Midland, Ontario
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Statue of a trumpeter swan in downtown Midland.
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| Coordinates: 44°45′N 79°53′W / 44.750°N 79.883°WCoordinates: 44°45′N 79°53′W / 44.750°N 79.883°W | ||
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 Ontario
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| County | Simcoe | |
| Incorporated | 1890 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Gord McKay | |
| • Governing Body | Midland Town Council | |
| • MPs | Bruce Stanton | |
| • MPPs | Garfield Dunlop | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 35.37 km2 (13.66 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 199.94 km2 (77.20 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Town (lower-tier) | 16,572 | |
| • Density | 468.5/km2 (1,213/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 35,419 | |
| • Metro density | 177.2/km2 (459/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| Postal code FSA | L4R | |
| Area code(s) | 705 | |
| Website | www.midland.ca | |
Midland is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Huronia region of Central Ontario.
Situated at the southern end of Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands, Midland is the economic centre of the region, with a 125-bed hospital and a local airport (Midland/Huronia Airport). It is the main town of the southern Georgian Bay area. In the summer months, the area's population grows to over 100,000 with seasonal visitors to more than 8,000 cottages, resort hotels, provincial and national parks in the surrounding municipalities of Penetanguishene, Tiny and Tay.
The town of Midland was founded when, in 1871, the Midland Railway of Canada selected the sparsely populated community of Mundy's Bay as the new terminus of the Midland railway. At that time the Midland railway ran from Port Hope to Beaverton. The town site was surveyed in 1872–3 and the line to the town was completed by 1879. Settlers, attracted by the convenience of rail service, soon began to move into the area. The company sold off lots in town (Midland City) to help finance the settlement. The village (incorporated in 1878) thrived based on Georgian Bay shipping and the lumber and grain trade. Incorporated into a town in 1890, a number of light industrial companies have established themselves in the area and tourism in the southern Georgian Bay area also contributes to the economy.
On June 23, 2010, Midland was struck by an F2 tornado, causing $15 million in damage. The most significant damage was reported at Smith's Camp, a trailer park at the south end of the town, where several mobile homes were completely destroyed. At one point for the first time in 25 years, Emergency Management Ontario upgraded Environment Canada's Tornado warning to an extreme severe weather warning called "Red Alert" which was issued for most of Southern Ontario's cottage country due to the approaching severe weather and the possibility of violent tornadoes, informing residents in the area that they should seek shelter. In addition, a State of emergency was also declared in Midland. While electrical service was knocked out for a time, there were no fatalities caused by the storm.
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