Official Name: | Bloomington |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
Subdivision Type2: | Regional municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | York Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Whitchurch–Stouffville |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Iain Lovatt |
Leader Title1: | Councillor, Ward 4 |
Leader Name1: | Rick Upton |
Leader Title2: | Councillor, Ward 5 |
Leader Name2: | Richard Bartley |
Established Title: | Amalgamation |
Established Date: | (With Town of Stouffville) 1 January 1971 |
Established Title2: | As postal hamlet |
Established Date2: | 1869 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Coordinates: | 44.0067°N -79.2642°W |
Elevation M: | 320 |
Postal Code Type: | Forward sortation area |
Postal Code: | L4A |
Area Codes: | 905 and 289 |
Bloomington is a hamlet in York Region, Ontario, Canada, in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. The hamlet is centred at the intersection of Ninth Line and Bloomington Road near the eastern boundary of the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. Neighbouring communities within Whitchurch–Stouffville include Musselman Lake to the north, Lemonville to the west, and the community of urban Stouffville to the south. The hamlet of Goodwood in the town of Uxbridge lies to the east.[1]
The first settlers arrived in the early 19th century, and were largely Quakers, Mennonites and United Empire Loyalists who had left the United States. The first postmaster, Samuel Patterson, registered the name Bloomington in 1869, likely after the city of Bloomington, Illinois.[2]
There are a few reminders of the old hamlet that remain:
Bloomington is still mostly agricultural area, but some land is being developed for housing and few commercial businesses.