Kleinburg
is a small unincorporated village
located in the city of Vaughan, Ontario,
Canada. It is home to the McMichael
Canadian Art Collection, a major art
gallery, and the Kortright Centre,
a conservation area. In 2001, the
village and its surrounding communities
had a population of 4595; the village
itself has 282 dwellings, with a population
of 952. Kleinburg was founded by John
Kline, a German/Canadian settler.
A direct German translation of Kleinburg,
is "Small Hill". Residents
argue that the Town of Kleinburg could
be named after its founder or after
its landscape. In its early days,
Kleinburg was dependant on its many
flour and wheat mills, located off
the humber river. The village is located
between two branches of the Humber
River at 43°50'13?N, 79°37'32?W,
and features dense forests throughout
its 1.05 km2 of land area. Its northern
and western peripheries are primarily
agricultural.
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