Editing Simcoe County (section)

==Geography==
Simcoe County stretches from the shores of [[Lake Simcoe]] in the east to [[Georgian Bay]] in the west. The land area of the county is {{Convert|4,818.93|km2}}. The [[Niagara Escarpment]] runs through sections of the western part of the county, and the [[Minesing Wetlands]], a [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar Convention "Wetland of International Importance"]], is located in the centre of the county.

Simcoe County is informally split into two subregions, “South Simcoe” and “North Simcoe”.  The dividing line between these two areas is Simcoe County Road 90 (Mill St.).

South Simcoe municipalities are situated at the northern boundary of the [[Greater Toronto Area]] (GTA) and therefore generally have a closer socio-economic association with the GTA.  South Simcoe is also within the Toronto commuter belt as it is home to a relatively high proportion of people commuting to the GTA.  South Simcoe is home to five municipalities, including: the Town of [[Innisfil]], the Township of [[Adjala–Tosorontio|Adjala-Tosorontio]], the Town of [[Bradford West Gwillimbury]], the Township of [[Essa, Ontario|Essa]] and the Town of [[New Tecumseth]] (which includes: [[Alliston]], [[Beeton]] and [[Tottenham, Ontario|Tottenham]]).

North Simcoe is less connected to the GTA due to its more removed geographic location, is generally less industrial than South Simcoe, and generally has a closer socio-economic association with the [[District Municipality of Muskoka|Muskoka]] area, located immediately north. However, North Simcoe hosts two [[GO Transit]] train stations that provide daily commuter rail service to [[Toronto]].  North Simcoe includes the Township of [[Clearview, Ontario|Clearview]], the Township of [[Oro-Medonte]], the Township of [[Ramara]], the Township of [[Severn, Ontario|Severn]], the Township of [[Springwater, Ontario|Springwater]], the Township of [[Tay, Ontario|Tay]] and the Township of [[Tiny, Ontario|Tiny]], the Town of [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]], the Town of [[Midland, Ontario|Midland]], the Town of [[Penetanguishene]] and the Town of [[Wasaga Beach]]. The cities of [[Barrie]] and [[Orillia]] are geographically within North Simcoe, but both are [[independent city|politically independent]] single-tier municipalities.