Sunderland, Ontario

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Sunderland

Seal

Coordinates: 44°15.77′N, 79°3.96′W

Country

Canada

Region

Durham Region

Founded

1822

Government

- Mayor

Larry O'Connor

Area

- Town

0.5 km² (0.2 sq mi)

Elevation

200 m (656.2 ft)

Population (2006)

- Town

900

Sunderland is a community located approximately 100 km northeast of Toronto, Ontario in Brock Township, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

1 Business and Commerce
2 History
3 Geography
4 Events
5 Nearest places
6 Other Information
7 References

[edit] Business and Commerce

Sunderland has a thriving community of small businesses that focus primarily on the needs of surrounding rural families. These businesses include the Co-Op, Pindar's Fuel, and Ross Doble Farm Equipment. Downtown Sunderland also has a number of restaurants, an original art gallery The Magic Door Art Gallery), a museum (Sunderland & District Historical Society), CIBC branch, a post office, and a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

[edit] History

The land that the Town of Sunderland was built on was granted in the early 1820s to United Empire Loyalists. The town slowly grew around the Brock Hotel - a popular overnight stop for travelers. The Toronto - Lindsay Line of the Grand Trunk Railway gave Sunderland a huge boost, and the town's population grew rapidly during this time. Although the railway ceased operations through Sunderland in the 1980s, the town has remained vibrant - due in no small part to its close proximity to Toronto, Lindsay, and Newmarket.

[edit] Geography

The region around Sunderland is rolling farmland, with dense first-growth deciduous forests and rich agricultural soil.

[edit] Events

Sunderland hosts the annual Maple Syrup Festival at the beginning of April each year.^[1] The town also hosts the annual Sunderland Agricultural Fall Fair in September of each year.^[2] This fair has been held annually since the 1850s.