Pefferlaw, Ontario

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Geography and Information

Census information is not available for Pefferlaw. It is counted as part of the Georgina Census division. at the parl the pefferlaw library is located there.

* Population: about 3,000 (2005 estimate)
* Altitude: about 200 to 250 metres above sea level
** Latitude: about 44.35 (44°21′) North
** Longitude: about 79.1 (79°6′) West
* Area code: +(00)1-705
* Postal code: L0E 1N0

The town is largely centered around the Pefferlaw Dam, blocking the Pefferlaw River. The dam is operated by the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority. Pefferlaw's commercial district lies just north of the dam, and features a supermarket, hotel, youth centre, automobile service station, Canada Post office, medical centre with pharmacy, Liquor Control Board of Ontario retail store, and a branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The town features several public facilities operated by the Town of Georgina, including a public library completed in 1989, community centre, fire station, and a large multi-use park. The York Region District School Board operates Morning Glory Public School, an elementary school 5 minutes north of town on Highway 48.

and other varieties of trees and the size is about 600 to 700 square kilometres and about 60% of the area around Pefferlaw.

Community Groups

* 659 Brock Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets
* [http://www.lionsclubs.org/locator/lions/display_club_details.php?club_no=0000014990 Pefferlaw Lions Club]
* [http://www.pefferlawratepayers.com/ Pefferlaw Association of Ratepayers "(PAR)"]

Approximate Driving Times to Nearby Communities

*Udora, 10 minutes south
*Cannington, 15 minutes east
*Sutton, 15 minutes west
*Keswick, 20 minutes west
*Beaverton, 20 minutes northeast
*Uxbridge, 20 minutes south
*Sunderland, 25 minutes southeast
*Newmarket, 50 minutes southwest

Relative Location

Pefferlaw is located about 13 kilometres southwest of Beaverton, about 15 kilometres east of Sutton, and about 45 kilometres south of Orillia. It is 37 kilometres west of Lindsay, 23 kilometres north of Uxbridge, about 50 kilometres north of Whitby, about 90 kilometres northeast of Toronto, and 40 kilometres northeast of the nearest major commercial centre and seat of York Region, Newmarket.

History

Captain William Johnson, a retired naval officer from Scotland settled in Pefferlaw in 1819. Johnson chose the name Pefferlaw after a field on the old Homestead - it means "a beautiful hills". Retirement soon turned to industry, as Captain Johnson built a sawmill, woollen mill and gristmill in the recently settled area.

With the help of his brother Robert, Captain Johnson built the first Pefferlaw store in 1833. Although many of the original buildings have since been replaced, indications of Pefferlaw's historic past are clearly evident today.

External links

* [http://www.pefferlawratepayers.com/ Pefferlaw Association of Ratepayers "(PAR)"]
* [http://www.town.georgina.on.ca Town of Georgina]
*"Map and aerial photos"
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=44.35&decimal&latitude=-79.1longitude=&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=44.3&lons1=-79.3&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=44.35,-79.1 Google]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=44.35&lat=-79.1&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.35,-79.1&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]

*Coordinates: coord|44|21|0|N|79|6|0|W|type:city_region:CA