New Tecumseth is a town in Simcoe County, in south-central Ontario, Canada. While it is not officially a part of the Greater Toronto Area, it is counted, in terms of the census, as being a part of the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area.
History
The municipality was created in 1991 through the amalgamation of the Town of Alliston, the Villages of Beeton and Tottenham, and the Township of Tecumseth. The name 'New Tecumseth' was chosen because a Town of Tecumseh already existed in Essex County.
Communities
The main centres in New Tecumseth are the communities of Alliston, Tottenham, and Beeton.
The town also includes the smaller communities of Allimil, Green Briar, Nicolston, Penville, Randall, Rich Hill, Schomberg Heights and Thompsonville.
Education
New Tecumseth has nine elementary schools and two area high schools:
- Alliston Union PS (Alliston)
- Banting Memorial High School (Alliston)
- Boyne River PS (Alliston)
- Ernest Cumberland ES (Alliston)
- FX O'Reilly Catholic School (Tottenham)
- Monsignor Ronan Catholic School (Beeton)
- St. James Catholic School (Tottenham)
- St. Paul's Catholic School (Alliston)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (Tottenham)
- Tecumseth Beeton ES (Beeton)
- Tecumseth South Central PS (Tottenham)
- Tottenham PS (Tottenham)
- Alliston Community Christian School (Alliston)(Private)
Public schools are in the Simcoe County District School Board and Catholic with the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20,239 | — |
| 2001 | 26,141 | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 27,701 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 30,234 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 34,242 | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 43,948 | +28.3% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, New Tecumseth had a population of 43,948 living in 15,854 of its 16,249 total private dwellings, a change of 28.3% from its 2016 population of 34,242. With a land area of 273.87 km2 (105.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 160.5/km2 (415.6/sq mi) in 2021.
| 2021 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 43,948 (+28.3% from 2016) | 34,242 (+13.3% from 2011) |
| Land area | 273.87 km2 (105.74 sq mi) | 274.21 km2 (105.87 sq mi) |
| Population density | 160.5/km2 (416/sq mi) | 124.9/km2 (323/sq mi) |
| Median age | 39.6 (M: 38.8, F: 40.4) | 42.7 (M: 41.6, F: 43.8) |
| Private dwellings | 15,855 (total) | 13,191 (total) |
| Median household income | $85,988 |
Notable persons
- Kate Aitken, influential cooking and homemaking expert, television and radio broadcaster, born in Beeton. A plaque was placed in Beeton Park in her honour.
- Dr Sir Frederick Banting, physician and scientist born in Alliston. Discovered insulin with his assistant, Charles Best.
- Sir William Osler, physician and professor of medicine was born in Bond Head (formerly in Tecumseth and now part of Bradford West Gwillimbury). He has been called 'the Father of Modern Medicine'.
- Deanne Rose, Olympic medal-winning soccer player was born in New Tecumseth.
- Jim Rutherford, retired NHL goaltender and Stanley-Cup-winning General Manager was born in Beeton.
- Harvey Sproule, NHL club part owner, NHL St. Patrick’s Head Coach, OHA and NHL referee, Brier-level curler, international-level horse racing owner and broadcaster, Toronto Star sports writer born in New Tecumseth
See also
- List of townships in Ontario
