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Whitby Township is a geographic township and former municipality in what was Ontario County (now Durham Region), Ontario, Canada. It is now part of the Town of Whitby.
The Township was established in as part of what was then York County. Whitby Township was one of five townships along Lake Ontario named for towns in northeast England ( York, Scarborough,
The Township was established in as part of what was then York County. Whitby Township was one of five townships along Lake Ontario named for towns in northeast England ( York, Scarborough, Pickering Pickering may refer to:
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, Whitby and Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
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). In 1852, the Township became part of the newly formed County of Ontario. In 1855, the Town of Whitby was incorporated as a separate municipality in the southern portion of the Township and in 1858, the Township of East Whitby was formed from the eastern portion of the municipality near Oshawa
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Whitby Township was mainly a rural municipality, but contained the communities of Brooklin Brooklin may refer to
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, Ashburn, Myrtle and Myrtle Station.
The Township was amalgamated with Whitby in 1968 to form an expanded Town of Whitby.
See also
*List of townships in Ontario
This is a list of townships in the Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by census division.
Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District
Historical/Geographic Townships
*Abbott
*Aberdeen Additional
*Abigo
*Abotossaway
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References
* * {{coord, 43, 56, 13, N, 78, 55, 00, W, region:CA-ON_type:city_dim:30km_source:GeographicalNamesBoardofCanada, display=title Former municipalities in Ontario Geographic townships in Ontario Neighbourhoods in Whitby, Ontario