New Tecumseth is a town in

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, in south-central

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, Canada. While it is not officially a part of the

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, it is counted, in terms of the census, as being a part of the Toronto

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History

The municipality was created in 1991 through the amalgamation of the Town of Alliston, the Villages of Beeton and Tottenham, and the Township of Tecumseth. The name 'New Tecumseth' was chosen because a Town of Tecumseh already existed in Essex County.

Communities

The main centres in New Tecumseth are the communities of Alliston,

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, and Beeton. The town also includes the smaller communities of Allimil, Green Briar, Nicolston, Penville, Randall, Rich Hill, Schomberg Heights and Thompsonville.

Education

New Tecumseth has nine elementary schools and two area high schools: *Alliston Union PS (Alliston) *

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(Alliston) *Boyne River PS (Alliston) *Ernest Cumberland ES (Alliston) *FX O'Reilly Catholic School (Tottenham) *Monsignor Ronan Catholic School (Beeton) *St. James Catholic School (Tottenham) *St. Paul's Catholic School (Alliston) * St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (Tottenham) *Tecumseth Beeton ES (Beeton) *Tecumseth South Central PS (Tottenham) *Tottenham PS (Tottenham) *Alliston Community Christian School (Alliston)(Private) Public schools are in the

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and Catholic with the

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, New Tecumseth had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable persons

* Kate Aitken, influential cooking and homemaking expert, television and radio broadcaster, born in Beeton. A plaque was placed in Beeton Park in her honour. * Dr Sir Frederick Banting, physician and scientist born in Alliston. Discovered insulin with his assistant, Charles Best. * Sir

William Osler Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, (; July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first Residency (medicine), residency program for speci ...

, physician and professor of medicine was born in Bond Head (formerly in Tecumseth and now part of Bradford West Gwillimbury). He has been called 'the Father of Modern Medicine'. * Deanne Rose, Olympic medal-winning soccer player was born in New Tecumseth. *

Jim Rutherford James Earl Rutherford (born February 17, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and executive. He is the president of hockey operations of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to his position wi ...

, retired NHL goaltender and Stanley-Cup-winning General Manager was born in Beeton.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Municipalities in Simcoe County Towns in Ontario 1991 establishments in Ontario