The former community of Cooksville, in Ontario, Canada, was centered around the intersection of the former Highway 5 (Dundas Street) and Highway 10. The old town of Cooksville north to the area south of Highway 403 now make up the centre of the City of Mississauga.
History
Cooksville was an important stage coach stop along the Dundas highway (formerly Highway 5), which was carved out of the wilderness after a survey by Asa Danforth in 1798.
Jacob Cook, for whom the area is believed to be named, bought 100 acres (0.40 km2) at Dundas and Hurontario streets for $30 in 1819.
The entrepreneur won the contract to deliver the mail from York (Toronto) to Niagara, operated several stage coach lines, was the local magistrate and built the Cooksville House, the first licensed tavern in the area at the northwest corner of Dundas and Hurontario streets in 1829.
Cooksville grew in size and influence until the Great Fire of 1852 razed much of it. A tornado hit the area on June 24, 1923 destroying mostly rural farmhouses around the town.
Cooksville was the residence of HIH Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia while in exile in Canada.
Much of the growth in Mississauga in 1960s before its creation occurred around Cooksville. It is home to highest concentration of high-rise condominium and rental buildings in Mississauga, most on or close to Hurontario Street just south of the City Centre, many are home for newer immigrants to Canada. The area is also the main transportation hub in Mississauga, with GO rail/bus service and express city buses. The Mississauga Transit/GO Bus Terminal is located just north of Square One. The population of the area is highly diverse with people from originating from all over the world, over half are visible minorities
