Schomberg, Ontario

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Schomberg is an unincorporated village in northwestern King, Ontario, Canada. Situated north of the Oak Ridges Moraine and south of the Holland River, the village is surrounded by natural attractions.

Schomberg is accessed via Highway 9, which links Orangeville and Newmarket; via Highway 27 linking Bond Head and Nobleton; and the Lloydtown-Aurora Road.

• Population: around 2,000 (1990)
• Postal code: L0G 1T0
• Name of inhabitants: Schomberger or Schombergian sing., -s pl.
• Area code: 905

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Culture 5 Education 6 Subdivisions 7 Nearest places 8 External links 8.1 Map and aerial photos

[edit] Geography

Located at 43°58′N 79°38′W, Schomberg covers 71.3 km² of land area, and has an elevation of 200 m.

The Holland River flows about 800 m north of the centre of Simcoe. The forests are along the valley of the creek of the Holland. Residential houses are within Schomberg and Lloydtown. The small industrial area which features a rink and the cheese factory lies to the east.

The Oak Ridges Moraine is to the south and are covered with pine forests with a few other types of trees and lakes to the east, the southeast and the south. Farmlands are around Schomberg and are mixed with forests to the south. Forests are almost sporadically situated in the valleys throughout Schomberg. The power lines lie to the east and southeast and both link up to central Ontario.

[edit] History

Founded as Brownsville, the history of Schomberg is that of a rural community. The urbanization was mainly in the southwestern part. The urban developments are small. In the 1950s and the 1960s, housing developments began near the centre, later, an industrial area popped up in the 1990s. The housing developments of Rosalena Drive area began in the 1990s

[edit] Demographics

Schomberg is home to 5591 residents in 1898 dwellings. (Note: Statistics Canada cites 1216 residents in 451 dwellings; both data are from the 2001 Canada Census.)

[edit] Culture

An annual tradition is the Schomberg Fair, which was first held in 1851. It is an agricultural fair featuring a variety of events and activities. It is held every year on the last weekend in May.

A more recent annual tradition is Main Street Christmas. This is held one evening in December, during which people celebrate the holiday season by listening to carols, going on hay rides, and viewing ice sculptures, among other things.

[edit] Education

Schomberg has two elementary schools: Schomberg Public School and St. Patrick's Catholic School. There is no secondary school in Schomberg, students attend high school in other towns in York Region.

[edit] Subdivisions

• Lloydtown, SW
• Pottageville, east

[edit] Nearest places

• Palgrave, southwest
• Beeton, northwest
• Bond Head, north
• Bradford, northeast
• Kettleby, east
• King City, southeast
• Nobleton, southeast
• Newmarket, east

[edit] External links

• Nobleton Schomberg District Chamber of Commerce
• Dufferin Marsh
• Statistics Canada 2001 Census, Ontario
• Schomberg Minor Hockey
• Schomberg Skating Club
• King Township Tourism Resources

[edit] Map and aerial photos

• Street map from Mapquest
• Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver

Communities of King Township         Edit this list
Ansnorveldt | Elm Pine Trail | Eversley | Glenville | Hammertown | Happy Valley | Heritage Park | Holly Park | Kettleby | King City | King Creek | Kinghorn | Laskay | Linton | Lloydtown | New Scotland | Nobleton | Pottageville | Schomberg | Snowball | Strange | Temperanceville