Concord, Ontario

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Concord is a suburban community in the city of Vaughan, located north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to the 2001 Census, the community has 8,255 residents (including the community of Carrville).^[1]

It is accessed by two superhighways: Highway 407 and Highway 400. Concord is located west of Thornhill, north of Highway 401, northeast of Brampton and SSE of Barrie. Concord is bordered by the Black Creek river to the west and the Don River to the north.

Contents 1 Nearest communities 2 Sites of interest and attractions 3 Geography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Nearest communities

• Woodbridge
• Maple
• Thornhill
• Downsview
• York University

[edit] Sites of interest and attractions

• The Interchange
• Vaughan Mills

[edit] Geography

• Location
  • Latitude: about 43.85 N
  • Longitude: about 79.7 W
• Area codes: 1-905, 289

Concord was an agricultural community, with much of the area used to be farmlands. The centre of the community was to its east and the central part.

Highway 400 was first opened in the 1950s to its west. Housing developments began in the 1950s east of Keele Street and construction of a CN railway by-pass of Toronto began along with its freight yard that is 4 km in length from south to north. A transformer line was also constructed to the north. A few years later, it was opened. An industrial part of Concord was also added in the same decade near Jane Street.

In the 1970s, the industrial area of the northern part of the Greater Toronto Area began. The industrial area east of Keele Street began building industrialized buildings and a plaza within Highway 7. In the early 1980s, the industrial area boomed in the northern part, the eastern part was built in the 1980s, the late-1980s constructed more industrial buildings from Highway 7 to Langstaff Road and up to the 400 in which most of the buildings. Another residential area to the southeast began to be built in the 1970s and the 1980s west of Dufferin, called Glen Shields. Also in the 1980s, Highway 7 bypassed Thornhill. Between 1992 and 1993, industrial buildings boomed up to about 800 m north of Langstaff. A few parts of the west and the north remain empty. In around 1992 the interchange at the 400 and the 407 began construction. The detour was eliminated in 1993, in 1994, the construction of the 407 extended east of Dufferin Street. The 407 ETR was first opened on June 1997. The area has three Interchanges. The area of the industrial area did not expand to Rutherford until the 2000s, the streets were planned. In early and mid 1999, housing developments in the area of Confederation Parkway began in the northeast and weren't completed until mid to late 2000. In the early 2000s, Vaughan Mills began construction and was first opened in late-2004. The industrial buildings near the 400 opened in 2003.

Until the opening of Canada's Wonderland, Concord had a total of one interchange at Highway 7, it had two until the early-1990s when a partial interchange at Langstaff was opened. Three more interchanges opened at the ETR in 1997. Today, a partial interchange with Vaughan Mills opened. Today, Concord had 8 interchanges, of which 3 of them are with the toll highway, 2 of them are partial, 1 with the superhighway and the other 2 are in the 400. The plan for an interchange on Centre Street was included but it was later removed.

Much of Concord is industrial while empty spaces remain in the southern part and within the Black Creek and the 407 and the CN line. Mixed forests are located in the north and within Black Creek and along the Don River. One tract of forest is located to the northwest. All main roads except for Langstaff east of Creditstone Road are 4-lane roadways,

Concord is an industrial hub, second only to Mississauga in size and capacity in the Province of Ontario.^{[citation needed]} Many large multi-national and domestic corporations have headquarters in Concord. Its access to several major highways and the strength and skill of its workforce is a key factor in the locations of these businesses.

• Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Concord, Ontario on Google Maps

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