Editing Alliston (section)

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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                   = Alliston
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| native_name_lang       = <!-- ISO 639-1 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead -->
| settlement_type        = Unincorporated community
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| nickname               = 
| pushpin_map            = CAN ON Simcoe#Canada Southern Ontario <!-- name of a location map as per Template:Location_map -->
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| coordinates            = {{Coord|44|09|00|N|79|51|48|W|format=dms|region:CA-ON_type:city|display=title,inline}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = {{flagu|Canada}}
| subdivision_type1      = Province
| subdivision_name1      = {{flag|Ontario}}
| subdivision_type2      = [[List of municipalities in Ontario#Upper-tier|County]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Simcoe County|Simcoe]]
| subdivision_type3      = [[List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities|Town]]
| subdivision_name3      = [[New Tecumseth]]
| established_title      = Incorporated
| established_date       = 1874 (village), 1891 (town)
| extinct_title          = Amalgamated
| extinct_date           = 1991
| government_type        = Unincorporated
| leader_title1          = [[House of Commons of Canada|MP]]
| leader_name1           = [[Terry Dowdall]] ([[Conservative Party (Canada)|Conservative]])
| leader_title2          = [[Ontario Provincial Parliament|MPP]]
| leader_name2           = [[Brian Saunderson]] ([[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]])
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| area_footnotes         =
| area_land_km2          = 18.78
| elevation_m            = 
|population_footnotes    = <ref name="census2021">{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census: Alliston | date=9 February 2022 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?DGUIDlist=2021A00053543007&GENDERlist=1&HEADERlist=0&Lang=E&STATISTIClist=1&SearchText=Alliston |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total        = 23253
|population_density_km2  = 1238
|population_as_of        = 2021
|population_demonym      = Allistonian
| timezone1= [[Eastern Time Zone]]
| utc_offset1            = -5
| timezone1_DST          = Eastern Time Zone
| utc_offset1_DST        = -4
| postal_code_type       = [[Postal codes in Canada#Forward sortation areas|Postal code FSA]]
| postal_code             = [[List of postal codes of Canada: L|L9R]]
| area_codes = [[Area codes 705 and 249|705, 249]]
| blank_name_sec1        = Provincial highways
| blank_info_sec1        = {{jcon|Hwy|89}}
| blank_name_sec2        = [[List of numbered roads in Simcoe County|County roads]]
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* {{jcon|Simcoe|10}}
* {{jcon|Simcoe|15}}
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'''Alliston''' is a settlement in [[Simcoe County, Ontario|Simcoe County]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Ontario]]. It has been part of the Town of [[New Tecumseth, Ontario|New Tecumseth]] since the 1991 amalgamation of Alliston and nearby villages of [[Beeton]], [[Tottenham, Ontario|Tottenham]], and the Township of Tecumseth. The primary downtown area is located along [[Highway 89 (Ontario)|Highway 89]], known as Victoria Street.

The town grew as a commercial centre for the area farmers and was best known as a potato-growing area. It is still a major industry in the town and is celebrated by the annual Alliston Potato Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Alliston Potato Festival |url = http://www.allistonpotatofestival.com/|website = allistonpotatofestival.com|access-date = November 23, 2015}}</ref> [[Honda of Canada Manufacturing]] operates a large auto manufacturing facility southeast of Alliston, currently consisting of three major factories.