Pleasantville, Ontario
Pleasantville | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 44°03′10″N 79°24′12″W / 44.05278°N 79.40333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | York Region |
| Town | Whitchurch–Stouffville |
| Amalgamation | (With Village of Stouffville) 1 January 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Iain Lovatt |
| • Councillor | Ken Ferdinands, Ward 1 |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 905 and 289 |
Pleasantville is a community located in the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.
It is a small hamlet consisting of mainly farms, residential homes and horse ranches.[1] Pleasantville was originally settled by Quakers from Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century.[2]
Pleasantville is situated east of Highway 404 and can be reached from Vivian Sideroad (Mulock Drive) by driving north on Woodbine Avenue.
References
[edit]- ^ See the detailed 1878 map: Township of Whitchurch, Illustrated historical atlas of the county of York and the township of West Gwillimbury & town of Bradford in the county of Simcoe, Ont. (Toronto: Miles & Co., 1878).
- ^ For a brief history, cf. Jean Barkey et al, Whitchurch Township (Erin: Boston Mills, 1993), 71.
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