About Georgina
Georgina is in southern Ontario, and the northernmost district in the Regional Municipality of York and the Greater Toronto Area. The town is contained toward the north by Lake Simcoe.
Even though it is fused as a town, it works as a township. The largest community within Georgina is Keswick.
Once primarily a “cottage town” for vacationing residents of Toronto, advances in land development and infrastructure have opened up Georgina to expand its population.
As of 2011, the population of the Georgina was 43,500 people and Keswick with just over 25,500. Keswick is still a popular spot for Toronto residents to take day trips for fishing, hiking and boating, and a growing number of services and businesses are making Keswick an emerging economic force in the area.
Living in Georgina
Most Georgina residents commute to work in Toronto. Specific demographics are not available for Keswick since it is surveyed as part of Georgina, but the median home price is $394,000.
The increase in affluent Toronto employees likely makes the average resident’s purchasing power greater than these numbers appear.
Residential children attend one of eight elementary schools that include Deer Park, Fairwood, Keswick, Lake Simcoe and W.J. Watson public schools. Keswick is served by one secondary school: Keswick High School, which operates as part of the York Region District School Board. Our Lady of the Lake Catholic College School and St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary provide religious academy options.