Laskay is an unincorporated rural community in King Township, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] It is west of King City and Highway 400, and south of the King Road—Weston Road intersection.

Laskay
Unincorporated rural community
Laskay Hall in 2017, before it was moved to the King Township Museum grounds
Nickname(s):  Bulltown (historical)
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Coordinates: 43°54′48″N 79°34′38″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional Municipality	York
Township	King
Government
• Township mayor	Steve Pellegrini
• MP	Anna Roberts
• MPP	Stephen Lecce
• Councillor	Peter Grandilli (Ward 2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area	L0G
Area code(s)	905 and 289
NTS Map	030M13
GNBC Code	FBWLK[1]

The settlement was named by Joseph Baldwin, and was named after his hometown Loskie in Yorkshire, England.[3] The community has also been known as "Bulltown", a nickname it acquired after a fall fair in which a bull broke loose from its enclosure and charged the patrons.[3]

Several of the original buildings in the community have been moved to other locations. The Laskay Emporium, built in 1856,[4] was moved to Black Creek Pioneer Village on 19 February 1960. In August 2017, Laskay Hall was moved from its original site to the grounds of the King Township Museum in King City.[5]

In film

In 1967, a portion of the film The Fox was filmed at a farm in Laskay (today located on Laskay Lane).[6]

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