Orangeville, Ontario

Orangeville is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Orangeville is one of the furthest municipalities still unofficially considered part of the Greater Toronto Area. It was the seat of Dufferin County.

Related Topics:
Town - Ontario - Canada - Greater Toronto Area - Dufferin County

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Named for and founded by Orange Lawrence, one of the early settlers in the 1830s, Orangeville was founded in 1863.

Related Topics:
Orange Lawrence - 1830s - 1863

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Manufacturing is the town's biggest industry.

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The major intersection in the heart of the town is Broadway (formerly Provincial Highway 9) and First Street.

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According to the Canada 2001 Census:

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• Population: 25,248
• % Change (1996-2001): 17.4
• Dwellings: 8,746
• Area (sq. km.): 15.57
• Density (persons per sq. km.): 1621.5

According to the town's administation, as of December 2003 the town's population was 28,886 persons.

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