Stouffville (IPA: [ˈstɜʊ vɪl]) is the primary urban area within the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario in Canada. It is centred at the intersection of Ninth Line and Main Street Stouffville. Founded in 1804 by Jackie Halteh, the town was originally named Stoufferville, but was shortened to Stouffville when its first post office opened in 1832.^[1] Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Whitchurch-Stouffville, town in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of York in the Greater Toronto Area. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... York Regional Road 69 or locally known as Ninth Line is a 2-lanes (within Markham, Ontario) or 2-lanes (within Stouffville, Ontario) north-south arterial road in York Region, Ontario. ...

Geography

• Population: around 8,000 to 10,000, with 24,500 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 is about 2.5 km long, with a width ranging from 600 to 700 metres. 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, and commuters in the town can use the Stouffville GO station, which is the northern terminus of the Stouffville line. Categories: North American area codes | Stub ... The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically sensitive geological landform in south central Ontario, Canada. ... CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). ... GO Transit (AAR reporting marks GOT), officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ... The Stouffville GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Stouffville, Ontario in Canada. ... Stouffville is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ...

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. This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A map of Torontos Census Metropolitan Area, which contains a large portion of the Greater Toronto Area. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Uxbridge, township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham in the Greater Toronto Area. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

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 Ashley Smith and MacKenzie Gott.

Famous people

• Former NHLer, Keith Acton

Keith Acton (born 15 April 1958 in Stouffville, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who is currently an Assistant Coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs. ...

Settlements

• Musselman Lake
• Ballantrae
• Gormley
• Vandorf

Musselman Lake is a community and a large lake located about 6 km northnorthwest of Stouffville. ... Ballantrae, Ontario Ballantrae, Ontario is a hamlet in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. ... Gormley is a community in Ontario, Canada that overlaps parts of Richmond Hill, Whitchurch-Stouffville, and Markham, three municipalities in York Region in the Greater Toronto Area. ... Vandorf is a small village east of Aurora, Ontario, in Canada. ...

Nearest communities

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

Uxbridge, township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham in the Greater Toronto Area. ... Mount Albert is an exurban community located within the township of of East Gwillimbury and part of northern York Region. ... Motto: Youre in Good Company This map shows the location of Aurora, in relation to York Region. ... Claremont is a village located in the north part of the City of Pickering, Ontario, Canada. ... Map showing Markhams location in York Region Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Regional Municipality York Region Communities Buttonville, Thornhill, German Mills, Milliken, Unionville Settled 1794 Incorporated 1972 (town) Government  - Mayor Frank Scarpitti  - Deputy Mayor Jim Jones  - Regional Councillors Jack Heath, Tony Wong, Gordon Landon  - MPs Susan Kadis (LPC) - Thornhill... Unionville is a suburban community that is located 4 km west of Markham, 33 km NE of Toronto, south of Lake Simcoe and 13 km SE of Richmond Hill. ...

References

1. ^ A brief history of Whitchurch Stouffville - Part 2. Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.

Whitchurch-Stouffville, town in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of York in the Greater Toronto Area. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 67th day of the year (68th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Maps and aerial photos for 43°58′11″N 79°14′37″W / 43.9696499, -79.243468999Coordinates: 43°58′11″N 79°14′37″W / 43.9696499, -79.243468999
  • WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
  • Street map from Mapquest
  • Aerial photograph from Terraserver
  • Topo, Nautical, Aeronautical maps from Maptech
• Ontario Plaques - Founding of Stouffville