Mount Albert

Mount Albert is an exurban community located within the township of of East Gwillimbury and part of northern York Region. It is located about 65 km N of Toronto, about 15 km NE of Newmarket, about 15 km S of Sutton, W SW of Beaverton and N of Markham. Mount Albert is accessible by the nearest superhighway (Highway 404) which once had its northern terminus at Davis Drive in Newmarket, but currently terminates at Green Lane just north of the town. There are plans, however, to terminate the 404 at Ravenshoe Road, roughly 10 km from Mount Albert, within the next 10 years. The population is currently about 2,000. Housing developments are slowly continuing in the northern portion. The downtown area is centred at Mount Albert Road and Main Street. The town itself is bordered on the west by Highway 48, which connects Markham and Beaverton and on the east by Durham Regional road 31, which serves as a regional border between York and Durham Regions. Mount Albert Creek passes through Mount Albert, while the Black River meanders towards Lake Simcoe passing through Baldwin. The outlying area is forested mainly by private woodlots and some regionally owned and maintained pine forests while farmlands are found throughout the area. Major industries include aggregate production (near Holt) and farming (both livestock and feed).

The housing developments boomed slowly in the mid to late 20th century. The housing development returned in the late 1990s expanding slightly north of the heart of Mount Albert. The new residential streets includes Amber Glen and Robert Hunter. This new subdivision was first created in 1996 and was not completed until sometime in the 2000s.