Toronto Gore was a township in York County

York County, Ontario

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 and then Peel County

Peel County, Ontario

Peel County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1851 from a portion of York County. In 1973, Peel County became the Regional Municipality of Peel, as a result of the Ontario provincial government's regionalization of the rapidly developing counties...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 from 1831 to 1973.

Toronto Gore came into existence as a township in 1831 when it was separated from Chinguacousy Township

Chinguacousy Township, Ontario

Chinguacousy Township is a former municipality and geographic township in Peel County, Ontario. In 1973, when Peel County became the Regional Municipality of Peel, it was split in half, with the northern half becoming part of the town of Caledon, and the southern half, along with the township of...

. In 1867 it became part of Peel County when that county was split from York County. A small wedge-shaped tract of land, Toronto Gore was located on the east of the county, on the border with York. It was south of Albion Township

Albion Township, Ontario

Albion Township was a township in Peel County , Ontario, Canada. Its major population centre was Bolton. Albion Township was consolidated along with Caledon Township and the upper half of Chinguacousy Township into the Town of Caledon....

, east of Chinguacousy Township, and northeast of Toronto Township

Mississauga, Ontario

Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...

. Later, the southern portion of the township was annexed to Toronto Township, and finally in 1973 the remainder was incorporated into the City of Brampton

Brampton, Ontario

Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...

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Several historical villages were once located within Toronto Gore, including Claireville, Ebenezer, Castlemore, Wildfield and Colerane. However, only small remnants like churches and cemeteries of these former villages exist. Wildfield remains the only community to maintain its unique identity while the rest have been completely overtaken by suburban developments.

The name lives on in the name of the provincial and federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

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 of Bramalea—Gore—Malton

Bramalea—Gore—Malton

Bramalea—Gore—Malton is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that is represented in the Canadian House of Commons....

as well as the local roads "Goreway Drive" and "The Gore Road".