History of Vaughan, ON

The group was probably home to several villages, the oldest of which was Thornhill, where a sawmill was built in 1801, a grist mill in 1815, and had a population of 300 in 1836., Coleraine, Rupertville (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, and Burwick (Woodbridge).

In 1846, the town was largely farmed but had a population of 4,300. There were six mills and 25 mills. In 1935, there were 4,873 inhabitants.

However, World War II saw an increase in population influences, and by 1960, the population had grown to 15,957. Local cultural structures began to change with the arrival of various groups such as Italians, Jews, and Eastern Europeans.

Established in 1850 as the township of Vaughan, a municipal government was established. Vaughan Road was a historic road built-in 1850 that connected the township of Vaughan with Toronto. It encloses parts of modern Dufferin Street north of Eglinton Avenue in Toronto, though all that remains today is a different alignment to the south, along the eastern part of the former city of York. In 1971, a new York Regional government was formed, receiving police and social services from the communities it served; at the same time, the township merged with Woodbridge Town to form the City of Vaughan. In 1991, it changed its official status to Vaughan City.

Within the Greater Toronto Area, Vaughan is the third-largest employment center, behind Toronto and Mississauga. With a real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $ 20.6 billion in 2018, it is the largest contributor (35%) to the York Region economy.