Mississauga's well known mayor is Hazel McCallion (yu-hu-hu). She is a mayor since the birth of the city. In fact she was most recently re-elected in November 2003. First, Mayor McCallion was mayor of Streetsville, Ontario, and later became mayor of Mississauga, when the city was incorporated in 1974.
Incorporated in 1968, is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000 and growing each year it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality. Mississauga's growth reached a peak between the census years of 1986-1991, with the largest population growth in Canada (89,500). Sustained population growth has continued since, but at a somewhat slower pace. Mississauga is now the fourth most populous city on the Great Lakes. The city has has been trying to create a distinctive image for itself over the past few years. It held an international architectural design competition in 2006 for a 56-storey condominium tower, to be called Absolute World that is intended to be a landmark for the city. The city is debt-free and has not borrowed money since 1978. Mississauga has been the beneficiary of federal infrastructure funding but may have to borrow money to build new capital projects in 2012. With five major freeways passing through the city, Mississauga offers quick access to major markets in Canada, in addition to large markets in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada's busiest is located in the city. Mississauga has one of the largest corporate/financial districts in Canada with major international companies having their Canadian headquarters located in the region including Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, PepsiCo, General Electric, Siemens, Fujitsu, Wal-Mart Canada and Intuit Canada among many other Fortune 500 companies. Square One Shopping Centre, the largest shopping mall of Greater Toronto Area, is also situated in Mississauga. Residents of the city are called Mississauga’s
History
The original villages (and some later towns) settled included: Lakeview, Clarkson, Cooksville, Dixie, Erindale (called Springfield until 1890), Lorne Park, Port Credit, Sheridan, and Summerville. This region would become known as Toronto Township. Part of northeast Mississauga, including the Airport lands and Malton were part of Gore Township.
Mississauga has had only three mayors in its history. Dr. Martin Dobkin was the city's first mayor in 1974. He was then followed by Ron A. Searle. Searle was defeated by then-city councilor and former mayor of Streetsville, Hazel McCallion. McCallion is regarded as a force in provincial politics and often referred to as Hurricane Hazel, comparing her political force to the devastating 1954 storm that struck the Toronto area. McCallion has won or been acclaimed in every mayoral election since 1978, and in recent years has not even campaigned. In October 2010, McCallion won her twelfth term in office with over 76% of the votes. McCallion is the nation's longest serving mayor and was runner-up in World Mayor 2005.
Demographics
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Group
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Population
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Percentage
|
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White
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337,230
|
49.8
|
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South Asian
|
136,750
|
21.6
|
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Chinese
|
46,120
|
6.9
|
|
Black
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41,365
|
6.2
|
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Filipino
|
30,705
|
4.6
|
|
Arab
|
16,785
|
2.5
|
|
Southeast Asian
|
14,160
|
2.1
|
|
Latin American
|
12,410
|
1.9
|
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Multiple Visible Minority
|
9,100
|
1.4
|
|
Korean
|
6,865
|
1.0
|
|
West Asian
|
6,015
|
0.9
|
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Other Visible Minority
|
5,715
|
0.9
|
|
Aboriginal
|
2,475
|
0.4
|
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Japanese
|
2,425
|
0.4
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Languages
Mississauga is one of the most linguistically diverse cities in Canada. The 2006 census found that English was spoken as mother tongue by 49.3% of the population. The next most common languages were the Chinese languages (5.5%), Urdu (4.6%), Polish (4.4%), Punjabi (3.6%), Portuguese (2.8%), Tagalog (2.7%), Arabic (2.6%), Italian (2.5%) and Spanish (2.1%).
Education
Mississauga is the home to the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM/Erindale College), one of three intercity campuses of the University of Toronto.
Sheridan College has announced the construction of a new $46 million dollar facility that will open in Mississauga in 2011
Mississauga is served by the Peel District School Board and the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. Together there are more than 150 schools in this city to fulfill the needs of its large youth population.
Mississauga also has many prominent programs which push students to show their full potential including:
Real Estate
POPULATION DETAILS
Total Population:668,549
Total Population(2006):734,007
Total Households:214,894
Total Households(2006):241,650
Average household income:$97,011.00
Average age:37
Top religion:Roman Catholic (42.9%)
Top ethnicities: East Indian (10.0%), English (9.0%), Canadian (7.0%)
Top job types: White collar (32.0%), Grey collar (39.5)%, Blue collar (28.5)%
FAMILY DETAILS
People per home:3.0 (*)
Children per family:1.4 (*)
Ages
HOME DETAILS
Average bedrooms:2.9 (*)
Average age of home:24.1 (*)
Movers in the last year:100.00%
Movers in the last 5 years: 90.00%
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LIFESTYLE DETAILS
Average Kilometers per Year Driven: 13,359
Most common type of vehicle driven: Sedan
Made charitable donations in past year: 51%
Own Vacation Home: 11.3%
Most common pet owned: Have Dog(s) as Pet (30.29)%
Shopping preference: Shop at Department Stores (55.21)%
Most common leisure activities: Outdoor Nature Activities, Theme Parks Zoos
Most common magazine subscriptions: Read General Interest Magazines
Most common listenership (radio stations): Listen News Talk Radio
* - Average values Source: Environics Analytics
