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Ontario, CA Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units45,124100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached26,73959.31-unit, attached3,6288.02 units7121.63 or 4 units3,2437.25 to 9 units2,5845.710 to 19 units1,4833.320 or…

Ontario, CA Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school50,710100.0Nursery school, preschool2,4584.8Kindergarten3,2596.4Elementary school (grades 1-8)25,30449.9High school (…

Macphail, Agnes Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Macphail, Agnes CampbellMacphail, Agnes Campbellməkfālˈ [key], 1890–1954, Canadian legislator, b. Ontario. She was elected (1921) to the Canadian House of Commons as a representative…

Rowell, Newton Wesley

(Encyclopedia) Rowell, Newton WesleyRowell, Newton Wesleyrouˈəl [key], 1867–1941, Canadian jurist and statesman, b. Ontario. He was elected (1911) to the Ontario legislature and then served in the…

Moosonee

(Encyclopedia) MoosoneeMoosoneem&oomacr;ˈsənē [key], village, NE Ont., Canada, on the Moose River near James Bay. It is the northern terminus of the Ontario Northland RR and Ontario's only…

Drew, George Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Drew, George Alexander, 1894–1973, Canadian political leader. A lawyer, he led the Conservative party in Ontario from 1938 and served in the provincial legislature (1939–48) and in the…

Quinte, Bay of

(Encyclopedia) Quinte, Bay ofQuinte, Bay ofkwĭnˈtē [key], arm of Lake Ontario, S Ont., Canada, between the mainland and the peninsula of Prince Edward co. With its approach, Adolphus Reach, it is 60…

Blake, Edward

(Encyclopedia) Blake, Edward, 1833–1912, Canadian Liberal party leader, b. Upper Canada (Ontario). A prominent constitutional lawyer, he was elected to the House of Commons in 1867. In 1871 he became…

Welland Ship Canal

(Encyclopedia) Welland Ship Canal, 27.6 mi (44.4 km) long, SE Ont., Canada, connecting Lake Ontario with Lake Erie and bypassing Niagara Falls. Built between 1914 and 1932 by Canada to replace a…

Canada Company

(Encyclopedia) Canada Company, land settlement company chartered in England in 1826. It was initiated by the Scottish novelist John Galt, who proposed that Upper Canada (Ontario) sell government…