Orillia, Ontario - Definition and Overview

Orillia (2001 population 29,121) is a city on in south-central Ontario, Canada on Lake Couchiching, where it flows from Lake Simcoe, in Simcoe County towards Georgian Bay (Lake Huron).

People who were born in Orillia include:

• James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• Franklin Carmichael, Group of Seven artist
• Leslie Frost, Premier of Ontario from 1949 to 1961
• Stephen Leacock, humorist
• Gordon Lightfoot, singer/songwriter
• Marnie Woodrow, novelist

Leacock's Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is based on his experiences in Orillia, although Leacock stated that the fictional town of "Mariposa" could be any town.

Orillia is the site of the Mariposa Folk Festival as well as the OPP.

Communities

• Orchard Point
• Orillia

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:

• % Change (1996-2001): 4.6
• Dwellings: 12,172
• Area (sq. km.): 28.61
• Density (persons per sq. km.): 1,018.0

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