CaledonThe County of Peel was created in 1805 following the purchase by the British Crown of the southern part of the Mississauga Tract on the shore of Lake Ontario. Surveyed in 1818-1819, the townships of Albion, Caledon and Chinguacousy were opened for settlement in 1820. Early settlements in the townships developed around water-powered mill sites on the Credit and Humber rivers, and at various crossroads. The arrival of the Toronto Grey & Bruce, Hamilton & Northwestern and Credit Valley railways in the 1870s spurred further settlements at various junctions. Development was also influenced by the area's major landforms, including the Peel Plain, the Niagara Escarpment and the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Town of Caledon was established on January 1, 1974 in conjunction with the creation of regional government. Representing an amalgamation of the townships of Albion, Caledon and the northern half of Chinguacousy, the Town of Caledon forms the northern municipality of the Region of Peel. The name Caledon was chosen through public referendum in 1973.The primary administrative and commercial centre of Caledon is the town of Bolton.Smaller communities in the town of Caledon include Albion, Alloa, Alton, Belfountain, Boston Mills, Brimstone, Caledon, Caledon East, Caledon Village, Campbell's Cross, Castlederg, Cataract, Cedar Meadows, Cedar Mills, Cheltenham, Claude, Coulterville, Ferndale, Forks of the Credit, The Grange, Humber, Humber Grove, Inglewood, Kilmanagh, Lockton, Mayfield West, Macville, Melville, McLeodville, Mono Mills, Mono Road, New Glasgow, Palgrave, Queensgate, Rockside, Rosehill, Sandhill, Silver Creek, Sleswick, Sligo, Snelgrove, Stonehart, Taylorwoods, Terra Cotta, Tormore, Valleywood and Victoria. The region is otherwise very sparsely populated with farms being the only residential centres.AltonAlton is located 5 km south of Orangeville.Caledon VillageCaledon is located northwest of Brampton. Caledon Village is one of the small communities in the town of Caledon.Mono CentreMono Centre is located in south-central Ontario north of Orangeville on Mono Centre Road (County Road 8). The Turnbull and Henry families settled here in 1823. The village included a general store, Mechanic's Library, hotel, blacksmith, grist mill, saw mill, wagon maker, and church and township hall.