Assisted Living in Unionville, ON

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Facts about Unionville

Unionville is also known as: Unionville, Canada and Unionville, Markham.

Unionville has been featured in movies like: Repo Men (2010).

And some of the notable people born here have been: Stephen Wallis (film director and film producer), Russell Moore (film art director and production designer), and Landon Norris (actor).

Popular neighborhoods in Unionville include: Milliken and Cashel.

Unionville is represented by Founder William Berczy.

Unionville is a suburban village in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is located 33 km northeast of downtown Toronto and 4 km east of southern Richmond Hill. The boundaries of Unionville are not well-defined, as it is not a municipal entity, but several communities claim to be part of it. However, Unionville was founded north of 16th in 1794, and many of the farms on and around Woodbine Ave. on its western edge considered themselves part of Unionville. The Unionville Ratepayers Association designated a relatively new road, Rodick Road, as its western boundary, in the 1980s. Main Street, which was Kennedy Road in the mid-to-late 20th century, runs through Unionville while the new Kennedy runs 300 m to the east.The population of Unionville is about 80,000. Unionville is composed of many neighbourhoods including the historic centre of Unionville, Upper and South Unionville, Angus Glen, Cachet,Buttonville and Victoria Square. Unionville is said to be one of the most affluent areas in the Greater Toronto Area with an average household income of $127,900. Rouge River runs north of the central part of Unionville and to the southeast. The highway (Highway 404) is to the west, the nearest interchange with the Highway 407 is 2 km south on Kennedy Rd. The population lives in almost all parts of Unionville except for the south central industrialized area, which is now slated for massive intensification.Tourism is a major part of Unionville's economy. The historic village or downtown section of Unionville is typical of a small town that developed over a century or so starting in the early 1840s (when Ira White erected his Union Mills) through the middle to late 20th century. The historic Main Street Unionville attracts thousands of visitors each year - as of 2006 it boasted nine restaurants, including three pubs. Main Street (originally the laneway from the village's first grist mill) also has a number of "century homes" dating back to the 19th century. Each year, thousands of people visit Unionville during the Unionville Festival.The main street has been used as a stand-in for fictional Connecticut town Stars Hollow during the first season of Gilmore Girls television show, and for other television and movie backdrops.Most of the historic buildings in Unionville are included in List of historic buildings in Markham, Ontario.

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