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Jamestown, Ontario
Jamestown is a community in Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ..., Canada. Jamestown is the name given to a small settlement, circa 1850, that sprang up along the boundary between Morris and Grey Townships, along the Maitland River in Southwestern Ontario, north of present-day Brussels. Apparently, James' Town derived its name from the number of men in the local community with the name of James - James Aitchison, James Lynn, James Strachan, James Simpson, James Forrest and James Moses. Because of all the James' living locally, James Aitchison, a reporter from Goderich, referred to the junction as James' Town. The name changed to Jamestown through the years.Marilyn Engel, Grey Township And Its People', 1982, Huron East, page 73 Map of Jamestown, 1879/ref> Refer ...
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Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to 38.5% of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area of all the Canadian provinces and territories. It is home to the nation's capital, Ottawa, and its list of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast. To the south, it is bordered by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York (state), New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States follows riv ...
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List Of Communities In Ontario
{{short description, None There are various lists of communities in Ontario, grouped by status, type or location: *List of census subdivisions in Ontario - counties, districts and regional municipalities *List of cities in Ontario - places which are incorporated as cities *List of francophone communities in Ontario - places which are designated as French language service areas due to having a significant minority or majority Franco-Ontarian population *List of municipalities in Ontario - all incorporated municipalities in the province regardless of type *List of population centres in Ontario - urban areas, without regard to municipal boundaries *List of towns in Ontario - places which are incorporated as towns *List of township municipalities in Ontario - places with the municipal status of township *List of unincorporated communities in Ontario - places which are not incorporated, but exist as neighbourhoods or settlements inside larger municipal entities *List of villages in Ontar ...
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