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| subdivision_type2        = [[Regional Municipality]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Ontario]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Regional Municipality of Durham|Durham]]
<!-- Politics ----------------->| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = {{Start date|1955}}
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| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = [[Shaun Collier]]
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| population_total         = 126,666&nbsp;([[List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population|Ranked 44th]])
| population_as_of         = [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="census2021">{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=ajax&DGUIDlist=2021A00053518005&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0|title=Ajax, Town Ontario (Census Subdivision) |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=Census profile, [[Canada 2021 Census]] |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=2022-08-05}}</ref>
| population_density_km2   = 1634.2
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| postal_code              = L1S, L1T, L1Z
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| leader_title2            = MP
| leader_name2             = [[Jennifer McKelvie]] ([[Ajax (federal electoral district)|Ajax]])
| leader_title3            = [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|MPPs]]
| leader_name3             = [[Rob Cerjanec]] ([[Ajax (provincial electoral district)|Ajax]])
| timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
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| population_demonym       = Ajacian
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'''Ajax''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|dʒ|æ|k|s}}; [[2021 Canadian census|2021 population]]: 126,666) is a waterfront town in [[Regional Municipality of Durham|Durham Region]] in [[Southern Ontario]], Canada, located in the eastern part of the [[Greater Toronto Area]].<ref name="CGNDB" />

The town is named for {{HMS|Ajax|22|6}}, a [[Royal Navy]] [[cruiser]] that served in the [[Second World War]]. It is approximately {{convert|11|km|mi|0}} east of [[Toronto]] on the shores of [[Lake Ontario]] and is bordered by the City of [[Pickering, Ontario|Pickering]] to the west and north, and the Town of [[Whitby, Ontario|Whitby]] to the east.

==History==
{{main|History of Ajax, Ontario}}

The [[indigenous peoples in Canada|indigenous peoples]] were active in the watersheds of the [[Duffins Creek]] and the [[Carruthers Creek (Canada)|Carruthers Creek]] since the [[Archaic period (North America)|Archaic period]] (7000-1000 BCE), although they did not build any major settlements in the area, presumably because of the poor navigability of these streams.{{sfn|Harold H. Harvey|2011|p=286}}{{sfn|TRCA Duffins|2002|p=13}}{{sfn|TRCA Carruthers|2002|p=11}} In 1760, [[French Canadians|French]] [[Sulpician]] missionaries from [[Ganatsekwyagon]] reached the Duffins Creek area, but did not settle there.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=115}}

After the [[Conquest of New France (1758–1760)|British conquest of New France]] in 1760, the area became part of the [[Pickering Township]]. Mike Duffin, an Irish [[Fur trade|fur trader]], is the earliest known European to have settled in the area, in the 1770s.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|pp=18,115-116}} The conversion of the main local trail into the [[Ontario Highway 2|Kingston Road]] in 1799 contributed to increased settlement in what is now Ajax.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=117}} In the first half of the 19th century, the [[Pickering Village]], now a neighbourhood in Ajax, evolved as the major population centre of the Township, supported by a timber and agricultural boom. In 1807, [[Timothy Rogers (Quaker leader)|Timothy Rogers]] led [[Quaker]] families to settle in the area, and built [[sawmill|saw]] and [[gristmill|grist]] mills on the banks of the Duffins Creek.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=18,118}} The [[War of 1812]] increased military traffic on the Kingston Road, resulting in a better-maintained road, and leading to further development of the area.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=121}}

In the mid-19th century, [[Audley, Ontario|Audley]], a smaller community, emerged as a stopover on the route to the port of [[Whitby, Ontario|Whitby]].{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=140}} By the 20th century, much of the area of present-day Ajax had been converted into farmland. In 1926, James Tuckett of [[Toronto]] bought lakeshore farmland, and started the development of the [[Pickering Beach, Ontario|Pickering Beach]] [[holiday cottage|cottage]] community, which later became a permanent settlement.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|pp=154-158}}

After the start of the [[World War II]] in 1939, the Government of Canada [[expropriation|expropriated]] most of the farmland in what is now southern part of Ajax, to establish the [[Defence Industries Limited Pickering Works]] munitions plant.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=25}}{{sfn|Ken Smith|1989|p=11}} Operated by [[Defence Industries Limited]] (DIL), the government-owned plant employed workers from different parts of Canada.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|pp=28-29}}{{sfn|Lisa Tubb|2019|p=5}} The plant site, along with the residences and the facilities established for the workers, evolved into a self-contained community, whose residents called it a "village". As part of a contest, the DIL employee Frank Holroyd suggested the name "Ajax" for the community, in honour of the British warship ''[[HMS Ajax (22)|HMS Ajax]]'' which had fought against the powerful [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] battleship ''[[German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee|Admiral Graf Spee]]'' at the [[Battle of the River Plate]] in 1939.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=43}}<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Kitts |first1=Daniel |title=The Second World War created Ajax. Here's how |url=https://www.tvo.org/article/the-second-world-war-created-ajax-heres-how |access-date=31 January 2022 |work=TVO |date=10 November 2015 |location=Toronto ON}}</ref>

After the plant shut down in 1945, the site was used as a war surplus warehouse and sales outlet,{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=51,75}} a [[University of Toronto Ajax Division|University of Toronto campus]] (1946-1949),{{sfn|Martin L. Friedland|2013|pp=373-374}} and a holding camp for war refugees from Europe (1949-1953).{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=75}} The government mandated the [[Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation]] (CMHC) to develop the site and its surrounding area into a modern industrial town. George Finley, the CMHC manager of the area, planned new housing subdivisions, commercial centres, and industrial areas.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|pp=63-64}}
[[File:Pickering Village Ontario - Spink's Mill - the new grain elevator - 1906.png|thumb|Spink's mill in [[Pickering Village]] (1906), now part of Ajax]]
[[File:Ajax (Pickering Township) farmland expropriated for DIL Pickering Works in 1939.svg|thumb|Farmland expropriated for the [[Defence Industries Limited Pickering Works|DIL plant]] (1939)]]
[[file:DIL Pickering Works - Line 3 - workers assemble 3.7 calibre anti-aircraft shells.png|thumb|Workers assemble shells at the DIL plant (1940s)]]
[[File:University of Toronto - Ajax Campus - aerial photograph.png|thumb|[[University of Toronto Ajax Division]] (1946-1949)]]

In 1950, Ajax was incorporated as an Improvement District, a form of local administration managed by the [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario|Lieutenant Governor]]'s appointees.{{sfn|Robert McGeachy|2006|p=209}} The Improvement District Board created the community's first by-laws and hired employees for the local administration. In August 1954, as a result of a campaign by the Ajax Citizens Association, the [[Ontario Municipal Board]] declared Ajax a town, granting it full municipal status.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|pp=68-69}} The first town  council members were elected on 11 December 1954, and assumed office on 1 January 1955. The first mayor of the town was [[Benjamin de Forest Bayly]], better known as Pat Bayly.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=76}}

In the early 1970s, the [[Toronto and Region Conservation Authority|Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority]] (MTRCA) acquired much of the land along the lakeshore. In the Pickering Beach area, several homes, a church, and a school were demolished to make way for a parkland.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=157}}

{{wide image|Ajax Waterfront Park, Ajax, Ontario.jpg|1000px|Waterfront Park}}

On 1 January 1974, Ajax became a part of the newly formed [[Regional Municipality of Durham]], which manages functions common to multiple municipalities in the region. The boundaries of the town of Ajax were expanded to include several areas of the former Pickering Township, including Pickering Village, Pickering Beach, and Audley.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=77}}

In 1995, Ajax was the first community along the {{convert|3600|km|mi|adj=on}} Great Lakes Waterfront Trail to erect a pedestrian-only asphalt waterfront trail.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In 2018, the trail was named William Parish Waterfront Trail to honour the founding mayor of the town.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

==Geography==
[[File:Ajax Waterfront.jpg|thumb|right|View of Lake Ontario as seen from Ajax Water Supply Plant located on Ajax Waterfront]]
Ajax is bordered to the west and north by the City of [[Pickering, Ontario|Pickering]], to the east by the Town of [[Whitby, Ontario|Whitby]] and to the south by [[Lake Ontario]].

==Neighbourhoods==
The town is made up of the following neighbourhoods:<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://ajaxmaps.ajax.ca/gisernie/rest/services/Public/Ajax_Open_Data/MapServer/legend |title=Ajax Open Data: Neighbourhoods |publisher=Town of Ajax |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720150936/http://exploreajax.ajax.ca/arcgiswa/rest/services/Map_Services/AjaxOnTheMap_Landbase/MapServer/legend |archive-date=20 July 2014 |access-date=2022-07-29 }}</ref>
{{colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
* Applecroft
* Audley North
* Audley Road Business Area
* Audley South
* Carruthers Creek
* Carruthers Creek Business Area
* Central Employment Area
* Clover Ridge
* Deer Creek
* Discovery Bay
* Downtown
* Duffins Bay
* Duffins Crossing
* Hermitage
* Lake Vista
* Lakeside
* Meadow Ridge
* Memorial Village
* Midtown
* Nottingham
* [[Pickering Beach, Ontario|Pickering Beach]]
* Riverside
* Salem Business Area
* Salem Heights
* South Greenwood
* Southwood
* Village, better known as [[Pickering Village, Ontario|Pickering Village]]
* Westney Heights
{{colend}}

===Downtown Ajax===
Ajax Council and a private developer entered into an agreement in 2012 for the purchase and sale of {{convert|9|acre|ha|abbr=on}} of vacant town-owned land at the corner of Bayly Street and Harwood Avenue.  Called "Pat Bayly Square", it will provide residential, retail and office space, as well as a civic square and civic facility.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajax.ca/en/doingbusinessinajax/resources/NewDowntownAjax_flyer_FINAL.pdf|title=The New Downtown Ajax|publisher=Town of Ajax|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130082828/http://www.ajax.ca/en/doingbusinessinajax/resources/NewDowntownAjax_flyer_FINAL.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2013|access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref> Pat Bayly Square opened in September 2018.

==Local government==
Ajax is governed by an elected town [[City Council|Council]] consisting of a [[Mayor]], and local [[Councillor]]s representing each of the town's three [[Ward (subnational entity)|wards]]. In addition, three Regional Councillors each represent a ward each. The Mayor and the Regional Councillors sit on both Ajax Town Council and [[Durham Region]] Council.

The members of the council elected in the 2022 municipal election are:<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Municipal & School Board Elections |url=https://www.ajax.ca/en/inside-townhall/resources/Council/documents/2022/Official-Results-2022-Municipal-and-School-Board-Elections.pdf |publisher=Town of Ajax |access-date=2022-11-07 }}</ref>

'''Mayor''': Shaun Collier

'''Regional Councillors''':
*Ward 1: Marilyn Crawford
*Ward 2: Sterling Lee
*Ward 3: Joanne Dies

'''Councillors''':

*Ward 1: Rob Tyler-Morin
*Ward 2: Nancy Henry
*Ward 3: Lisa Bower

In the past, Council has sat for a three-year term, but the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario|Ontario Legislature]] increased the length of municipal council terms in Ontario to four years, in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title = Municipal Elections Act, 1996, S.O. 1996, c. 32, Sched.| date=24 July 2014 |url = https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/96m32#BK6|access-date = 2015-08-30}}</ref> In 2018, Ajax Council shifted from two regional councillors and four local councillors to three regional councillors and three local councillors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ajax.ca/en/ajax-council-approves-new-three-ward-system.aspx |title=Ajax Council approves new three ward system |date=2017-04-26 |access-date=2022-07-29 |publisher=Town of Ajax}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
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|footnote    = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=33305&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=29&PRID=0&PTYPE=89103&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&THEME=113&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |title=1991 Census of Canada: Census Area Profiles |publisher=2.statcan.gc.ca |access-date=2017-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/195692501935011958engfra|title=Population. Volume 1. General characteristics, households and families = Population. Volume 1. Caractéristiques générales, ménages et familles.|date=February 2, 1958|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|1956|5683
|1961|7755
|1971|12515
|1981|25474
|1986|36550
|1991|57350
|[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]]|64430
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|73753
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|90167
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|109600
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|119677
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|126666
}}
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Ajax had a population of {{val|126666|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|39488|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|40275|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:126666-119677}}|119677|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|119677|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|66.64|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|126666|66.64|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref>

According to the 2021 Census, the median age is 38.4 years, around 3 years less than the national average of 41.6 years; 18.8% of the population is under 15 years of age while 13.1% are 65 and over.<ref name="Census_2021">{{cite news |title=2021 Census Profile table: Ajax, Ontario, and Canada |year=2021 |access-date=2022-08-17 |publisher=Statistics Canada |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=canada&DGUIDlist=2021A00053518005,2021A000235,2021A000011124&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 }}</ref>

According to the [[2016 Canadian census|2016 Census]], among those 25 to 64 years old, the highest levels of education are as follows: 66.6% of people have a post-secondary certificate, diploma, or degree, 25.3% have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, and 8.2% have no certificate, diploma, or degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census: Ajax, Town - Education |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518005&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&SearchText=Ajax&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Education&TABID=1&type=1 |website=Statistics Canada | date=8 February 2017 }}</ref>

As of 2021, the median value of dwellings in Ajax is $850,000 compared to the provincial median value of $700,496, and the national figure of $472,000.<ref name="Census_2021"/>

As of 2021, 92% of Ajax's residents are Canadian citizens, with 42% being immigrants. 8% of the population immigrated between 2011 and 2021. The main places of birth of the immigrant population are [[India]] (13%), [[Sri Lanka]] (11%), [[Jamaica]] (10%), [[Philippines]] (8%), [[Pakistan]] (8%), [[Guyana]] (6%), [[United Kingdom]] (5%), [[Trinidad and Tobago]] (4%), [[Afghanistan]] (4%), and [[China]] (3%). Among the 5010 recent immigrants, who immigrated between 2016 and 2021, 34% were from India.<ref name="Census_2021"/>

=== Ethnicity ===
According to the 2021 Census, the main self-reported ethnic and cultural origins included [[English Canadians|English]] (12%), [[Indo-Canadians|Indian]] (10%), Canadian (9%), [[Irish Canadians|Irish]] (9%), [[Scottish Canadians|Scottish]] (9%), [[Jamaican Canadians|Jamaican]] (6%), [[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]] (5%), [[Pakistani Canadians|Pakistani]] (5%), [[Sri Lankan Canadians|Sri Lankan]] (4%), [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] (4%), and [[Tamil Canadians|Tamil]] (4%). 65% of the town's population comprises [[visible minority]], with the biggest of these groups being [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] (26.2%), [[Black Canadians|Black]] (16.8%), [[Filipino Canadians|Filipino]] (5.3%), [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese]] (3%), [[West Asian Canadians|West Asian]] (3%), [[Arab Canadians|Arab]] (2%), and [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]] (1.3%). 3% of the people identify as belonging to multiple visible minority groups. Those with only [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|indigenous]] ancestry make up 0.23% of the population, while those with mixed indigenous and non-indigenous ancestry make up 1.03% of the population.<ref name="Census_2021"/> Ajax has the highest Black population percentage of any major Canadian municipality (population above 100,000).{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Town of Ajax (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Ajax&DGUIDlist=2021A00053518005&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518005&Geo2=CD&Code2=3518&SearchText=Ajax&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518005&Data=Count&SearchText=Ajax&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518005&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Ajax&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3518005&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Ajax&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
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!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
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|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 43,415
| {{Percentage | 43415 | 126245 | 2 }}
| 50,450
| {{Percentage | 50450 | 119180 | 2 }}
| 58,145
| {{Percentage | 58145 | 109220 | 2 }}
| 57,125
| {{Percentage | 57125 | 89835 | 2 }}
| 55,280
| {{Percentage | 55280 | 73520 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 33,055
| {{Percentage | 33055 | 126245 | 2 }}
| 24,895
| {{Percentage | 24895 | 119180 | 2 }}
| 15,025
| {{Percentage | 15025 | 109220 | 2 }}
| 9,735
| {{Percentage | 9735 | 89835 | 2 }}
| 4,035
| {{Percentage | 4035 | 73520 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 21,210
| {{Percentage | 21210 | 126245 | 2 }}
| 19,860
| {{Percentage | 19860 | 119180 | 2 }}
| 17,510
| {{Percentage | 17510 | 109220 | 2 }}
| 11,680
| {{Percentage | 11680 | 89835 | 2 }}
| 7,090
| {{Percentage | 7090 | 73520 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 7,495
| {{Percentage | 7495 | 126245 | 2 }}
| 6,350
| {{Percentage | 6350 | 119180 | 2 }}
| 5,465
| {{Percentage | 5465 | 109220 | 2 }}
| 3,115
| {{Percentage | 3115 | 89835 | 2 }}
| 1,525
| {{Percentage | 1525 | 73520 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 6,250
| {{Percentage | 6250 | 126245 | 2 }}
| 4,880
| {{Percentage | 4880 | 119180 | 2 }}
| 2,935
| {{Percentage | 2935 | 109220 | 2 }}
| 1,855
| {{Percentage | 1855 | 89835 | 2 }}
| 1,200
| {{Percentage | 1200 | 73520 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 4,240
| {{Percentage | 4240 | 126245 | 2 }}
| 3,790
| {{Percentage | 3790 | 119180 | 2 }}
| 3,065
| {{Percentage | 3065 | 109220 | 2 }}
| 2,430
| {{Percentage | 2430 | 89835 | 2 }}
| 1,570
| {{Percentage | 1570 | 73520 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 1,695
| {{Percentage | 1695 | 126245 | 2 }}
| 1,670
| {{Percentage | 1670 | 119180 | 2 }}
| 1,065
| {{Percentage | 1065 | 109220 | 2 }}
| 705
| {{Percentage | 705 | 89835 | 2 }}
| 415
| {{Percentage | 415 | 73520 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 1,270
| {{Percentage | 1270 | 126245 | 2 }}
| 1,190
| {{Percentage | 1190 | 119180 | 2 }}
| 1,080
| {{Percentage | 1080 | 109220 | 2 }}
| 705
| {{Percentage | 705 | 89835 | 2 }}
| 370
| {{Percentage | 370 | 73520 | 2 }}
|-
| Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 7,615
| {{Percentage | 7615 | 126245 | 2 }}
| 6,095
| {{Percentage | 6095 | 119180 | 2 }}
| 4,925
| {{Percentage | 4925 | 109220 | 2 }}
| 2,485
| {{Percentage | 2485 | 89835 | 2 }}
| 2,040
| {{Percentage | 2040 | 73520 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 126,245
! {{Percentage | 126245 | 126666 | 2 }}
! 119,180
! {{Percentage | 119180 | 119677 | 2 }}
! 109,220
! {{Percentage | 109220 | 109600 | 2 }}
! 89,835
! {{Percentage | 89835 | 90167 | 2 }}
! 73,520
! {{Percentage | 73520 | 73753 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 126,666
! {{Percentage | 126666 | 126666 | 2 }}
! 119,677
! {{Percentage | 119677 | 119677 | 2 }}
! 109,600
! {{Percentage | 109600 | 109600 | 2 }}
! 90,167
! {{Percentage | 90167 | 90167 | 2 }}
! 73,753
! {{Percentage | 73753 | 73753 | 2 }}
|}
*Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.

=== Religion ===
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|title=Religions in Ajax
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Per cent
|float=right
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Christians]]|blue|50.83}}
{{bar percent|No religious affiliation|black|20.77}}
{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|14.08}}
{{bar percent|[[Hindus]]|red|11.62}}
{{bar percent|Others|yellow|2.7}}
|caption=Distribution of religions (2021 Census)<ref name="Census_2021"/>
}}

According to the 2021 Census, the largest religion in Ajax is [[Christianity]] (50.83%), with [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] making up the largest group (22.25%). The next most reported religions are [[Islam]] (14.08%) and [[Hinduism]] (11.62%). 20.77% of the population reported no religious affiliation.<ref name="Census_2021"/>

=== Language ===
According to the 2021 census, [[English language|English]] is the most commonly understood language in the town, with 97.97% of the people knowing it. It is also the most common [[mother tongue]]: 64.79% of the people consider English as their only mother tongue, plus 5.75% consider English and another language as their mother tongues. Other common languages include the following:<ref name="Census_2021"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="float:left;"
|+ Mother tongue (2021 Census)<ref name="Census_2021"/>
! Language !! Population !! %
|-
| [[English language|English]] {{small|(including multiple responses)}} || 89180 || 70.55%
|-
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || 6355 || 5.03%
|-
| [[Urdu]] || 4620 || 3.65%
|-
| [[Filipino language|Tagalog (Filipino)]] || 2840 || 2.25%
|-
| [[French language|French]] {{small|(including multiple responses)}} || 2340 || 1.85%
|-
| [[Dari]] || 1910 || 1.51%
|-
| [[Arabic]] || 1540 || 1.22%
|-
| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || 1515 || 1.20%
|-
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || 1300 || 1.03%
|-
| [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] || 1280 || 1.01%
|-
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] || 1220 || 0.97%
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || 1150 || 0.91%
|-
| [[Hindi]] || 1020 || 0.81%
|-
| [[Cantonese|Yue (Cantonese)]] || 1005 || 0.80%
|-
| [[Italian language|Italian]] || 690 || 0.55%
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="float:left;"
|+ Knowledge of language (2021 Census)<ref name="Census_2021"/>
! Language !! Population !! %
|-
| [[English language|English]] || 123690 || 97.97%
|-
| [[French language|French]] || 9500 || 7.52%
|-
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || 9145 || 7.24%
|-
| [[Urdu]] || 8040 || 6.37%
|-
| [[Hindi]] || 5725 || 4.53%
|-
| [[Filipino language|Tagalog (Filipino)]] || 4350 || 3.45%
|-
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] || 2860 || 2.27%
|-
| [[Dari]] || 2665 || 2.11%
|-
| [[Arabic]] || 2635 || 2.09%
|-
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]] || 2315 || 1.83%
|-
| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || 2130 || 1.69%
|-
| [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] || 2030 || 1.61%
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || 1780 || 1.41%
|-
| [[Cantonese|Yue (Cantonese)]] || 1295 || 1.03%
|-
| [[Italian language|Italian]] || 1070 || 0.85%
|}

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==Economy==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2014}}
In 1945, with the closing of D.I.L., there was no industry within the town, but in 1949, [[Dowty Group|Dowty Aerospace]] started operations in Ajax. By 1969, major employers included [[Volkswagen]] Canada, [[DuPont]], Paintplas, Ajax Textile, AEG Bayly Engineering and many others.

Shopping was virtually non-existent in the mid-1940s, but by 1970 major shopping centres such as Ajax Plaza, Harwood Place Mall and Clover Ridge Plaza were constructed. The 1980s saw an expansion of retail shopping malls to include Discovery Bay Plaza, Transit Square, Baywood Plaza, Westney Heights Plaza and most recently the Durham Centre at Harwood Avenue and Kingston Road.

The 1970s saw the beginning of many physical changes to the face of Ajax. New subdivisions spread over vacant land in central Ajax. The early 1980s brought extensive development to the southern part of Ajax with large, upscale housing units constructed along Lake Driveway.

The recession of the early 1980s did not stop residential development in Ajax. Westney Heights started north of Highway 2 and offered home buyers low interest rate mortgages while interest rates were then at an all-time high of 18% to 20%. Development north of Highway 2 stretched from Church Street in Pickering Village to Harwood Avenue, with the Millers Creek development south of the highway down to the edge of [[Ontario Highway 401|Highway 401]].

===Ajax Downs===
Ajax Downs is a [[casino]] that is located on 50 Alexander's Crossing, near the intersection of [[Kingston Road (Toronto)|Kingston Road]] and Audley Road. It has been controversial since the announcement of the [[Durham Live]] casino in 2018. The Ontario premier [[Doug Ford]] had promised to keep the Ajax Downs open after the completion of the casino. In 2022, The Durham Live casino was completed. Although it is referred to as the [[Durham Live|Pickering Casino]], it lies on the border of the two small cities. This marks the first major casino operation in the Greater Toronto Area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://pickeringcasino.com/get-directions/ | title=Pickering Casino Resort }}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2014}}

===Health care===
The [[Rouge Valley Ajax and Pickering|Ajax and Pickering General Hospital]] first opened in 1954 with 38 adult and children's beds. It was expanded to 50 beds in 1958 and a major expansion to 127 beds took place in 1964. The emergency and outpatient services were expanded in 1975. The large growth of population in the Town has prompted a further expansion. Approval was granted in the fall of 1990 to further expand. In 1999, the Hospital merged with Centenary Health Centre in [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]] to become part of the [[Rouge Valley Health System]]. Construction on a $60&nbsp;million expansion began in 2007, although that has been marred by the highly controversial closure of the 3 West Mental Health ward in 2008, which was originally to be part of the expansion.

===Emergency services===
The [[Durham Regional Police]] police Ajax from a station in Pickering. [[Durham Region]] provides Ambulance/emergency medical services. Ajax Fire & Emergency Services provides firefighting services from three fire stations.

===Transportation===
[[File:Multi-use recreation trail.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Multi-use trail over Caruthers Creek. The overhead bridge carries a Canadian Pacific rail line.]]
[[Ajax GO Station]] is served by GO Transit's [[Lakeshore East line]], with service from Toronto and Oshawa.

In 1973, the Town of Ajax conducted a survey of potential transit ridership in Ajax. This led to the creation of [[Ajax Transit]] with bus service beginning in 1973 under a contract with [[Charterways Transportation Limited]], which operated service using a fleet of school buses, with heaviest ridership between the Pickering Beach area and downtown Ajax.

In the late 1970s, the town brought the operations in house and began operations on the Elm, Duffins, and Beach routes, which exist to this day. In the early 1980s, the Harwood, Westney Heights, and Village routes began service. Service on the Puckrin route began in the late 1980s.

In 2001, Ajax Transit and the neighbouring [[Pickering Transit]] were amalgamated into the [[Ajax-Pickering Transit|Ajax Pickering Transit Authority]] (APTA), which operated under the joint ownership and oversight of Ajax and Pickering.

In 2006, APTA was amalgamated into [[Durham Region Transit]] along with the other municipal transit services in [[Durham Region]].

Road transportation in Ajax is dominated by [[Ontario Highway 401|Highway 401]], which runs east–west through the town, dividing it in half. Access to Highway 401 both east and west is available via Westney Road and Salem Road. Only four streets allow transportation from the north end of town to the south end of town by crossing over or under Highway 401. These streets are (from west to east) Church Street, Westney Road, Harwood Avenue and Salem Road. Lakeridge Road crosses the highway, but it is traditionally held to be the border between the towns of Ajax and Whitby. Notable streets that run parallel to the highway are (from north to south) Taunton Road, Rossland Road, Kingston Road (Highway 2) and Bayly Street. At Salem Road is where Highway 401 narrows to three lanes each way, causing a severe traffic bottleneck eastbound during rush hours and special holidays due to increased travel to [[Ottawa]] and [[Montreal]].

The closest international airport to Ajax is [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]], located 50 kilometres to the west in [[Mississauga]].

==Education==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2014}}
Ajax is served by the [[Durham District School Board]] and the [[Durham Catholic District School Board]]. There are five high schools and several elementary schools. Two of the high schools are Catholic schools: [[Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School (Ajax)|Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School]] and [[Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School]]. The other three are the public secondary schools: [[Ajax High School]], [[J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate]] and [[Pickering High School, Ajax|Pickering High School]].

== Culture ==

=== Music and dance ===

During 1955–1962, the Ajax Recreational Committee ran regular dances for the town's teenagers. The Saturday night dances, called "Ajax Teen Town", were held at the Ajax Community Centre, and were attended by as many as 500 teenagers at its peak. The Community Centre burnt down in 1960s, and the event attendance gradually declined, as music styles changed and as the members grew up.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|pp=385-386}}

For a short period beginning in the 1990s, Ajax became notable for its [[punk rock|punk]] musicians, with the ''[[Maclean's]]'' magazine calling it the "punk-rock capital of Canada" in 2003. After the success of [[Sum 41]], record labels began looking for upcoming artists at the local shows in the Durham region. Several other bands and artists from Ajax achieved popularity, including [[Closet Monster (band)|Closet Monster]], [[Not by Choice]], [[Matt Brann]] and [[Jesse Colburn]] (members of [[Avril Lavigne]]'s back-up band). According to writer [[Alan Cross]], punk became popular in Ajax as the local teens kept themselves busy with music, finding not much else to do in a small town. Chameleon Café (110 Dowty Road), an [[auto body shop|auto body]] garage converted into a music venue, became a popular spot for local bands during the mid-to-late 1990s, with hundreds of teens gathering there on weekends. According to producer [[Greig Nori]], the popularity of Chameleon Café (which closed in 2001) and the proximity of Ajax to Toronto (where teens could attend major punk band concerts) helped the music scene in the town.<ref>{{cite news |author=John Intini |title=Abrasive in Ajax |url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/2003/1/13/abrasive-in-ajax |date=2003-01-13 |access-date=2022-08-09 |archive-date=2022-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810202309/https://archive.macleans.ca/article/2003/1/13/abrasive-in-ajax |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Sports ===

The members of the Ajax Aquatic Club, established in 1973, have included the Olympic medalists [[Anne Ottenbrite]] and [[Lori Melien]].{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=366}} The Ajax Budokan Judo Club was also established in 1973, with 20 members, most of them high school students.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=362}} Its members have included judokas [[Jessica Klimkait]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3466588-ajax-judo-club-members-win-gold-silver-bronze/ |title=Ajax Judo Club members win gold, silver, bronze |date=2009-07-12 |access-date=2022-08-10 |publisher=DurhamRegion.com / Oshawa This Week }}</ref> [[Craig Weldon]], [[Sandra Greaves]], and [[Kevin Doherty (judoka)|Kevin Doherty]].{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=362}} The Ajax Acros Gymnastic Club was formed as a [[feeder club]] in 1974, with 60 children.{{sfn|Archie Macdonald|1995|p=359}} [[Lori Strong]], who has won multiple medals at the [[Commonwealth Games]], started her training at this club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://corporate.pickering.ca/PLHCWebLink/0/edoc/172748/BN1995_01_18.pdf |title=Gymanstics key to good health |author=Mahmood Mustafa |newspaper=The Bay News |volume=35 |issue=3 |page=17 |date=1995-01-18 |access-date=2022-08-10}}</ref>

The ''[[Ajax-Pickering Rock]]'' (2003-2010) was a local [[box lacrosse]] team that played in the Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior "B" League during 2003–2010. In 2010, it was promoted to Senior "A" [[Major Series Lacrosse]] league, and played under the name ''Ajax Rock'' (2011-2012). The team faced challenges in attracting players and fan base because of competition from other teams in the Durham Region. In 2013, it moved from Ajax to the newly constructed Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) in [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], and re-branded itself as ''Oakville Rock''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Brad Kelly |title=Ajax Rock leaving town |publisher=Oshawa This Week / DurhamRegion.com |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3512543-ajax-rock-leaving-town/ |date=2013-03-21 |newspaper=Oshawa This Week }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Rad Joseph |title=Toronto Rock Athletic Centre (TRAC) |url=https://www.majorserieslacrosse.ca/news/toronto-rock-athletic-centre-trac |publisher=Major Series Lacrosse |date=2022-01-17 |access-date=2022-08-10 }}</ref>

In 2022, the Ajax Pickering [[minor ice hockey|Minor Hockey]] Association was formed after the merger of the Ajax Minor Hockey (Ajax Knights), Pickering Minor Hockey (Pickering Panthers), and Ajax-Pickering Raiders; the team retains the name "Raiders".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.omha.net/news_article/show/1221722 |title=Ajax, Pickering & Ajax-Pickering amalgamate into Ajax Pickering MHA |date=2022-04-20 |access-date=2022-08-10 |publisher=OMHA }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.insauga.com/hockey-associations-in-pickering-and-ajax-voting-on-merger/ |title=Hockey associations in Pickering and Ajax voting on merger |author=Glenn Hendry |date=2022-02-01 |access-date=2022-08-10 |publisher=inDurham }}</ref> ''Ajax Spartans'' Minor Baseball Association (ASMBA) is a local minor league baseball team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/4634532-ajax-spartans-bring-home-trophy-from-cooperstown/ |title=Ajax Spartans bring home trophy from Cooperstown |date=2014-07-17 |access-date=2022-08-10 |publisher=DurhamRegion.com / Ajax News Advertiser }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/7482500-ajax-spartans-bantam-baseball-team-wins-tournament-in-michigan/ |title=Ajax Spartans bantam baseball team wins tournament in Michigan |date=2017-08-02 |access-date=2022-08-10 |publisher=DurhamRegion.com / Ajax News Advertiser }}</ref>

[[Ajax Wanderers R.U.F.C.|Ajax Wanderers]], established in 1949, is the oldest [[rugby union]] club in Ontario.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/4352325-ajax-wanderers-looking-to-build-rugby-programs/ |title=Ajax Wanderers looking to build rugby programs |author=Brad Kelly |date=2014-02-09 |access-date=2022-08-10 |publisher=Ajax News Advertiser / DurhamRegion.com }}</ref> Its members have included [[Dave Moonlight]] of Whitby.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3494048-whitby-rugby-star-best-in-canada/ |title=Whitby rugby star best in Canada |date=2006-11-30 |access-date=2022-08-10 |publisher=Oshawa This Week / DurhamRegion.com }}</ref>

Other sports clubs in the town include the Ajax Soccer Club, Ajax United, Ajax-Pickering Dolphins (football), Ajax Pickering Ringette Association, Ajax Cricket Club, Ajax Scuba Club, and Ajax Skating Club. ''Ajax Ice Waves'', a [[synchronized skating]] team of the Ajax Skating Club, won several local competitions in Ontario in the 2010s.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/4304810-ajax-ice-waves-are-golden/ |title=Ajax Ice Waves are golden |date=2014-01-08 |access-date=2022-08-10 |publisher=Ajax News Advertiser / DurhamRegion.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/community-story/3512156-ajax-ice-waves-bring-home-the-gold/ |title=Ajax Ice Waves bring home the gold |date=2013-03-05 |access-date=2022-08-10 |publisher=Oshawa This Week / DurhamRegion.com }}</ref>

==Notable people and groups==
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*[[Isaiah Adams]], [[National Football League|NFL]] football player
*[[Toya Alexis]], musician, ''[[Canadian Idol]]'' finalist
*[[Charlotte Arnold]], actress
*[[Benjamin deForest Bayly]], inventor
*[[Jeff Beukeboom]], retired [[National Hockey League|NHL]] player
*[[Ruby Bhatia]], Indian-Canadian VJ, television show host, and actress
*[[Ryan Blanchet]], touring car racer
*[[Boi-1da]], hip hop producer
*[[Matt Brann]], musician
*[[Brendan Canning]], musician
*[[Munro Chambers]], actor
*[[Nichelle Prince]], women's soccer player and Olympian
*[[Candace Chapman]], women's soccer player<ref name="womensprosoccer">{{cite web |url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/team/bios/candace-chapman |title=Women's Professional Soccer – FC Gold Pride – Candace Chapman |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810011845/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/bayarea/team/bios/candace-chapman |archive-date=2010-08-10 |url-status=dead |access-date=2014-09-23}}</ref> and Olympian
*[[Closet Monster (band)|Closet Monster]], punk rock band
*[[Christian Corbet]], painter, sculptor and forensic artist
*[[Derek Cornelius]], professional soccer player
*[[Joe Dickson]], MPP and owner of Dickson Printing
*[[Janet Ecker]], former Ontario Minister of Finance
*[[Akeem Foster]], [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] football player
*[[Keith Godding]], CFL football player
*[[Glenn Healy]], former NHL goaltender
*[[Kyle Johnson (basketball)|Kyle Johnson]], professional basketball player and Olympian; grew up in Ajax<ref>{{cite web | last = McNair | first = Brian | title = An Olympic Dream Come True for Ajax's Kyle Johnson | publisher = Yorkregion.com | date = July 31, 2012 | url = https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/1440125-an-olympic-dream-come-true-for-ajax-s-kyle-johnson/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724081948/http://www.yorkregion.com/sports-story/1440125-an-olympic-dream-come-true-for-ajax-s-kyle-johnson/ |archive-date=2014-07-24 |url-status=live |access-date=2014-09-23}}</ref>
*[[The Johnstones]], ska band
*[[Sara Kaljuvee]], Olympic bronze medalist for Rugby Sevens
*[[Kaza Kajami-Keane]], professional basketball player, and Canadian national team player
*[[Rabindranath Maharaj]], novelist
*[[Connor McMichael]], NHL player
*[[Nam Nguyen]], national champion figure skater
*[[Not by Choice]], punk rock band
*[[Emmett O'Connor]], professional [[association football]] (soccer) player
*[[Phan Thi Kim Phuc]], subject of a famous photo from the [[Vietnam War]]
*[[Matt Poitras]], NHL player
*[[Mike Ross (radio host)|Mike Ross]], broadcaster, actor, PA announcer [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
*[[John Saunders (journalist)|John Saunders]], sports journalist for [[ESPN]] and [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]
*[[Corey Sevier]], actor
*[[Ken Shaw]], [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] Toronto news anchor
*[[Nathan Shepherd]], NFL football player
*[[Devin Shore]], current [[NHL]] forward
*[[Rene Soetens]], former Progressive Conservative MP
*[[Sum 41]], punk rock band
*[[T-Minus (producer)|T-Minus]], hip hop and R&B producer
*[[Jessica Tyler]], actress
*[[Nigel Wilson (baseball)|Nigel Wilson]], retired [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player
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==See also==
*[[List of municipalities in Ontario]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

=== Bibliography ===
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book |editor=Archie MacDonald |title=A Town Called Ajax |year=1995 |publisher=The Ajax Historical Board |isbn=0-9699465-0-3 |url=https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/asset-management/2R3BF1O1U7KPU |ref={{harvid|Archie Macdonald|1995}} }}
* {{cite book |author=Harold H. Harvey |chapter=Duffins Creek |editor1=Betty Roots |editor2=Donald Chant |editor3=Conrad Heidenreich |title=Special Places: The Changing Ecosystems of the Toronto Region |year=2011 |publisher=UBC Press |isbn=9780774841818 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LP57nRxHw_gC&pg=PA286 }}
* {{cite book |author=Ken Smith |title=Ajax, the War Years, 1939/45 |year=1989 |publisher=Alger |location=Oshawa |isbn=9780969439707 |url=https://images.ourontario.ca/ajax/2305379/page/3 }}
* {{cite journal |author=Lisa Tubb |title=Assembling Victory: Defense Industries Limited, Ajax, 1941-1945 |url=https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1059963ar |journal=Ontario History |volume=111 |issue=1 |year=2019 |pages=1–18 |publisher=The Ontario Historical Society |doi=10.7202/1059963ar |doi-access=free }}
* {{cite book |author=Martin L. Friedland |title=The University of Toronto: A History |edition=Second |year=2013 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=9781442667594 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eIi2ciQE2PwC&pg=PA374 }}
* {{cite journal |author=Robert McGeachy |title=The CMHC in Ajax, Ontario: 1948-1950 |url=https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1065826ar |journal=Ontario History |volume=98 |issue=2 |year=2006 |pages=209–225 |publisher=The Ontario Historical Society |doi=10.7202/1065826ar |doi-access=free }}
* {{cite book |title=Carruthers Creek: State of the Watershed Report |publisher=Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) |year=2002 |isbn=9780968499283 |url=https://trca.on.ca/dotAsset/37410.pdf |ref={{harvid|TRCA Carruthers|2002}} |access-date=2022-08-05 |archive-date=2015-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701152216/http://www.trca.on.ca/dotAsset/37410.pdf |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite book |title=Duffins Creek: State of the Watershed Report |publisher=Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) |year=2002 |isbn=9780968499269 |url=https://trca.on.ca/dotAsset/37427.pdf |ref={{harvid|TRCA Duffins|2002}} |access-date=2022-08-05 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001503/http://www.trca.on.ca/dotAsset/37427.pdf |url-status=dead }}
*''The Pictorial History of Ajax, 1941/1972'', Ajax Historical Board, 1972
*''Past Years in Pickering'', William R. Wood, Toronto, 1911
*''The Village of Pickering 1800–1970'', Corporation of the Village of Pickering, 1970
*''The Pickering Story'', William Archie McKay, 1961
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