New Tecumseth

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
Banting Memorial High School
Boyne River PS
Ernest Cumberland ES
FX O'Reilly Catholic School
Monsignor Ronan Catholic School
St. James Catholic School
St. Paul's Catholic School
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
Tecumseth Beeton ES
Tecumseth South Central PS
Tottenham PS
Alliston Community Christian School

Public schools are in the Simcoe County District School Board and Catholic with the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, New Tecumseth had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.

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. 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