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Mill Pond (Milton, Ontario)
Mill Pond is a manmade Fresh water, freshwater reservoir in downtown Milton, Ontario, Milton, Ontario, Canada. The pond is located on the main street of downtown Milton, a suburban town north of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Halton. Halton is the west wing of Greater Toronto Area bordering Niagara escapement to the west. The pond powered a gristmill for almost a century, within which time a pioneering settlement grew up to be the town of Milton around the pond and the mill. History The town and the Mill Pond share the same origin in the history. The 16-mile creek flowing right in the middle of the town was dammed to create the pond to power gristmill by the town’s pioneering entrepreneur and founder Jasper Martin in 1820-1822. The original settlement in 1837 with a population of 100 people became a fully incorporated town in 1857. It was named after the English Poet John Milton. The town of Milton grew around the pond and the mill; according to 2016 censu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton, Ontario
Milton (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 census population 132,979) is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Between 2001 and 2011, Milton was the fastest growing municipality in Canada, with a 71.4% increase in population from 2001 to 2006 and another 56.5% increase from 2006 to 2011. In 2016, Milton's census population was 110,128 with an estimated growth to 228,000 by 2031. It remained the fastest growing community in Ontario but was deemed to be the sixth fastest growing in Canada at that time. Milton is located west of Downtown Toronto on Ontario Highway 401, Highway 401, and is the western terminus for the Milton line commuter train and bus corridor operated by GO Transit. Milton is situated on the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO world biosphere reserve and the Bruce Trail. History The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, Mississaugas of the Credit held 648,000 acres of land north of the Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
