Keswick, Ontario

Keswick is a community located in the south central Canadian province of Ontario. Situated north of Toronto on Cook's Bay (part of Lake Simcoe), Keswick is part of the Town of Georgina, the northernmost municipality in the Regional Municipality of York. In the Canada 2016 Census, the municipal population of Keswick was 26,757.HistoryKeswick was originally known as Medina. It was a part of the Township of North Gwillimbury before becoming part of the Township of Georgina. The area was formerly considered part of "cottage country" for those who lived in Toronto up until the late 1980s, when major development further opened up access to Keswick, expanding its population.GeographyKeswick's geographical coordinates are 44.22°N, 79.45°W, and its elevation above sea level is 221m/762ft. It has a geographical area of 16.25km² according to Statistics Canada. It is bound on the north by Roches Point, the east by Woodbine Avenue, the south by East Gwillimbury and the west by Cook's Bay, part of Lake Simcoe. Included in Keswick is the Keswick Marsh, part of the Holland Marsh. Having been built mainly as a cottage community, Keswick is fairly long north to south as it hugs the shore of Lake Simcoe. The Maskinonge River weaves through Keswick, across both of its main streets; The Queensway South and Woodbine Avenue.