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'''Sutton''' is a suburban community located nearly 2 km south of [[Lake Simcoe]] in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] .
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'''Sutton''' is a suburban community located nearly 2&nbsp;km south of [[Lake Simcoe]] in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The community was formerly a [[village]] but is now part of the [[Georgina, Ontario|Town of Georgina]] after amalgamation with it and [[Keswick, Ontario|North Gwillimbury]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.town.georgina.on.ca/history-background.aspx| title=Town of Georgina Historic Background Information| publisher=Town of Georgina}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010755| title=Georgina| publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia| last=Welch| first=Deborah|author2=Payne, Michael }}</ref>

==Geography and information==
==Geography and information==


Sutton is situated around a small river, the Black River, that flows from the south and East. Sutton is passed by a road linking Woodbine Avenue and the highway linking Toronto and Beaverton ([[Highway 48 (Ontario)|Highway 48]]) forming a [[3-way junction|T junction]] to the southeast. The nearest superhighway is to the southwest with [[Highway 404]]. The road known as Base Line Road connects Sutton to Keswick. Until [[Georgina, Ontario|Georgina]] included Sutton and Keswick. Sutton was once bounded with the old township of North Gwillimbury to the west. From the amalgamation, Sutton is in the central part of Georgina. [[Area code 705]] is bounded to the east. The [[Canadian National]] rail runs south of Sutton and links with Toronto and Orillia as well as Northern Ontario. Sutton is located E of [[Keswick, Ontario|Keswick]], about 25 to 30&nbsp;km SW of [[Beaverton, Ontario|Beaverton]], S of [[Orillia, Ontario|Orillia]], W of [[Lindsay, Ontario|Lindsay]], about 12 to 15&nbsp;km N of Mount Albert, about 70 to 75&nbsp;km N of [[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]] and NE of [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]].
Sutton is situated around a small river, the Black River, that flows from the south and East. Sutton is passed by a road linking [[York Regional Road 8|Woodbine Avenue]] and the highway linking Toronto and Beaverton ([[Highway 48 (Ontario)|Highway 48]]) forming a [[3-way junction|T junction]] to the southeast. The nearest superhighway is [[Ontario Highway 404|Highway 404]] to the southwest. The road known as Baseline Road connects Sutton to Keswick. Sutton was once bounded with the old township of North Gwillimbury to the west. From the amalgamation, Sutton is in the central part of Georgina. The [[Canadian National]] rail runs south of Sutton and links with Toronto and Orillia as well as Northern Ontario. Sutton is located E of [[Keswick, Ontario|Keswick]], about 25 to 30&nbsp;km SW of [[Beaverton, Ontario|Beaverton]], S of [[Orillia, Ontario|Orillia]], W of [[Lindsay, Ontario|Lindsay]], about 12 to 15&nbsp;km N of Mount Albert, about 70 to 75&nbsp;km N of [[Toronto]] and about 35 km NE of [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]].


*Population: about 5,000 (2001)
*Population: about 5,000 (2001)
*Area: -
*density: -
*Location:
**Latitude: about 44.3 (44°18') N
**Longitude: about 79.35 (79°21') W
*Area code: +(00)1-[[North American area code 905|905]]
*Name of inhabitants: Suttonian ''sing.'', -s ''pl.''
*Postal code: L0E 1R0-


Sutton is sandwiched between forests and farmlands. A large forest dominates the south and southeast covering about 50 to 100 km² directly outside Sutton. The forest are mainly made up of [[pine]] and other varieties of trees. Farmlands cover the west and southwest dominating about 50 km² and to the east. The downtown streets are aligned at a 45° angle. [[Snake Island, Ontario|Snake Island]] is situated to the northeast. A small bay is to the northeast.
Sutton is sandwiched between forests and farmlands. A large forest dominates the south and southeast covering about 50 to 100&nbsp;km² directly outside Sutton. The forest are mainly made up of [[pine]] and other varieties of trees. Farmlands cover the west and southwest dominating about 50&nbsp;km² and to the east. The downtown streets are aligned at a 45° angle. [http://www.snakeisland.ca/index.htm Snake Island] is situated to the northwest. A small bay is to the northeast.


Housing developments came in the mid-[[20th century]] to the northern part and continued slowly until the [[1980s]]. The subdivision 2&nbsp;km to the east continued in the [[1980s]] and the early-[[1990s]] whereas each street are alphabetized from A to L. Housing projects later slowed in the [[1990s]] and the [[2000s]] and the population has slowed. Cottages are also founded in the area.
Housing developments came in the mid-20th century to the northern part and continued slowly until the 1980s. The subdivision 2&nbsp;km to the east continued in the 1980s and the early-1990s whereas each street is alphabetized from A to L. Housing projects later slowed in the 1990s and the 2000s and the population has slowed. Cottages are also found in the area located along the shore of Lake Simcoe.


==Nearest places==
==Nearest places==
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*[[Mount Albert, Ontario|Mount Albert]], south
*[[Mount Albert, Ontario|Mount Albert]], south
*[[Pefferlaw, Ontario|Pefferlaw]], east
*[[Pefferlaw, Ontario|Pefferlaw]], east
*[[Jackson's Point, Ontario|Jackson's Point]],North/beside
*[[Jackson's Point, Ontario|Jackson's Point]], north

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

{{Coord|44|18|18|N|79|21|29|W|display=title}}


{{Georgina, Ontario Communities}}
==External links==
===Map and aerial photos===
*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=44.3&decimal&latitude=-79.3&longitude=&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=44.3&lons1=-79.3&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=44.3,-79.3 Google]
*[http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=44.3&lat=-79.3&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.3,-79.3&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]
*Coordinates: {{coor dms|44|18|0|N|79|21|0|W|}}


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[[Category:Communities in Ontario]]
[[Category:Communities in Georgina, Ontario]]

Revision as of 19:22, 3 July 2015

Sutton
Unincorporated community
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityYork
TownGeorgina
DemonymSuttonian
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
L0E
Area code(s)905 and 289
NTS Map031D06
GNBC CodeFCUFV

Sutton is a suburban community located nearly 2 km south of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada. The community was formerly a village but is now part of the Town of Georgina after amalgamation with it and North Gwillimbury in 1971.[1][2]

Geography and information

Sutton is situated around a small river, the Black River, that flows from the south and East. Sutton is passed by a road linking Woodbine Avenue and the highway linking Toronto and Beaverton (Highway 48) forming a T junction to the southeast. The nearest superhighway is Highway 404 to the southwest. The road known as Baseline Road connects Sutton to Keswick. Sutton was once bounded with the old township of North Gwillimbury to the west. From the amalgamation, Sutton is in the central part of Georgina. The Canadian National rail runs south of Sutton and links with Toronto and Orillia as well as Northern Ontario. Sutton is located E of Keswick, about 25 to 30 km SW of Beaverton, S of Orillia, W of Lindsay, about 12 to 15 km N of Mount Albert, about 70 to 75 km N of Toronto and about 35 km NE of Newmarket.

  • Population: about 5,000 (2001)

Sutton is sandwiched between forests and farmlands. A large forest dominates the south and southeast covering about 50 to 100 km² directly outside Sutton. The forest are mainly made up of pine and other varieties of trees. Farmlands cover the west and southwest dominating about 50 km² and to the east. The downtown streets are aligned at a 45° angle. Snake Island is situated to the northwest. A small bay is to the northeast.

Housing developments came in the mid-20th century to the northern part and continued slowly until the 1980s. The subdivision 2 km to the east continued in the 1980s and the early-1990s whereas each street is alphabetized from A to L. Housing projects later slowed in the 1990s and the 2000s and the population has slowed. Cottages are also found in the area located along the shore of Lake Simcoe.

Nearest places

Notes

  1. ^ "Town of Georgina Historic Background Information". Town of Georgina.
  2. ^ Welch, Deborah; Payne, Michael. "Georgina". The Canadian Encyclopedia.

44°18′18″N 79°21′29″W / 44.30500°N 79.35806°W / 44.30500; -79.35806

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