New Tecumseth

Not to be confused with Tecumseh, Ontario.

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.

New Tecumseth
Town (lower-tier)
Town of New Tecumseth
Straw bales near Alliston
New Tecumseth Show map of Simcoe County New Tecumseth Show map of Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°05′05″N 79°45′56″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Simcoe
Settled	ca. 1820
Incorporated	January 1991
Government
• Mayor	Richard Norcross
• MPs	Terry Dowdall
• MPPs	Jim Wilson
Area [3]
• Land	274.21 km2 (105.87 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	43,948
• Density	160.5/km2 (416/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code FSA	L9R L0G
Area code(s)	705, 289 and 905
Website	newtecumseth.ca

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)^[4]
• 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

New Tecumseth
Historical populations

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%
[5][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.^[6]

	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

Canada census – New Tecumseth community profile

References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8]

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.^[9]
• 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.

See also

• List of townships in Ontario