Lemonville, Ontario

Unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lemonville is a hamlet in York Region, Ontario, Canada, in the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. The hamlet is centred at the intersection of McCowan Road and Bloomington Road, in the geographical centre of Whitchurch-Stouffville.[1]

Amalgamation(With Town of Stouffville)
1 January 1971
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
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Lemonville
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Lemonville United Church
Lemonville United Church
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Coordinates: 43°59′19″N 79°18′32″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityYork Region
TownWhitchurch–Stouffville
Amalgamation(With Town of Stouffville)
1 January 1971
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  MayorIain Lovatt
  Councillor, Ward 3Hugo Kroon
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
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Area codes905 and 289
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The settlement was named after George Lemon Sr. (1774–1834) of Oxford, New Jersey, who was granted land at this location in 1805. Methodist services first took place there in 1854, and the Lemonville Methodist Church (later United Church) was constructed in 1856.[2] McEvoy's Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory of 1869 lists Lemonville as a village with a population of 75.[3] In 1877, Lemonville reached a population of 100.[4] Village industries included a boot and shoe factory, carriage works, cabinet maker, woollen mills, and a shoe repair shop. It was bypassed by the Toronto and Nipissing Railway in favour of Stouffville when it was constructed in 1871.[5]

The Lemonville post office closed in 1937.[6]

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