";s:4:"text";s:2936:"Its architect was The village of Bradford was established to supply the In 1824 entrepreneurs John Thorpe and Mark Scanlon obtained a government grant for the construction of a When the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway was constructed, it was said to be through an almost continuous Thompson Smith's mill was the second largest in the area, next to the Sage mill at In 1923, William Henry Day began the drainage system that turned the wetlands of the Holland Marsh into arable land, which now consists of thousands of acres where fresh vegetables are grown. Bradford has two junior hockey teams that play in the There are 12 schools in the town, including two secondary schools: John Peacock, an old soldier from London, England, had settled as a merchant and became the first postmaster in 1835. Provident Financial, British Wool Marketing Board, and Morrison Supermarket headquarters are all located in Bradford. The population of Ontario by census years. The city has also been designated as a UNESCO City of Film for film production and technology and is home to an expansive shopping complex and a multimillion-dollar city park. Bradford becomes a town. The former Town of Bradford was amalgamated with portions of the former Townships of West Gwillimbury and Tecumseth to become the Town of Bradford West … Name Status Population Census 2011-05-10 Population Census 2016-05-10 ; Ontario: Province: 12,851,821: 13,448,494: Contents: Urban Areas and Population Centers. The town of Bradford West Gwillimbury is known as one of the fastest growing communities in Ontario. This makes around 110 to 790 number of people to be added to the populace of Bradford every year. Other businessmen included James Drury, merchant; James Campbell, shoemaker and Thomas Driffel, blacksmith. The city also had a coal mine and was one of the leading producers of coal and iron throughout Yorkshire. Bradford was incorporated as a village in 1857, with a population of about 1,000 people.