Stouffville | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated town | |
| Motto: Country close to the City | |
  Location within York | |
| Coordinates:43°58′24″N79°14′50″W / 43.97333°N 79.24722°W /43.97333; -79.24722[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | York Region |
| Town | Whitchurch-Stouffville |
| Incorporated | Village of Stouffville 1877 |
| Amalgamation (with Whitchurch Township) | January 1, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • MPP | Paul Calandra |
| • MP | Helena Jaczek |
| Area | |
| • Land | 14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 36,753 |
| • Density | 2,593.6/km2 (6,717/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| Website | www |
Stouffville (/ˈstoʊvɪl/) is the primary urban area within the town ofWhitchurch-Stouffville inYork Region,Ontario, Canada. It is situated within theGreater Toronto Area and the inner ring of theGolden Horseshoe. The urban area is centred at the intersection ofMain Street (York Regional Road 14), 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.[3] The population of Stouffville from the 2021 census is 36,753.[4]
Founded in 1804 byAbraham Stouffer, the hamlet was originally namedStoufferville.[5] Stouffer built a sawmill and grist-mill[6] on the banks of Duffin's Creek in the 1820s.[7] The community name was shortened to Stouffville when its first post office opened in 1832.[8]
In 1877, Stouffville became an incorporated village.[9] 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 land was formerly a part of Markham Township). The population of urban Stouffville in 1971 was 5,036.[10]
In 2003, a large 16th-centuryHuron village was discovered in Stouffville during land development; approximately 2000 people once inhabited the site, dubbedMantle Site, which included apalisade and more than 80longhouses, yielding tens of thousands of artifacts.[11]
Urban Stouffville is approximately 4.5 km long, stretching from theYork-Durham Line toHighway 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 theOak Ridges Moraine and theRouge River watershed.
GO Transit'sStouffville line passes through the community with commuter trains stopping at theStouffville GO Station in the downtown core and terminating atOld Elm GO Station. Along with GO's Stouffville Line, GO Transit also operates route 71 fromUnion Station toMount Joy GO Station orOld Elm GO Station, with limited service toUxbridge.
York Region Transit's bus 9 (9th Line) travels from the town toMarkham Stouffville Hospital and before terminating service at 14th Avenue and Box Grove By-Pass.[12] The YRT also operates YRT On-Request Stouffville; a ride-share service operated withMinivans andMinibuses. Along with YRT On-Request, they also operate a similar service specifically for the disabled; allowing disabled individuals to continue to access and utilize YRT services.
Stouffville Road (Regional Road #14) is the main east–west route that passes through downtown and connects with Highway 404 in the west.
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 ofWhitchurch-Stouffville.[13] The Town ofWhitchurch-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 ofBallantrae.[14] Based on the 2021 census the town's total population is 36,753, growth of 8.8% from the 2016 population of 32,634.
With connection to a massive new sewage system (also known asthe Big Pipe) 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 (Wheler's Mill andWheler's on Main subdivisions), and north of Main Street along Millard Street west ofNinth Line.
In 2008, construction began to widenStouffville Road / Main Street from two lanes to four lanes, fromNinth Line to the edge of urban Stouffville atHighway 48 (the community ofRingwood), and further to McCowan Road. Construction was completed in June 2010.Stouffville Road has since been widened up toHighway 404.
Urban Stouffville is situated in the southeast corner of the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. Neighbouring communities within the town includeRingwood andGormley to the east, andBloomington to the north.Claremont,Uxbridge, and theghost town ofAltona (part ofPickering) lie to the east. Stouffville is bordered on the south by the city ofMarkham.
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The town was home to the Farmers Country Market, founded 1952,[17] which sold a variety of produce, prepared foods, live animals, and household items. While once a popular town attraction, the market closed in 2016 after years of decline.[18] The land was sold in 2001 and was slated for re-development during the decade after the sale. Current barn, silo and stalls were demolished following the closure of the site in late 2016. The Liquidation Centre was moved online with pick-up location/cash and carry inUxbridge, Ontario. Vendors either closed or relocated across the GTA.
Nearby was a downtown farmer's street market hosted by the town and ran from 2009 to 2016.[19] It too has closed and unsure if it will be opened again.
