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Langstaff, Ontario
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Langstaff |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Neighbourhood |
| image_skyline | Langstaff pano 2023.jpg |
| image_caption | Aerial view of Langstaff |
| pushpin_map | |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Ontario |
| subdivision_type2 | Regional municipality |
| subdivision_name2 | York |
| subdivision_type3 | City |
| subdivision_name3 | Markham |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | -5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 184 |
| postal_code_type | |
| postal_code | |
| area_codes | 905 and 289 |
| blank_name | NTS Map |
| blank_info | 030M14 |
| blank1_name | GNBC Code |
| blank1_info | FBWGE |
Langstaff is a residential area at the tripoint of the cities of Richmond Hill, Markham, and Vaughan in York Region, Ontario, Canada. Located near Highway 7 and Yonge Street, the homes in the area date to the 1960s and 1970s. The East Don River and CN Rail Bala subdivision runs through the area.
Langstaff is a former hamlet likely named for John Langstaff (1774-1865), a settler who arrived sometime between 1803 and 1808 from Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey and established a farm along Yonge Street. The living members of the family are longer living in the area, as descendants of James Langstaff have moved out of Ontario. The old farm became the notorious Langstaff Jail Farm, which has since disappeared and the area is now dominated by a retail strip. The only reminder of the Langstaff family is Langstaff Road.
Point of interest
- Langstaff GO Station
References
References
- For a fuller account of Langstaff's history, cf. Isabel Champion, ed., ''[http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=4109308 Markham: 1793-1900]'' (Markham, ON: Markham Historical Society, 1979), pp. 245-246; 70-73. See the detailed 1878 map, "[https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/Images/Maps/TownshipMaps/yor-m-markham.jpg 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).
- (11 December 2024). "Richmond Hill City Overview".
- "Langstaffs of York County – OurLifeHistory.net".
- "Early Days in Richmond Hill: A History of the Community to 1930 : Electronic edition. : The Flowering of Richmond Hill".
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