default York Region Facts

The following information is a series of key facts about the Region.

Area

York Region covers 1,776 square kilometres from Lake Simcoe in the north to Steeles Avenue in the south. It borders Simcoe County and Peel Region in the west and Durham Region in the east.

Features

York Region's landscape includes farmlands, wetlands and kettle lakes, the Oak Ridges Moraine and over 2,070 hectares of regional forest.

People

During 2009, York Region's population grew by approximately 20,600 people in 6,486 newly completed homes, reaching a total estimated population of 1,032,600. The detailed 2009 year end population is provided in the linked chart below.

Year End 2009 (Dec 31 2009) Population and Household Estimate

Economy

York Region's 29,000 businesses provide 465,000 plus jobs for York Region residents. Approximately 15-20,000 new jobs are added annually.

Government

The Regional Municipality of York is one of six Regional Governments in Ontario. 20 Regional Council members (including the mayors of the nine municipalities) set policies, direction and budgets for York Region.

For a list of members of Regional Council please click here

Diversity

Percentage of population who are immigrants ----- 43
Average in Ontario ------ 28

(Source: 2006 Census)

Education

Percentage of York Region residents with a university degree ----- 19.7
Average in Ontario ------15

(Source: 2001 Census)

Life Expectancy

In York Region -------- 81.8 years
Average in Ontario ------------------------ 79.32 years

(Source: 2001 Census)

Disability-free life expectancy

In York ---------------------- 71.1
In Ontario------------------ 68

(Source: 2001 Census)

Some key health stats:

Percentage of York population 12 years and older who reported being current smokers ----- 23%
Percentage of York population who do not engage in regular physical activity ------ 40

(Source: 2001 Census)

In the year 2031, estimates suggest:

There will be 1.5 million people in York
There will be almost 2.5 times as many people over 50 as today
There will be 800,000 jobs

The following list of links will provide you with information on the population of York Region

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