Stouffville, Ontario

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Stouffville (IPA: [ˈstɜʊ vɪl]) is the primary urban area within the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario. It is centred at the intersection of Ninth Line (County Road 69) and Main Street (County Road 14). It is named after its founder, John Stouffer.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Youth Involvement 4 Settlements 5 Nearest communities 6 External links

[edit] Geography

• Population: around 8,000 to 10,000, with 22,000 calling Whitchurch-Stouffville home.
• Area: -
• density: -
• Location:
  • Latitude: about 43.9° N
  • Longitude: about 79.6° W
• Area code: +1-905
• Postal code: - L4A _ _ _

The urban area has the longest length of about 2.5 km and the width of as far as 600 to 700 m. Farmlands are to the west, northwest and west while forests dominate the northern part and around the area. Much of the area is not hilly even though most of the area is part of the Oak Ridges Moraine. A CN railway with GO Transit trains passes through Stouffville.

[edit] History

Housing developments began to boom in the 1950s mainly in the northern part. The suburban housing developments continued through the 1980s mainly slightly north and south of the community. Unlike other parts of the Greater Toronto Area, Stouffville's population remained the same throughout the 1990s. In 1995, a portion Highway 47 east to Toronto Road, 2 km east of Highway 48 which used to run for 2 km with Stouffville Road and ran with Ninth Line was moved north as a bypass of Stouffville and shortened 4 km of its total length. The highway began near Bloomington Road. The nearest industrial area is found 7 km northeast in the western part of Uxbridge. The industrial area was formed in the late 1990s.

[edit] Youth Involvement

Whitchurch-Stouffville has prided itself in expanding its youth involvement in the town. The "Whitchurch Stouffville Mayor's Youth Council" has been established to arrange activities for young people, which have included town cleanups, "Stouffville Idol" talent competitions, carwashes, dances and sports nights. The council is co-chaired by MacKenzie Gott and Ashley Smith.

[edit] Settlements

• Musselman Lake, north
• Bloomington?

[edit] Nearest communities

• Uxbridge, northeast
• Claremont, east
• Markham, south
• Unionville, south
• Mount Albert, north

[edit] External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 43.9696499° -79.243468999°
  • WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
  • Street map from Mapquest
  • Topographic map from Topozone
  • Aerial photograph from Terraserver
• Ontario Plaques - Founding of Stouffville

Communities of Whitchurch-Stouffville         Edit this list
Ballantrae | Bethesda | Bloomington | Gormley | Lemonville | Musselman Lake | Pleasantville | Preston Lake | Ringwood | Stouffville | Vandorf | Wesley Corners