Schomberg, Ontario

Schomberg is an unincorporated village in northwestern King, Ontario, Canada. Situated north of the Oak Ridges Moraine and south of the Holland River, the village is surrounded by natural attractions.

Schomberg is accessed via Highway 9, which links Orangeville and Newmarket; via Highway 27 linking Barrie and Toronto; and the Lloydtown-Aurora Road. Schomberg is different from most southern Ontario hamlets. Its main street is York Regional Road 76. It is a graceful curved avenue separate from the local major highways.

• Population: around 7,000 (2006)^{[citation needed]}
• Postal code: L0G 1T0
• Name of inhabitants: Schomberger or Schombergian sing., -s pl.
• Area code: 905

Geography

Schomberg covers 71.3 km² of land area, and has an elevation of 200 m.

The Holland River flows about 800 m north of the centre of Simcoe. The forests are along the valley of the creek of the Holland. Residential houses are within Schomberg and Lloydtown. The downtown remains active with people year round because of the many residential rental apartments. The arena is located in the northern section of the hamlet just off Main Street with a strong local hockey following.

The Oak Ridges Moraine is to the south and are covered with pine forests with a few other types of trees and lakes to the east, the southeast and the south. Farmlands are around Schomberg and are mixed with forests to the south. Forests are almost sporadically situated in the valleys throughout Schomberg. The power lines lie to the east and southeast and both link up to central Ontario.

History

A map from 1878 showing lots 30-34 in King Township, including the communities of Schomberg and Lloydtown.

Founded as Brownsville, the history of Schomberg is that of a rural community. The name was likely for Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, a general under King William III of England. The urbanization was mainly in the southwestern part. The urban developments are small. In the 1950s and the 1960s, housing developments began near the centre, later, an industrial area popped up in the 1990s. The housing developments of Roselena Drive area began in the 1990s.

For some time in the early 20th century, the town was the terminus of the Schomberg and Aurora Railway that connected to the Toronto and York Radial Railway on Yonge Street, some distance to the east. The railway was constructed to bring shoppers and day-trippers from Toronto to the town, but was never very popular. Opened for traffic in 1902, it was electrified in 1916 and closed in 1927. The rails were removed the next year, but the right-of-way can still be seen to the east of town.

Demographics

Schomberg is home to 1691 residents in 605 dwellings. (Data from 2006 Census)

Culture

An annual tradition is the Schomberg Fair, which was first held in 1851. It is an agricultural fair featuring a variety of events and activities. It is held every year on the last weekend in May.

The 1970 Canadian film "Homer" starring Don Scardino and Ralph Endersby was shot here. In the film they referred to the fictional town as "Schomberg, Wisconsin".

A more recent annual tradition is Main Street Christmas. This is held one evening in December, during which people celebrate the holiday season by listening to carols, going on hay rides, and viewing ice sculptures, among other things.

Schomberg is also home to the Schomberg Cougars, a Junior C hockey team playing in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

The largest inukshuk is located in Schomberg.^[1]

Education

Schomberg has two elementary schools: Schomberg Public School and St. Patrick's Catholic School. There is no secondary school in Schomberg, students attend high school in other towns in York Region.

Famous people

• NHLers, Adam Oates,Darryl Bootland,Mike Kitchen,Bill Kitchen
• Police Officer, Cam Woolley
• Olympic Gold medallist, Eric Lamaze

	Beeton	Bond Head, Schomberg Heights	Bradford	v • d • e
			Pottageville, Kettleby, Newmarket
		Schomberg
	Lloydtown, Palgrave	Nobleton	King City

References

External links

• Map of Schomberg, ON (PDF)
• Schomberg Soccer Club
• Dufferin Marsh
• Statistics Canada 2001 Census, Ontario
• Schomberg Minor Hockey
• Schomberg Skating Club
• King Township Tourism Resources
• Welcome to the Township of King (King Township official site)

Coordinates: 44°00′12″N 79°41′06″W / 44.00333°N 79.685°W / 44.00333; -79.685