Vaughan (2001 population 182,022)[http://www.city.vaughan.on.ca/business/stats/population/population1.cfm] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality witharound Canada, getting about doubled in size since 1991. Vaughan is a share of the Greater Toronto Area.

History

A number 1 European to make his way across Vaughan was a French explorer Étienne Brûlé, who traversed a Humber Trail within 1615. Still, it was non until a townships were created in 1792 that Vaughan began to see any settlements, when it was considered to become pleasantly remote & a want of roads through the area mass produced travel hard.

Despite a hardships of pioneer life, settlers came to Vaughan within considerable figures. A people grew from either Xix men, Little phoebe women, & Thirty tykes within 1800 to 430Within 1840. A 1st population to arrive were chiefly Pennsylvania Germans, with the little total of families of English descent and the class action of French Royalists being represented. This migration from either a United States was by 1814 superseded by an influx of immigrants from either Britain. When several of their predecessors experienced been agriculturalists, the fresh immigrants proved to exist as extremely skilled tradespeople, which would prove utile for a growing community.

As much as the facilities established by this class action arose a total of hamlets, the oldest of which was Thornhill, which witnessed the construction of a saw-mill inside 1801, a grist mill around 1815, and boasted the people of 300 by 1836. More such enclaves involved ''Kleinburg, Coleraine, Maple, Richmond Hill, Teston, Claireville, Pine Grove, Carrville, Patterson, Burlington, Concord, Edgeley, Fisherville, Elder's Mills, Elgin Mills, Jefferson, Nashville, Purpleville, Richvale, Sherwood, Langstaff, Vellore & Burwick (Woodbridge)''.

Vaughan Township changed comparatively little, from either a 1840s when a total of indweller stood at 4300 to 1935 when it had 4873 residents. But, World War II sparked an influx of immigration, & by 1960 the population stood at 15,957.

Besides, a ethno-cultural composition of a locality began to vary by having a arrival of different groups like the Italians, Jews & Eastern Europeans to title however two or three.

Law/Government

Vaughan's city manager since 2002 is Michael DiBiase. He became exposed in the city's political sphere after elected local council member around 1985. In the 2003 Municipal Election, Di Biase won his first official term since a passing of City manager Lorna Jackson. Vaughan is facing heavily media scrutiny first, which is revealing good questions in the leadership of DiBiase when City manager. A City of Vaughan's Council is mass produced higher of nine members; the city manager, tercet regional council member & 5 local council member. the city manager, elective at big by electorate, is the head of Vaughan council & a representative in York Region Council. 3 regional council member come elected to represent Vaughan at two local & regional levels of government. 5 local council member come elected, a single from either every of Vaughan's 5 wards, to represent people wards in Vaughan Council.

Geography

Vaughan is bounded by Caledon, Ontario and Brampton, Ontario to the west, King, Ontario and Richmond Hill, Ontario to the north, Markham, Ontario and Richmond Hill, Ontario to the east, and Toronto, Ontario to the south. These are placed at .

Culture
A McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg is home to the big collection of art per Group of Seven.

Attractions
Paramount Canada's Wonderland, a large amusement park, is located in Vaughan.

Education
York University in North York, Ontario lies on the Toronto side of the Toronto-Vaughan border. These are the major comprehensive university, sustaining to a higher degree 43,000 students enrolled across decade different faculties. Seneca College has four campuses within Vaughan.