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Guide to Municipal Dates of Incorporation



​​​​This guide provides a general timeline for the dates of incorporation of municipalities within the County of Simcoe.​

Please note, that this guide is intended for general-information purposes only and does not include details pertaining to boundary adjustments resulting from all historical annexations. 

The guide is also available as a PDF: SCA Guide to Municipal Dates of Incorporation

Name ​​Initial Date of Incorporation Predecessor ​​Successor ​
​Adjala Township ​1850-01-01 ​​​​N/A​​Adjala-Tosorontio Township ​
​Adjala-Tosorontio Township 1994-01-01 Adjala Township Tosorontio Township Everett Police Village–​
​Allandale Village​1891-06-17​Innisfil Township​Barrie (annexation)​
​Alliston Town​​1874-06-18​N/A​New Tecumseth Town
​Angus Police Village​1920-01-29​Essa Township​Essa Township
​Barrie City​1854-01-01​Vespra Township​N/A
​Beeton Village​1884-06-18Tecumseth Township​​​New Tecumseth Town
​Bradford Town​1858-01-01​West Gwillimbury Township​Bradford West Gwillimbury 
​Bradford West Gwillimbury Town​​1991-01-01​Tecumseth Township
West Gwillimbury Township
Bradford Town​​
​​N/A​
​Brechin Police Village​1909-02-17​Mara Township​Ramara Township
​Clearview Township
​1994-01-01​Nottawasaga Township
Sunnidale Township
Stayner Town
Creemore Village
Nottawa Police Village
​​​N/A
​Coldwater Village​1908-01-29 ​Medonte Township​Severn Township
​Collingwood Town​1858-01-01​Nottawasaga Township​N/A
​Cookstown Village​1905-03-31​Essa Township
Innisfil Township 
Tecumseth Township West Gwillimbury Township
​Innisfil Tow​n​
​Creemore Village
​1889-11-20 ​Nottawasaga Township ​Clearview Township​
​Elmvale Village​1940-05-01​Flos Township Springwater Township
​Essa and Tosorontio United Townships​1850-01-01​N/A​Essa Township 
Tosorontio Township
​Essa Township
(pre-1991)
​1850-01-01​N/AEssa Township
Thornton Police Vill
age
​Essa Township
(post-1990)
​1991-01-01​Essa Township
Thornton Police Village
​​N/A​
​Everett Police Village
​1909-01-29​Tosorontio Township​Adjala-Tosorontio Township
​Flos Township​1854-01-01​1854-01-01Springwater Township Wasaga Beach
​Hawkestone Police Village​1922-12-01​Oro Township​Oro-Medonte Township
​Hillsdale Police Village​1905-12-15​Medonte Township​Springwater Township
​Innisfil Town 
​1991-01-01Cookstown Village​​
Innisfil Township 
Gwillimbury Township 
​​​N/A
​​Innisfil Township ​1850-01-01​​​N/ABarrie Town (annexation)
Innisfil Town
​Mara and Rama United Townships​1850-01-01​​​​N/A​Mara Township
Rama Township
​Mara Township
​1974-01-01​Separated from Ontario County (incorporated 1850-01-01)​Ramara Township
​Matchedash Township
​1887-06-14​N/A​Severn Township
​Medonte Township​​1850-01-01​​N/A​Oro-Medonte Township
Severn Township
​Springwater Township
​Midland Town
​1878-10-24​Tiny Township​​N/A
​New Tecumseth Town ​1991-01-01​Tecumseth Township Alliston Town
Beeton Village Tottenham Village Nottawa Police Village
​​​N/A​
​Nottawa Police Village ​1920-06-01​Nottawasaga Township​Clearview Township
​Nottawasaga Township ​1851-01-01​ — ​Clearview Township Collingwood Town
Wasaga Beach Town
​Orillia City
​1866-11-22​​Orillia Township​​ — 
​Orillia Township ​1852-01-01 ​​ — ​Oro-Medonte Township
Severn Township
​​Oro-Medonte Township
​1994-01-01​Oro-Medonte Township Oro Township
Hawkstone Police Village 
​​ — ​
​Penetanguishene Town​1875-06-29​Tiny Township— ​
​Port McNicoll Village
​1917-04-12​Tay Township​Tay Township
​Rama Township
​1974-01-01​from Ontario County (incorporated 1869-01-01)​Ramara Township
​Ramara Township
​1994-01-01​Rama Township
Mara Township
Brechin Police Village
​– 
​Severn Township 
​1994-01-01 ​Matchedash Township Medonte Township Orillia Township
Tay Township Coldwater Village​
​​– 
​Simcoe County​1850-01-01Simcoe District​​​– 
​Simcoe District ​1843-01-11​Home District​​Simcoe County
​Springwater Township ​1994-01-01​Flos Township
Vespra Township Elmvale Village Hillsdale Police Village
​​​​– 
​Stayner Town 
​1872-06-26 ​Nottawasaga Township​Clearview Township Sunnidale Township​
​Sunnidale Township
​1858-06-23​Vespra, Flos and Sunnidale​Clearview Township
Wasaga Beach Town
​Tay Township (pre-1994)​1869-01-04​Tiny and Tay United Townships Tay Township
Severn Township​
​Tay Township (post-1993)​​1994-01-01​​Tay Township
Port McNicholl Village Victoria Harbour Village
​​​​​​– 
​Tecumseth Township
​1850-01-01
​– 
Bradford West Gwillimbury Town Innisfil Town
New Tecumseth Town
​Thornton Police Village​1912-11-22​Essa Township​Essa Township
​Tiny and Tay United Townships​1851-01-01​​– 
​Tiny Townships
Tay Townships
​Tosorontio Township
​1855-01-01​Essa and Tosorontio United Townships New Tecumseth
Town of Adjala-Tosorontio
​Tottenham Village​1884-06-18​Tecumseth Township​New Tecumseth
Town
​Vespra Township
​1850-01-01 ​​​– Barrie Town (annexation) Springwater Township
Vespra, Flos and Sunnidale United Townships​1837-01-01​​​​– ​​​​– 
​Victoria Harbour Village​1910-12-31​Tay Township​Tay Township
​Wasaga Beach Town​1945-12-31 ​Flos Township Nottawasaga Township 
Sunnidale Township
​​​​​– 
​West Gwillimbury Township​1850-01-01​– Innisfil Town
Bradford W. Gwillimbury Town​