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The district was originally bounded to the east by a line running north from the mouth of the Trent River and to the west by a line running north from Long Point on Lake Erie . The district town was originally Newark, later Niagara-on-the-Lake , but became York, later Toronto , in 1801. In 1798, the district was reorganized to consist of the Counties of:
At the same time, the Niagara District was created from:
and the Newcastle District was created from:
Also in 1798, the London District was created from the counties of:
some parts of which were formerly in the Western District . In 1816, the Gore District was formed from parts of York County and parts of Niagara District. In 1837, Simcoe County became part of a separate Simcoe District . In 1849, the district was replaced by York County. REFERENCES
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