Stouffville Small Business Week 2025

Welcome to the Town of Stouffville.Nestled within the rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine, is a community with everything. Close enough to one of Canada’s largest cities, yet far enough away to hear the call of the wild. Large enough to be home to over 26,000 people in the labour force, yet small enough to retain our neighborhoods and quiet way of life. Young enough to enjoy our high standards of education families deserve, yet comfortable enough to retire and relax in.Every great community evolves over time. For us right now, we are families, we are young and we are growing.At the end of 2021, the population was estimated to be 49,864. This marks a 8.8% increase in population since 2016. The median age is 40 years (1 year lower than Ontario’s average).We have a very diverse population in Whitchurch-Stouffville, where close to 46% of our entire population belongs to a visible minority group. Our four largest groups, as defined by population, are South Asian, Chinese, Black and Filipino. Our municipality’s European history goes back over 200 years while the first evidence of a native residency can be found as far back as the 1500s. The founding of Whitchurch-Stouffville’s largest community, Stouffville, occurred in 1803 when Pennsylvanian Mennonite Abraham Stouffer settled on the shores of Duffin’s Creek, near present day Main Street and Market Street.