Bradford West Gwillimbury facts for kids
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Bradford West Gwillimbury
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| Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury | |
Old Town Hall
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| Motto(s):
A Growing Tradition
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 Bradford West Gwillimbury
Location in Simcoe County
Bradford West Gwillimbury
Location in Southern Ontario
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Simcoe |
| Incorporated | 1991 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 201.04 km2 (77.62 sq mi) |
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| • Total | 35,325 |
| • Density | 175.7/km2 (455/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code span |
L3Z
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| Area code(s) | 289, 905, and 705 |
| Website | http://www.townofbwg.com/ |
Bradford West Gwillimbury is a town in south-central Ontario, in Simcoe County in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area on the Holland River. West Gwillimbury takes its name from the family of Elizabeth Simcoe, née Gwillim.
The former Town of Bradford was amalgamated with portions of the former Townships of West Gwillimbury and Tecumseth to become the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury on January 1, 1991.
Communities
Holland Marsh, a region of #9 humus soil, is located partly in Bradford West Gwillimbury. The town, along with the Township of King is the governing body responsible for the maintenance of the drainage system of this source of Canada's produce supply. In 2007 a Holland Marsh Drainage System Joint Municipal Board was created in response to a crisis of maintenance of the Holland Marsh Drainage System.
The Holland River flows through the middle of the southernmost Holland Marsh polder and eventually flows out to Lake Simcoe. Geographically, the area is north of the Oak Ridges Moraine.
Bradford West Gwillimbury consists of the town of Bradford and the former Township of West Gwillimbury, and includes the communities of Bond Head, Coulson's Hill, Deerhurst, Dunkerron, Green Valley, Newton Robinson and Pinkerton.
Fire & Emergency Services
Fire & Emergency Services has vastly evolved from the traditional functions of fire suppression and fire prevention. In addition to structural fire calls, the Fire Suppression division responds to calls such as residential and commercial fire alarms, motor vehicle collisions, vehicle fires, specialized rescues such as technical rope, confined space, and ice-water rescues, tiered medicals (ambulance assists) hazardous material responses (HAZMAT), mutual aid requests, as well as assistance during times of natural and/or man made disasters.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Fire & Emergency Services Headquarters is located at 75 Melbourne Drive, and currently has a fleet of 6 frontline apparatus, a fire prevention van, 2 Fire Chief vehicles, and a specialized response trailer.
Even though Bradford West Gwillimbury is part of Simcoe County, the station number and apparatus numbers are based on the York Region Fire Services numbering system, thus, Bradford is District 10, Station #1 (Station 10-1).
Transportation
The town is served by Highway 400 and Highway 9 at the southern border. It is also served by a number of Simcoe county roads, including 88 (Holland Street West), 4 (Bridge Street, Holland Street East, and Barrie Street), 27, 41 (Simcoe Road), and 8 (Canal Road).
The town is also located on a bus and commuter train route, served by GO Transit. Bradford GO Station is located in the community of Bradford and is on the Barrie line. The station had been the northern terminus of the line until its extension opened in December 2007.
Bradford West Gwillimbury operates a local transit service, BWG Transit, which operates two routes primarily around Bradford. The routes provide a local transit connection to the town's railway station, and the bus system operates six days a week.
Notable people
Also see Notable people from Bradford, Ontario
- William Mulock, lawyer, businessman, educator, farmer, politician, judge, and philanthropist, credited with the formation of the modern University of Toronto, born on January 19, 1843, at Bond Head
- William Osler, noted physician, born on July 12, 1849, at Bond Head, Canada West (now Ontario)
- Bob Pulford, NHL Hall of Fame
Demographics
| Bradford / Bradford West Gwillimbury Historical Population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1871 | 1,130 | — |
| 1911 | 948 | −16.1% |
| 1921 | 961 | +1.4% |
| 1931 | 972 | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 1,033 | +6.3% |
| 1951 | 1,483 | +43.6% |
| 1961 | 2,342 | +57.9% |
| 1971 | 6,903 | +194.7% |
| 1981 | 7,370 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 17,702 | +140.2% |
| 2001 | 22,228 | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 24,039 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 28,077 | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 35,325 | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 42,880 | +21.4% |
Town of Bradford up to 1981, Bradford West Gwillimbury from 1991 onward |
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bradford West Gwillimbury had a population of 42,880 living in 13,415 of its 13,907 total private dwellings, a change of 21.4% from its 2016 population of 35,325. With a land area of 200.68 km2 (77.48 sq mi), it had a population density of 213.7/km2 (553/sq mi) in 2021.
| Canada census – Bradford West Gwillimbury community profile | |||
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| 2016 | 2011 | ||
| Population: | 35,325 (+25.8% from 2011) | 28,077 (+16.8% from 2006) | |
| Land area: | 201.04 km2 (77.62 sq mi) | 201.03 km2 (77.62 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 175.7/km2 (455/sq mi) | 139.7/km2 (362/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 37.1 (M: 36.6, F: 37.6) | 37.2 (M: 36.5, F: 38.0) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 11,918 | 9,979 | |
| Median household income: | $93,254 | ||
| References: 2016 2011 earlier | |||
