Aurora Ontario Real Estate

Located in the heart of York Region, and about 30 minutes north of the City of Toronto, Aurora is a scenic and friendly town with a current population of approximately 48,000.
Aurora offers a unique combination of small town lifestyle and local business opportunity; a community well served by local and regional transportation links permitting quick, efficient and cost-effective connections within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Residential neighbourhoods, encompassing a wide variety of housing styles and price ranges ($125,000. to $2,000,000.+), frame the historic downtown core of Yonge Street.

Over 500 acres of open and picturesque parkland are available for town residents to enjoy, with a first class recreational complex, outstanding playing fields and an extensive trail system (approximately 18 kilometres). Cultural amenities include an excellent library, a live performance theatre, provincially recognized museums and Aurora's annual equestrian show.

History - Communities of native descent occupied the forests and streams of the Aurora area long before European immigration. The opening of Yonge Street, in 1796, by John Graves Simcoe, brought Loyalist and Quaker settlers to the area. A community, first known as Machell's Corners, grew up at the crossroads of Yonge and Wellington Streets along the banks of Tannery Creek. In 1853, Ontario's first railway arrived to the east of the small hamlet which was, for a time, head of the rail. The new line provided a convenient link to Toronto and encouraged the growth of industry and population. To herald the "dawn of a new age", the hamlet was christened Aurora on January 1, 1854. It was incorporated as a village in 1863 and as a town in 1888. In 1971, a new Regional government replaced the county system in York, and Aurora's boundaries were expanded to what they are today, encompassing 47 square kilometres.

Town Numbers
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Building Department
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Fire Department
Human Resources
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Planning Department
Treasury Department
Public Works Department

905-727-1375 ext. 251
905-727-1375 ext. 390
905-727-1375 ext. 234
905-727-1109 ext. 550
905-727-1375 ext. 360
905-727-1375 ext. 320
905-727-1375 ext. 340
905-727-1375 ext. 100
905-727-1375 ext. 370

Much of the above information has been obtained from the Town of Aurora's official website, where you can find detailed information regarding the community's many services and programs. You can find their website at www.town.aurora.on.ca,or by clicking here. You may email general inquiries to: corporate@town.aurora.on.ca

Extensive regional information can be found at York Region's web site, at www.region.york.on.ca, or by clicking here.