★ Mount St. Louis

★ Oro Beach

★ Oro Lea Beach

★ Oro Park

★ Oro Station

★ Palm Beach

★ Parkside Beach

★ Prices Corners

★ Roberta Park

★ Rugby

★ Shanty Bay

★ Simcoeside

★ Sugar Bush

★ Waddington Beach

★ Warminster

Population

According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:

★ Population: 20,031 (18,315)

★ % Change (2001-2006): 9.4

★ % Change (1996-2001): 9.7

★ Dwellings: 7,667

★ Area (km².): 586.65

★ Density (persons per km².): 34.1

Government

The Council of the Township is comprised of a Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and five Councillors who each represent one of five wards. The members of Council^[1] from the elections of 2006 through 2010 are:

★ Mayor: Harry Hughes

★ Deputy Mayor: Ralph Hough

★ Councillor Ward 1: Mel Coutanche

★ Councillor Ward 2: Terry Allison

★ Councillor Ward 3: Sandy Agnew

★ Councillor Ward 4: John Crawford

★ Councillor Ward 5: Dwight Evans
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor also represent the Township at meetings of Simcoe County Council.

External links

★ Official site of the Township Of Oro-Medonte

★ Ontario Plaques - Black Settlement in Oro Township

★ Ontario Plaques - St. Thomas' Church

★ Settlers' Ghost Golf Club

	'North:' Tay
'West:' Springwater, Barrie	'Oro-Medonte'	'East:' Severn, Orillia
	'South:' Lake Simcoe