History
Formerly an incorporated village, Caledon East, for municipal purposes, became part of the Town of Caledon in 1974. It is located on the boundary between Caledon and Albion townships, at the junction of County roads 7 (Airport Road) and 22 (Old Church Road), about 25 kilometres northwest of Brampton.
Over the years the village has had various names, the first one being Tarbox Corners, after its first settlers Elisha and Elizabeth Tarbox, who arrived in 1821. As the daughter of United Empire Loyalists, Mrs. Tarbox had been granted 200 acres of land on the Caledon-Albion town line.
Other early settlers were the Greers, the Flanagans, the Youngs and the Higginses, who came around 1834. Wm. Stone operated the first store in the vicinity of the settlement, but the first store in the village proper was erected by Joseph Carter who also built a blacksmith shop and several houses. James Munsie, was the postmaster from 1851 to 1874, who lent his name to the village when it was known as Munsie's Corners. Paisley was another name the village was given; however, in 1857, it acquired its present name because of its location at the eastern border of Caledon Township.
The first train steamed into the hamlet in the late 1870's, when the Hamilton and North Western Railway built a station at Caledon East. Earlier that decade, the Toronto, Grey and Bruce had by-passed the village in favour of Mono Road (a small hamlet located at the junction of Airport Road and Olde Baseline Road, just south of Caledon East which grew up around the TGB station), thus causing a temporary decline in business.
The first church within the village was the Presbyterian Church built in 1860. The Methodist Church erected in 1880 is now the United Church of Caledon East. The Anglican congregation built their first church in 1843, east of the village. The present St. James Anglican Church on Church Street dates back to 1901.
Caledon East became a police village in 1913, and on January 1, 1957 it achieved the status of an independent village with Thomas R. Evans as its first reeve. This status continued until the creation of the present Town of Caledon in 1974. Caledon East is also home to the Town's Administrative Centre, located on Old Church Road.
Great family neighbourhoods nestled in subdivisions of estate homes. Prodominately on 1 and 2 acre lots. Newer subdivisions are larger detached homes on in town lots. We have recently seen some areas where semi detached dwellings and townhomes are appearing. If you are looking for that rural feeling close to major cities Caledon East is the place to be.
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Schools in Caledon East
Mayfield Secondary School
Robert F. Hall Catholic High School
Caledon East Public School
