Victoria Square, Ontario

Victoria Square
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 43°54′16″N 79°22′18″W / 43.90444°N 79.37167°W / 43.90444; -79.37167
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional municipality	York
City	Markham
Established	1805
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	905 and 289
NTS Map	030M14
GNBC Code	FCZYK

Victoria Square is an unincorporated community in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The community was formed in the early nineteenth century.^[1] The first church (Primitive Methodist) was built in 1830s on the east side of 4th Line, where the cemetery is still located. The Wesleyan Methodists built a wood-frame church south of the Victoria Square corner in 1845. This was replaced by a red brick edifice in 1880. Victoria Square had an inn which was granted a tavern licence in 1849. A post-office was opened in 1854.

Today's residential development of the area began in the 1990s. Today, most of the farmlands have disappeared in the area and replaced with newer executive homes in the Unionville Hamlet. Most homes in the area are single-family dwellings. The community is bounded by 19th Avenue, Warden Avenue, Woodbine Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive.

Parks and recreation

Victoria Square Park
Victoria Square Community Centre
Victoria Square United Church (c. 1880)

Transportation

Due to its northerly location, most commuters in the area use the regional roads and Ontario Highway 404. The area is serviced by York Region Transit.

Nearby communities

Cachet, south
Cathedraltown, west
Angus Glen, east
Undeveloped (Farmlands), north

References

↑ For a fuller account of Victoria Square's early history, see Isabel Champion, ed., Markham: 1793-1900 (Markham, ON: Markham Historical Society, 1979), pp. 311-313; 152-153; 338. See also the detailed 1878 map, "Township of Markham," 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).

Communities of Markham

Angus Glen Armadale Berczy Village Box Grove Brown's Corners Buttonville Cachet Cashel Cathedraltown Cedar Grove Cornell German Mills Greensborough Langstaff Locust Hill Markham Markham Village Sherwood - Amber Glen, Old Markham Village Milliken Milnesville Mongolia Mount Joy Quantztown Raymerville - Markville East Thornhill Underwood Unionville Victoria Square Vinegar Hill Wismer Commons

Communities in other York Region municipalities King Markham Richmond Hill Vaughan Whitchurch–Stouffville

Coordinates: 43°54′16″N 79°22′18″W / 43.90444°N 79.37167°W / 43.90444; -79.37167

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