Trafalgar Township
Trafalgar Township was a township in Ontario, Canada.[1] It today forms parts of Oakville, Milton, Halton Hills and Mississauga.[2]
| Year | Pop. |
|---|---|
| 1817 | 548 |
| 1841 | 4,590 |
| 1850 | 4,513 |
| 1871 | 5,027 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1911 | 3,968 |
| 1931 | 4,442 |
| 1951 | 8,118 |
| 1961 | 31,743 |
| Source: "Early Ward 5 History". Trafalgar Township Historical Society. | |
Named after Cape Trafalgar where Horatio Nelson led the English fleet to victory over the Spanish and French at the Battle of Trafalgar, the township was created in 1806.[3] Trafalgar was one of three townships surveyed by Samuel Street Wilmot after the purchase of land from the Mississaugas in 1805.[4]
The boundaries extended from Lake Ontario in the south to Steeles Avenue in the north, and from Winston Churchill Boulevard in the east to Burloak Drive in the west.[5] In 1962, the township was amalgamated into Oakville.[5] Dundas Street was the main transportation corridor through the township.[4] The name lives on today as Trafalgar Road, a major north-south road through Oakville and Halton Hills.
Wheat was the main agricultural crop of farms in the township for most of its history with the crop taking up from one quarter to one third of the cultivated land.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Map of the County of Halton, Ontario" (JPG). 1880 Map of Ontario Counties - The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project. McGill University. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ "Trafalgar". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ Fairbairn, Gardiner (2009). Nothing But Names: An Inquiry Into the Origin of the Names of the Counties and Townships of Ontario. BiblioBazaar. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-110-32611-2.
- ^ a b c "Appendix J: Cultural Heritage Assessment Report" (PDF). Draft Environmental Assessment Report -- Bruce to Milton Transmission Reinforcement Project. Hydro One. September 2008. pp. 40–42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011.
- ^ a b "About Trafalgar Township". Trafalgar Township Historical Society. Retrieved 2009-09-22.