Stouffville is the primary urban area within the town of
Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. It is centred at the intersection of
Main Street, Mill Street and Market Street. Between 2006 and 2011, the
population of the Community of Stouffville grew 100.5% from 12,411 to
24,886, or from 51% to 66% of the total population of the larger Town of
Whitchurch–Stouffville. History
Founded in 1804 by Abraham Stouffer, the hamlet was originally named
Stoufferville. Stouffer built a sawmill and grist-mill on the banks of Duffin's
Creek in the 1820s. The community name was shortened to Stouffville when its
first post office opened in 1832. In 1877, Stouffville became an
incorporated village. On January 1, 1971, the Village of Stouffville
amalgamated with Whitchurch Township and was designated a community within the
larger town of Whitchurch–Stouffville; with amalgamation, the boundary of the
town was also moved four farm lots south of the original boundary of Main Street.
The population of urban Stouffville in 1971 was 5,036.
In 2003, a large 16th-century Huron village was discovered in Stouffville
during land development; approximately 2000 people once inhabited the site,
which included a palisade and more than 80 longhouses, yielding tens of
thousands of artifacts. Geography
Urban Stouffville is approximately 4.5 km long, stretching from the York-Durham
Line to Highway 48, and approximately 2.7 km wide with development north and
south of Main Street. Stouffville is bounded by farmland and a golf course.
The community is located on the Oak Ridges Moraine and the Rouge River
watershed. Transportation
GO Transit's Stouffville line passes through the community with commuter
trains stopping at the Stouffville GO Station in the downtown core and
terminating at Lincolnville GO Station. When no trains are scheduled a bus
service from Toronto serves the town with some runs continuing to Uxbridge.
York Region Transit's bus#15 travels around the community of Stouffville and
along the Stouffville Road to Yonge Street in Richmond Hill, and their bus#9
travels from the town to Markham Stouffville Hospital and thence to Box
Grove Plaza. Demographics
In 2006, urban Stouffville had a population of 8,000 to 10,000 people, or
about one-third of the population of the larger Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville.
The Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville estimates that the population grew more
than 58% between 2006 and 2011; most of that growth was limited to the Community
of Stouffville or the Community of Ballantrae. By 2021, the town’s total
population forecast is projected to be approximately 55,800 persons, with an
estimated 41,000 persons residing within the Community of Stouffville proper.
Growth With connection to a massive new sewage
system and a water pipe from Lake Ontario, urban Stouffville began to grow
rapidly after 2005. The first of the new subdivisions were south of Main Street
along Hoover Park Drive, and north of Main Street along Millard Street west of
Ninth Line. In 2008, construction began to widen
Stouffville Road / Main Street from two lanes to four lanes, from Ninth Line to
the edge of urban Stouffville at Highway 48, and further to McCowan Road.
Construction was completed in June 2010. Stouffville Road has since been widened
up to Highway 404. Notable residents
Keith Acton, former NHL player and Edmonton Oilers associate coach
Capt. Arthur Roy Brown DSC and Bar, RNAS, World War I flying ace who spent
the latter years of his life running a farm in Stouffville.
Michael Del Zotto, Philadelphia Flyers defenceman
Jeff Marek, NHL and CHL analyst for Sportsnet
Brad May, Stanley Cup winner with the Anaheim Ducks
(See also Notable residents, Whitchurch–Stouffville)
Nearest communities Urban Stouffville is situated in the
southeast corner of the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. Neighbouring
communities within the town include Ringwood and Gormley to the east, and
Bloomington to the north. Claremont, Uxbridge, and the ghost town of Altona
lie to the east. Stouffville is bordered on the south by the city of Markham.
References "(Code 1020) Census Profile". 2011
census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
= Notes = External links
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Ontario Plaques - Founding of
Stouffville Stouffville.com Stouffville's Online
News and Events, Tourism and Business Directory
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