Sharon, Ontario

Sharon
Unincorporated community
The Sharon Temple
Location of East Gwillimbury York Region.
Coordinates: 44°6′22″N 79°26′4″W / 44.10611°N 79.43444°W / 44.10611; -79.43444
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Named for	Sharon Temple
Population
• Estimate  ()	3,000
Postal code	L0G 1V0
Area code	905

Sharon (formerly Hope) is a former village now incorporated into the municipality of the Town of East Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada, formerly the Township of East Gwillimbury. The municipal offices of the town are in Sharon.

The community's most historic building is the

. The museum hosts a number of concerts and educational programs, and has hosted the Words Alive Literary Festival since 2007.

In the mid to late 1980s, housing developments were built in the area around Sharon. Further developments have continued slowly around Sharon since 2002.

History

The village of Sharon grew around the farm of

. The Children of Peace constructed a series of meeting houses on Willson's farm, which became the core of the utopian community they called Hope. They changed the name to Sharon in 1841 (after the Sharon Temple) to acquire a post office.

Transportation

Sharon has bus service by York Region Transit (Route 50 Queensway), as well as commuter train service from GO Transit through East Gwillimbury Station in the southwestern corner of Sharon.

The area is served by

.

Surrounding communities

• Queensville, north
• Mount Albert, east
• Newmarket south
• Holland Landing
  , west

Government

At a local level Sharon is located in East Gwillimbury Ward 2 and represented by two town councillors.

See also

• List of communities in Ontario

External links

• Town of East Gwillimbury