Buttonville is a suburban community that is located 9 km west of Markham, 29 km NE of Toronto, south of Lake Simcoe and 9 km SE of Richmond Hill. Woodbine Avenue runs through Buttonville. Buttonville is located in the western part of Markham. The population is presently about 30,000. Rouge River is to the northeast and Buttonville Airport is directly west of Buttonville. The superhighway (Highway 404) is to the west with 4 interchanges and the nearest interchange with the 407 ETR is 2 km south on Woodbine. The population live in the eastern, northeastern and the northern parts while the industrial area of Markham and is to the west and the south covering down to Steeles. The industrial area is home to technologic companies and is like Silicon Valley near the small airport. The centre of Buttonville has two Buttonville Crescents, east and west encircling the centre of Buttonville. Markham is a town in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. ... Richmond Hill (2001 population 132,030) is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Markham is a town in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ/YKZ) is a medium-sized private airport immediately northwest of Markham, Ontario, Canada, near Toronto. ...

Geography

• Population:
  • 1990: about 10,000
  • 2002: about 30,000
• Area: -
• density: -
• Location:
  • Latitude: about 43.9 N
  • Longitude: about 79.6 W
• Area code: +1-905
• Name of inhabitants: -
• Postal code: -

Farmlands formerly surround Buttonville and forests were around Buttonville especially to its south. Between 1980 and 2000, farmlands used to cover the south and north until developments arrive north of 16th Avenue. Farmlands today are north of Major Mac. The shopping centre is located 1 km south and that area used to have a Knob Hill Farms supermarket. The forests lie to the southeast near the toll superhighway (Highway 407). 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: North American area codes | Stub ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Housing developments did not began until the 1960s near Cachet Woods at Woodbine and Major Mackenzie and the industrial area began popping up further south. In the 1980s housing developments came to the western part of Markham along with the industrial which later flowed with technological and financial companies including Allstate within the airport and more the southeast and Rodick Road. Buttonville was forst accessed with Highway 404 in the 1980s opened several interchanges. Between 1994 and 1996, more houses continued northeast of Buttonville and a few years later, north of the airport and more housing continued until 2004. Construction began in the mid-1990s and did not open until near the summer of 1998. The interchange with the 404 opened in June 1997. The toll superhighway (Highway 407) opened the interchange with the eastbound exit and the westbound entrance. In 2001, the construction for the full interchange began and the interchange changed from partial to full in 2002. Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the largest publicly held personal lines insurer in the United States. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nearest communities

• Richmond Hill, west
• Unionville, east
• Willowdale, North York and Scarborough, south

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External links

Map and aerial photos

• Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=43.9decimal&latitude=-79.6&longitude=&zoom=6)
• Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=43.9&lat=-79.6&w=750&h=500)