Editing Caledon, Ontario (section)

==History==
By 1869, Belfountain was a village with a population of 100 in the [[Caledon Township, Ontario|Township of Caledon]] [[Peel County, Ontario|County Peel]]. It was established on the [[Credit River]]. There were [[stagecoach]]es to [[Erin, Ontario|Erin]] and [[Georgetown, Ontario|Georgetown]]. The average price of land was $20.<ref>The province of Ontario gazetteer and directory. H. McEvoy Editor and Compiler, Toronto: Robertson & Cook, Publishers, 1869, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044081323123&view=1up&seq=58&q1=caledon%20$20, accessed 23 October 2020</ref>{{specify|reason=Land per square foot, per acre, per...?|date=October 2021}}

In 1973, Caledon acquired more territory when [[Chinguacousy Township, Ontario|Chinguacousy]] dissolved, with most sections north of Mayfield Road (excluding [[Snelgrove, Ontario|Snelgrove]]) transferred to the township.

Caledon inherited the name from [[Caledon Township, Ontario|Caledon Township]] of [[Peel County, Ontario]], in 1974, which was likely named by settlers like Edward Ellis, who came from the area around [[Caledon, County Tyrone]], now in [[Northern Ireland]], or by public voting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Heritage Designation Report: Edward Ellis House|url=http://www.caledon.ca/en/townhall/resources/Heritage.RB1h.2013-6-10.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195912/http://www.caledon.ca/en/townhall/resources/Heritage.RB1h.2013-6-10.pdf|archive-date=September 23, 2015|access-date=7 November 2017|website=Caledon.ca}}</ref>

In 1974, Peel County's 10 municipalities became the Region of Peel's 3 municipalities. The Town of Caledon was created from the villages of Bolton and Caledon East, the townships of [[Albion Township, Ontario|Albion]] and Caledon, and the north half of Chinguacousy.