Essa, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Essa is a township in Ontario, Canada, west and south of the city of Barrie
in the County of Simcoe
. It is bounded by County Road 90 to its north, County Road 27 to its east, and Ontario Highway 89 to its south. The township is about 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) from Toronto.
Its education facilities are managed by the Simcoe County District School Board
and the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
.
Township councillors are Sandie Macdonald, Keith White, Michael Smith, and Ron Hederson.
Census:
Barrie, Ontario
Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...
in the County of Simcoe
Simcoe County, Ontario
Simcoe County is located in central portion of Southern Ontario. The County is situated just north of the Greater Toronto Area stretching from the shores of Lake Simcoe in the east to Georgian Bay in the west...
. It is bounded by County Road 90 to its north, County Road 27 to its east, and Ontario Highway 89 to its south. The township is about 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) from Toronto.
Its education facilities are managed by the Simcoe County District School Board
Simcoe County District School Board
Simcoe County District School Board, also known as SCDSB is one of Ontario's largest public school boards, serving Simcoe County. The schools and learning centres are dotted throughout 4,800 square kilometres in Simcoe County...
and the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
The Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board administers and oversees Catholic education from Kindergarten through grade 12, in Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka, in Ontario, Canada. In 2009, it encompassed 44 elementary and 9 secondary school communities...
.
Communities
The main communities of this township are Angus, Thornton, and Baxter. Other small hamlets are Cedargrove, Colwell, Egbert, Elmgrove, Hoe Doe Valley, Ivy, Utopia and West Essa.Town of Angus
The Town of Angus is the main town of Essa Township, it offers services such as: A library, catholic and public elementary schools, public secondary school, a small shopping centre, many stores, a chamber of commerce and a recreation facility. The Town of Angus is growing as there are subdivisons being built. The Town of Angus is in the Northwestern part of Essa township, and is in Ward 1, the town councillor for Angus is Mr. K. White.Government
The mayor as of December 2010 is Terry Dowdall and the deputy mayor is Sandie Macdonald.Township councillors are Sandie Macdonald, Keith White, Michael Smith, and Ron Hederson.
Demographics
According to the 2006 Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada
Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa....
Census:
- Population: 16,901 (in 2001: 16,808)
- % Change (2001-2006): 0.6
- % Change (1996-2001): 2.7
- Dwellings: 6,212
- Area (km².): 279.57
- Density (persons per km².): 60.5