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Established in 1852 from area once crown land or part of the counties of Waterloo or Simcoe. Named for the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley.
"Population 26,796 in 1852 and 128,819 in 1980."3
Wellington County is located in South-Western Ontario.
Prior to 1852 - Waterloo County, Simcoe District
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3 Place Names of Ontario by Floreen Carter, 1984
4 Smith's Canadian Gazetteer by W.H. Smith, 1846
5 Place Names of Ontario by Alan Rayburn, 1997
