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York County was created on 16 June 1792 [1] and was part of the jurisdiction of the Home District of Upper Canada. It originally comprised all of what is now the City of Toronto, the regional municipalities of Halton, Peel, and York as well as portions of the Regional Municipality of Durham, and the City of Hamilton.
With the creation of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, what originally comprised the Townships of York, Etobicoke, and Scarborough were separated from the remainder of York County. In 1971, York County was replaced by the Regional Municipality of York.
The townships became part of the County of York.-In October 1792 Nassau District became the Home District which included the County of York and City of Toronto.-Loyalist and Quaker settlers came to the area when John Graves Simcoe opened Yonge Street in 1796.
From York County to York Region On July 1, 1867, the passing of the British North American Act signalled the creation of Canada as a nation and unified the Province of Canada (Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Apr 15, 2016 · York and the neighbouring Town of Weston amalgamated on January 1, 1967 and were incorporated as the Borough of York. In turn, it was incorporated as a city on June 10, 1983. York ceased to be an individual municipality on January 1, 1998, and became part of the amalgamated City of Toronto.
COUNTY. PART OF WHICH DISTRICT. Addington Created in 1792 (merged with Lennox County in 1800) Midland 1792-1800. Brant Created in 1851 from Wentworth and Halton Counties (no corresponding district) Bruce Created in 1850 (no corresponding district) Carleton Created in 1800 from Dundas and Grenville Counties. Johnstown 1800-1822. Bathurst 1822 ...
York County's West Riding was divided once in 1816 to form Gore District (later Halton, Wentworth, Waterloo and Wellington Counties) and again in 1851 to form Peel County. Counties, districts and townships in different areas of the province may have shared the same name.
