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Lemonville
Lemonville
Unincorporated community
	Lemonville United Church
	Coordinates: 43°59′19″N 79°18′32″W / 43.98861°N 79.30889°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional municipality	York Region
Town	Whitchurch–Stouffville
Amalgamation	(With Town of Stouffville); 1 January 1971
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Iain Lovatt
• Councillor, Ward 3	Hugo Kroon
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area	L4A
Area code(s)	905 and 289

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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]

The settlement was named after George Lemon of 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 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]

Lemonville Community Centre

References

^ 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).
^ "Lemonville United Church". Doors Open Ontario. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
^ McEvoy, H. (1869). Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory. Toronto: Robertson & Cook. p. 262.
^ For a brief account of Lemonville's history, cf. Jean Barkey et al., Whitchurch Township (Erin, ON: Boston Mills, 1993), 79-81.
^ "Lemonville". L4A. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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[1] 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).

[2] "Lemonville United Church". Doors Open Ontario. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

[3] McEvoy, H. (1869). Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory. Toronto: Robertson & Cook. p. 262.

[4] For a brief account of Lemonville's history, cf. Jean Barkey et al., Whitchurch Township (Erin, ON: Boston Mills, 1993), 79-81.

[5] "Lemonville". L4A. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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 '''Lemonville''' is a hamlet in [[Regional Municipality of York|York Region]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], in the town of [[Whitchurch–Stouffville]]. The hamlet is centred at the intersection of [[York Regional Road 67|McCowan Road]] and [[York Regional Road 40|Bloomington Road]], in the geographical centre of [[Whitchurch-Stouffville]].<ref>See the detailed 1878 map: [http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/images/maps/townshipmaps/yor-m-whitchurch.jpg 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).</ref>
-The settlement was named after George Lemon of New Jersey, who was granted land at this location in 1805. [[Methodism|Methodist]] services first took place there in 1854, and the Lemonville Methodist Church (later [[United Church of Canada|United Church]]) was constructed in 1856.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/whitchurch-stouffville/lemonville-united-church |website=Doors Open Ontario |title=Lemonville United Church |access-date=March 24, 2023}}</ref> In 1877, Lemonville reached a population of 100.<ref>For a brief account of Lemonville's history, cf. Jean Barkey et al., [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=2871800 Whitchurch Township] (Erin, ON: Boston Mills, 1993), 79-81.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://l4a.ca/hamlet_post/lemonville/ |title=Lemonville |website=L4A |access-date=March 24, 2023}}</ref>
+The settlement was named after George Lemon of New Jersey, who was granted land at this location in 1805. [[Methodism|Methodist]] services first took place there in 1854, and the Lemonville Methodist Church (later [[United Church of Canada|United Church]]) was constructed in 1856.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/whitchurch-stouffville/lemonville-united-church |website=Doors Open Ontario |title=Lemonville United Church |access-date=March 24, 2023}}</ref> McEvoy's ''Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory'' of 1869 lists a population of 75.<ref>{{cite book |last=McEvoy |first=H. |date=1869 |title=Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory |location=Toronto |publisher=Robertson & Cook |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/directories-collection/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=49530 |page=262}}</ref> In 1877, Lemonville reached a population of 100.<ref>For a brief account of Lemonville's history, cf. Jean Barkey et al., [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=2871800 Whitchurch Township] (Erin, ON: Boston Mills, 1993), 79-81.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://l4a.ca/hamlet_post/lemonville/ |title=Lemonville |website=L4A |access-date=March 24, 2023}}</ref>
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