| York County, Ontario |
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York County was created in 1792 and was part of the jurisdiction of Home District of Upper Canada . It originally comprised all of what is now York Region , Peel Region , Halton Region , Toronto and parts of the current Durham Regional Municipality and the current city of Hamilton . In 1816 , Wentworth County and Halton County were created from York County. In 1851 , Ontario County and Peel County were separated from York. In 1953 , Metropolitan Toronto was separated from York County. In 1971 , the remaining portion of York County was replaced by the York Regional Municipality. HISTORIC TOWNSHIPS
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