Beeton

Beeton
Village
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Simcoe
Government
 • Mayor Rick Milne
Area[1]
 • Total 7.47 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population (2016)[2]
 • Total 3,891
 • Density 520.88/km2 (1,349.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Beeton is a small community located in southern Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada between Tottenham and Alliston; all three were amalgamated in 1991 into the single Town of New Tecumseth.

Demographics

  • Population: 3,891 (2016 Census)
  • Location: Ontario, Canada
  • Postal code: L0G xxx
  • Area code: +1-705
  • Elevation: about 200 m (700 ft)
  • Name of inhabitants: Beetonian sing., -s pl.

Education

Beeton has one public elementary school (Tecumseth Beeton Elementary School) and one Catholic elementary school (Monsignor J.E Ronan Catholic School).

Railway

Beeton was a stop on the Hamilton and North-Western Railway. The railway split just north of the townsite, at a location then known as Allimil, running northeast through Cookstown to Barrie and northwest through Alliston to Collingwood. The line was later taken over by the Grand Trunk Railway, eventually turning into Canadian National Railways. Canadian Pacific Railway constructed a second line just to the west of town, and the CNR right-of-way was closed in the 1970s. The portion of the CNR railway running from Beeton south to Tottenham is now used for the South Simcoe Railway, a heritage railway.

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. ↑ "Canadian Census".

Coordinates: 44°05′03″N 79°47′09″W / 44.08417°N 79.78583°W / 44.08417; -79.78583


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