At this same time, Orangeville had 11 hotels, several law firms, three newspapers, a market twice a week, six churches and multi-storey buildings began to appear on the main street. The census tells us that the population had risen to approximately , doubling in less than ten years. By there was a foundry, three planning mills, two saw mills, a tannery, a carding mill, several carriage and wagon manufacturers and a successful pottery enterprise in Orangeville.
The Town also included the following merchants:. Orange Lawrence and Jesse Ketchum had the foresight to have land on either side of the main street set aside for commercial and residential building lots. In , Orangeville Lawrence hired Chisholm Miller to survey the first business area in this growing community on the south side of Broadway east of John Street.
In , Jesse Ketchum hired Charles J. Wheelock to lay out a commercial and residential subdivision on lands north of Broadway. Ketchum's plan was based on plans being developed for lower Manhattan Island. It established a regular grid pattern for the streets from the First and Fifth Streets both east and west and north to Fifth Avenue, with a wide and inviting main street called Broadway.
This metre avenue was certainly not typical of Ontario towns of the time. Ketchum's plan was in distinct contrast to the existing development that lay south of Broadway. There, a more organic pattern had evolved along the banks of Mill Creek.
Now, however, there were businesses established on both sides of Broadway, and very rapidly this broad main street became the heart of the town.
The year of saw the construction of the Town Hall, a clear measure of the kind of growth the town was experiencing. In , the construction of a seventh church began and in the population had doubled again.
By the s, the coffin factory was also producing steam-generated electricity for four streetlights on Broadway. In , the first telephone exchange was established and by November , it listed 69 subscribers including many of the businesses along Broadway.
At the same time that the business centre flourished, so too did the residential areas. Housing was needed for the many newcomers and for the railway workers who were moving to Orangeville as railway service expanded. Of houses built before , for every one built after , six were built before the turn of the century. People wanted to live in Orangeville. By the end of the century, 40 of the early buildings on Broadway that we can still see today had been constructed.
The architecture varied though much of it was based on the Italianate style. At this time, however, the town's development began to slow down. Of the original structures still on Broadway, only five were built between and By the population of Dufferin County had begun to decline; 1, fewer people in and 4, people fewer in This population decline in the surrounding areas meant a decreased demand for the services of Orangeville.
There are several reasons for this decrease in population. By the end of the nineteenth century, there was very little crown land left in Dufferin County. The children of these early settlers had to move away if they wanted to continue farming. In addition, in many places the soil had deteriorated.
Some people claim that Mono was named after a daughter of the Shawnee chief Tecumseh ; however, this interpretation has been challenged as historically inaccurate, citing that Tecumseh only had one child, a son named Pageshashenwa.
Mulmur Township , located adjacent to Mono to the north, is said to be named after Tecumseh's son though this is by no means definitive. Another explanation is that Mono was named after the Gaelic word monadh , meaning hilly or hill-pasture. Though he does not specifically attribute it, Moore likely took the meaning of Mahnoo from Elijah Middlebrook Haines ' treatise on the culture and language of North American Indians titled, The American Indian Un-nish-in-na-ba.
The origins of the name Mono may be lost in the sands of time; though, if you have any further insight, we would love to hear from you. The Town crest was designed by Mr. Bakker in in a project celebrating the centennial year of Dufferin County. The Town of Mono will be a safe, sustainable municipality where the new Economy , our Environment , our Community and our Natural Heritage can flourish in harmony.
These are the tests we put ourselves, and others doing business with us, to with the order being as important as the tests themselves. Any business or government should honour its commitments made in good faith.
The Town occupies According to the Census, Mono's population is 7, residing in 2, households. The census indicated a population growth of 6. This compares to the national average growthof 5. Land area is This compares to the provincial land area of , In , Mono had 2, private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usualresidents from was 9. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.
In , the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Mono was The percentage of the working age population 15 to 64 was In comparison, the national percentages were In , the median age in Mono was In comparison, the median age of Ontario was Median Age is age where half the population is older and half is younger. It is the age that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x', where 'x' is the median age.
In , the number of census families in Mono was 2, , which represents a change of 7. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5. In Mono, In an emergency paramedics provide medical treatment and can transport patients to the most appropriate hospital destination if required. Always call in a medical emergency. Some examples of a medical emergency would include but not limited to :.
If this is an emergency, call immediately. Notice to Residents Dufferin County has declared an emergency and is fully committed to supporting residents through this unprecedented time. Dufferin County Services Paramedic Services.
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