Pickering, Ontario

Pickering
City of Pickering
Nautical Village on Lake Ontario
Nautical Village on Lake Ontario
Nicknames: 
P-Town, PK
Pickering is located in Regional Municipality of Durham
Pickering
Pickering
Pickering is located in Southern Ontario
Pickering
Pickering
Coordinates: 43°50′22″N 79°4′53″W / 43.83944°N 79.08139°W / 43.83944; -79.08139
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionDurham (York County 1811–1852 and Ontario County 1852–1974)
Established1811 (township)
1974 (town)
2000 (city)
Government
 • MayorKevin Ashe
 • Governing bodyPickering City Council
 • MPJennifer O'Connell (Pickering—Uxbridge)
 • MPPPeter Bethlenfalvy (Pickering—Uxbridge)
Area
 • Total231.59 km2 (89.42 sq mi)
Elevation
83.8 m (274.9 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total99,186  (Ranked 59th)
 • Density383.1/km2 (992/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern (EDT))
Forward Sortation Area
Area code(s)905, 289, 365, and 742
Highways Highway 401

/  Highway 407

 Highway 7
Websitepickering.ca

Pickering (2021 population 99,186[1]) is a city located in Southern Ontario, Canada, immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region.

Beginning in the 1770s, the area was settled by primarily British colonists. An increase in population occurred after the American Revolutionary War, when the Crown resettled Loyalists and encouraged new immigration. Many of the smaller rural communities have been preserved and function as provincially significant historic sites and museums.[2] The city also includes the development of Durham Live, a multi-billion-dollar casino complex.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Pickering, City Ontario (Census Subdivision)". Census Profile, Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  2. ^ "A Cultural Map of Pickering" (PDF). City of Pickering. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. ^ Snowdon, Frazer (26 April 2019). "Construction of massive 'Vegas-style' entertainment venue well underway in Pickering". Global News.

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