Bolton | |
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 Queen Street (Highway 50) in Bolton | |
  Bolton  Bolton | |
| Coordinates:43°52′50″N79°44′17″W / 43.88056°N 79.73806°W /43.88056; -79.73806 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | Peel |
| Town | Caledon |
| Ward | 5 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 20.71 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,795 |
| • Density | 1,294/km2 (3,350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward Sortation Area | |
| Area codes | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| NTS Map | 30M13 Bolton |
| GNBC Code | FDJLH |
Bolton (2021 population 26,795)[1] is anunincorporatedtown and is the most populous community in the town ofCaledon,Ontario, Canada, in theRegional Municipality of Peel. It is located beside theHumber River, approximately 50 kilometres northwest ofToronto. In regional documents, it is referred to as a 'Rural Service Centre'.[2] It has 26,795 residents in 9,158 total dwellings.[3] The downtown area that historically defined the village is in a valley, through which flows the Humber River. The village extends on either side of the valley to the north and south.
The conservation lands' forests dominate a large part of the north and the east, including along the Humber valley. These conservation lands have created several recreational areas, including parts of the Humber Valley Heritage Trail. Farmland and the protectedOak Ridges Moraine dominate the landscape surrounding the village.
There are two400-series highways nearby, includingHighway 427, about 9 km southeast (the highway's northern terminus being at Major Mackenzie Drive), andHighway 400, about 14 km east (exit at King Road).
To the northwest is the community of Glasgow, which pays homage to an earlier planned settlement also called Glasgow. The older settlement was established in 1855 but merged into Bolton in 1872.[4] Old Glasgow was supposed to house mill workers, it later served as a summer getaway for Toronto’s Jewish community from 1925 to 1950, then home to Edelweiss Ski Club. The planned community has naturalized again and now exists as Edelweiss Park and Humber Valley Heritage Trail.
The community, formerly known as Bolton Mills, was founded around 1822 when James Bolton helped build a flour mill for his relative George Bolton. By 1857, Bolton was a village with a population of 700 in theTownship of Albion inPeel County.George Evans was a prominent early settler in the area.
It was established on the Humber River, on the line of the proposedToronto, Grey and Bruce Railway. There were stages to and from Weston. The average price of land was $40 to $50 per acre.[5]
Queen Street, formerlyHighway 50, and nowPeel Road 50, runs north-south through the community and is itsmain street. King Street (Peel Road 9) is the main east-west cross street. It continues outside Bolton beyond both ends and runs across the full width of Caledon.
The Town of Caledon does not operate its own public transit system; however, transit service is provided byBrampton Transit (the transit system of the nearby City ofBrampton), which operates Route 41 Bolton, serving the community and travelling south down Highway 50 toHighway 7/Queen Street at the border ofBrampton andVaughan to make connections with other Brampton Transit routes andYork Region Transit.[6] Route Caledon Community Services Transportation and Transhelp (operated byRegion of Peel Accessible Transportation Services) providesparatransit services for the elderly, disabled, and infirm in Bolton and Caledon as a whole, and travels to select major destinations in Peel andYork Regions.
There were three earlier privately-operated transit services running within Bolton: In 1999 a company named Caledon Transit Incorporated ran a trial bus service in the community.[7] In 2006, the growing population of Bolton prompted local resident Darren Parberry to start a second bus service with two routes using leased school buses, called Métis Transit. One route ran briefly in 2006.[8] Both services ceased operations due to low ridership. Later, a private contractor,Voyago, formerly provided bus service in Bolton, but also travelled south to make wider transit connections. Adult cash fares were $4.00 and there were no free transfers with other connecting transit agencies.[9] This service was replaced in May 2024 by the present Brampton Transit service.[6]
As of the 2021 census, the top three ethnic groups in Bolton areItalian (11,480; 43.4%), English (3,540; 13.4%) and Canadian (3,120; 11.8%).[10]
The 1996Warner Bros. filmTwister and the 2005 filmFour Brothers were partially shot here.
Bolton is home to several public and Catholic schools:
Public Elementary Institutions:
Public Secondary Institutions:
Catholic Elementary Institutions:
Catholic Secondary Institutions:
Private Institutions:
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