Simcoe County is located in the central portion of

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. The county is just north of the Greater Toronto Area, stretching from the shores of Lake Simcoe in the east to Georgian Bay in the west. Simcoe County forms part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe area, a densely populated and industrialized region, centred on the Greater Toronto Area. The land area of the county is . The elevated

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runs through sections of the western part of the county, and the Minesing Wetlands, a

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of international importance, is located in the central area of the county. The county administrative centre is on Highway 26 in Midhurst, outside

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Geography

Simcoe County is informally split into two subregions, “South Simcoe” and “North Simcoe”. The dividing line between these two areas is Simcoe County Road 90 (Mill St.). South Simcoe municipalities are situated at the northern boundary of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and therefore generally have a closer socio-economic association with the GTA. South Simcoe is also within the Toronto commuter belt as it is home to a relatively high proportion of people commuting to the GTA. South Simcoe is home to five municipalities, including: the Town of Innisfil, the Township of

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, the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, the Township of

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and the Town of New Tecumseth (which includes: Alliston, Beeton and Tottenham). North Simcoe is less connected to the GTA due to its more removed geographic location, is generally less industrial than South Simcoe, and generally has a closer socio-economic association with the

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area, located immediately north. However, North Simcoe hosts two GO Transit train stations that provide daily commuter rail service to

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. North Simcoe includes the Township of Clearview, the Township of

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, the Township of Ramara, the Township of

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, the Township of Springwater, the Township of Tay and the Township of Tiny, the Town of

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, the Town of

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, the Town of Penetanguishene and the Town of Wasaga Beach. The cities of

and Orillia are geographically within North Simcoe, but both are politically independent single-tier municipalities.

History

Simcoe County, in particular the former Wendake area near Nottawasaga Bay, was the site of the earliest French exploration and settlement of

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; they were the first Europeans in the area. Several historic sites, including Carhagouha and Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, mark the earliest known contacts between the area's traditional Huron population and French

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. The Huron capital, Ossossané, was at one time the largest aboriginal settlement in all of North America outside

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. The County, named by Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada

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in honour of his father Captain John Simcoe, was established as part of the

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in 1798 by the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. Its initial territory was described as follows: At its beginning, the County existed only for purposes of military enlistment. In 1823, it became a separate constituency for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, but, as eligibility to vote was dependent upon having title to property, and Simcoe's first registrar of deeds was not appointed until 1826, it did not send a separate member to the Assembly until the election of

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in 1828. It was withdrawn from the Home District in 1837, with its territory divided as follows: Between 1837 and 1841 several acts were passed by the Legislature of Upper Canada which set apart Simcoe District. These acts named the townships that the County would encompass and authorized the levying of taxes for the purpose of constructing a jail and court house. On January 11, 1843, the jail and court house having been duly erected, the Governor General proclaimed the County of Simcoe to be a separate and distinct District. The province of Canada also appointed James R. Gowan as the first judge of the District of Simcoe. The District was restructured in 1845, changing its composition to the following 24 townships: * Adjala * Artemesia * Collingwood * Essa * Flos * West Gwillimbury * Innisfil * Medonte * Matchedash * Mulmur * Mono * Nottawasaga * Osprey * Oro * North Orillia * South Orillia * Saint Vincent * Sunnidale * Tay * Tecumseth * Tosorontio * Tiny * Uphrasia ''(sic)'' * Vespra Effective January 1, 1850, Simcoe District was abolished, and Simcoe County was organized for municipal purposes. Between 1845 and 1851, there had been a campaign to have the part of West Gwillimbury south of the Holland River annexed to York County. The County Council finally agreed to this action in 1851, subject to arbitration as to the division of liabilities. It was implemented by an Act of the Parliament of the Province of Canada later that year. On January 1, 1852, after transferring its five western townships to Grey County, the County was defined as including the following townships: * Adjala * Essa * Flos * Gwillimbury West * Innisfil * Matchedash * Medonte * Mono * Mulmur * Nottawasaga * Orillia * Oro * Sunnidale * Tay * Tecumseth * Tiny * Tossorontio ''(sic)'' * Vespra Together with the unorganized territory bounded to the north by the French River, to the south by the Severn River and Rama Township, to the west by

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and to the east by the former boundary between the

and the Newcastle District as extended to the French River. The unorganized territory, some of which had been surveyed into townships, together with parts of Victoria County and Nipissing District, was withdrawn in 1868-1869 to form the new

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and District of Parry Sound. However, any municipalities established in them still formed part of the original counties for municipal purposes, and they were still responsible for the administration of justice, which proved to be problematic. The portions of the districts that were not part of Simcoe County were transferred to it in 1877. This lasted until 1888, when the territory contained within the districts was separated from Simcoe County. Mono and Mulmur Townships were withdrawn from Simcoe County in 1881 and transferred to the newly formed Dufferin County. Mara and Rama Townships were transferred to Simcoe County following the dissolution of Ontario County in 1974.

Restructuring (1994)

In 1994, the County was restructured into 16 local municipalities: * Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury * Town of

* Town of Innisfil * Town of

* Town of New Tecumseth * Town of Penetanguishene * Town of Wasaga Beach * Township of Adjala–Tosorontio * Township of Clearview * Township of

* Township of

* Township of Ramara * Township of

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* Township of Springwater * Township of Tay * Township of Tiny The cities of

and Orillia are separated from the County, as are three

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s: *

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Demographics

As a

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in the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, Simcoe County 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.

Government

The Corporation of the County of Simcoe comprises 16 local municipalities. As an "upper tier" municipality, the County of Simcoe is responsible for municipal services which include social housing, land ambulance and emergency planning, environmental services (solid waste management), a County road system, Ontario Works, children's services, homes for the aged, a library co-operative, museum, archives, County forest management, tourism, a Geographic Information System (computer mapping) and land use policy planning. The local, or "lower tier" municipalities are responsible for water and sewer services, local roads, public libraries, recreation services, fire and police services, land use development control and licensing and permitting services. The cities of

and Orillia, although separate politically and administratively from the County, are geographically and economically part of the County and send elected representatives to serve on County committees which provide services to the residents of the cities, including paramedic services, long term care facilities, social services, social housing, archives and Museum. They are counted within the census division. County Council is composed of the mayors and deputy mayors of each of the sixteen towns and townships which comprise the County of Simcoe. The head of County Council is called the Warden and is elected for a one-year term by the council members at the Inaugural Meeting, held each December. Though once a consideration according to the ''Wasaga Sun'', Simcoe County has elected not to restructure itself as a regional municipality.

Federal and provincial representation

Simcoe County encompasses all or part of the federal electoral districts of

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, York—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey and Simcoe North. The current Members of Parliament representing Simcoe County are: *

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), Simcoe North *

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(

), Simcoe—Grey *

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(

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), York—Simcoe Simcoe County encompasses all or part of the provincial electoral districts of

, York—Simcoe, Simcoe—Grey and Simcoe North. The current Members of Provincial Parliament representing Simcoe County are: * Jill Dunlop ( Progressive Conservative), Simcoe North * Brian Saunderson ( Progressive Conservative), Simcoe—Grey * Doug Downey ( Progressive Conservative),

* Andrea Khanjin ( Progressive Conservative),

* Caroline Mulroney ( Progressive Conservative), York—Simcoe

Local services

Law enforcement and policing

Six police services provide law enforcement and local policing in Simcoe County: Barrie Police Service in

; South Simcoe Police Service in Innisfil and Bradford West Gwillimbury; Midland Police Service in Midland, Ontario;

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in Rama, Ontario and for the Chippewas of Rama First Nation;

Anishinabek Police Service The Anishinabek Police Service (APS) is the shared police force for 15 of 40 communities in the Anishinabek Nation (Formerly "Union of Ontario Indians") and 1 community in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN). Created in 1994, the force has 71 swor ...

on Christian Island and for the Beausoleil First Nation; and Ontario Provincial Police for the rest of the county including Orillia, and enforcement on provincial highways, especially Ontario Highway 400 and Ontario Highway 11.

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provides policing and security for

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(25 km southwest of Barrie).

Public health

The local public agency for the county, the cities of

and Orillia, and the neighbouring District Municipality of Muskoka is the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. It is responsible for delivering public health programs and services, enforcing public health regulations, and advising local officials and local governments on health issues. Simcoe County has 5 hospitals: Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie; Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital;

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in Alliston, Ontario ( New Tecumseth);

General And Marine Hospital; and Georgian Bay General Hospital in

and Penetanguishene. Southern parts of the County are also served by the Southlake Regional Health Centre in

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( York Region). The County operates ambulance and paramedic services (EMS) for the county and the independent cities of

and Orillia. The Beausoleil First Nation (Christian Island) and the Chippewas of Rama First Nation (Rama) operate their own EMS services for their territories.

Economy

The economy of Simcoe County is diverse and includes a full range of businesses from agricultural, industrial to high-tech. Honda of Canada Manufacturing has been established in Simcoe County since 1986 and is one of the county's largest single employers. In addition to the automotive industry, other industries include plastics, glass manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and aggregate resources. The county is also home to other institutions including

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, Georgian College,

, a campus of Lakehead University and the Ontario Provincial Police Headquarters. Agri-business is a diverse, multi-faceted industry and farmland in the region is among the best in all of Canada, including a section of the

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in Bradford. Tourism is a vital industry in Simcoe County, providing a diversity of jobs and economic impact in a variety of sectors including accommodation, restaurants, destinations, events and retail. Simcoe County plays host to over eight million visitors annually that contributes more than 570 million dollars in spending to its economy.

Transportation

Road

The road network in Simcoe County is based on a grid pattern, with most roads running north–south or east–west. The topography of the land has permitted roads to be set in predominantly straight lines. Simcoe County is traversed by many Provincial Highways; Ontario Highway 400 being the most significant. Other provincial highways in Simcoe County include: Highway 11,

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, Highway 26, Highway 89 and

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. Simcoe County also maintains an extensive series of County Roads, see List of numbered roads in Simcoe County.

Rail

GO Transit operates daily commuter rail services to and from downtown

along its Barrie line with three stops in Simcoe County: one stop in Bradford West Gwillimbury ( Bradford) and two stops in

( Barrie South and Allandale Waterfront).

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transcontinental passenger train makes request stops at the

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. There are three main rail freight operators in Simcoe County;

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(CN),

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(CPR) and

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Air

Lake Simcoe Regional Airport is a registered airport located almost midway between Barrie and Orillia, in the township of Oro-Medonte. The airport is owned jointly by the City of Barrie (60%), the Township of Oro-Medonte (20%), and the County (20%). The airport is equipped to accommodate propeller and jet aircraft, and is classified as an airport of entry by

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and is staffed by the

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. The County is also served by the

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in Ramara, 12 km northeast of Orillia. The closest major airport, however, is Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Public transit

LINX

The County has operated an intercommunity regional bus service, LINX, since 2018. It also operates a subsidiary

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service called LINX+. The LINX system connects population centres in the area such as Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Penetanguishene, Wasaga Beach, and Collingwood, and acts as an intermediate transit layer between local community bus services and higher-order regional transit, such as GO Transit and Ontario Northland. Planned future routes would connect Alliston with Bradford West Gwillimbury, and Midland with Orillia.

Local transit

Some of the County's larger urban centres have local public transit operations, which consist of bus services. These include Barrie Transit, BWG Transit (Bradford West Gwillimbury), Colltrans (Collingwood),

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Midland Penetanguishene Transit Midland Penetanguishene Transit, formerly Midland Transit Service, is a small municipal transit system in the Towns of Midland and Penetanguishene in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Two routes operate from the hub at King and Elizabeth Streets ev ...

, and

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Intercity bus

Intercity bus services serving Simcoe County include GO Transit (Route 68), and Ontario Northland.

Education

* The

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operates all public schools within Simcoe County. * The