Ansnorveldt is a hamlet located at the northeastern extent of
King Township, in
Ontario
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, Canada. It is located in the
Holland Marsh, north of
Highway 9. Whereas most of King township is in the
Oak Ridges—Markham electoral district, Ansnorveldt and all other portions of King north of Highway 9 are part of the
York—Simcoe electoral district, represented federally by
Scot Davidson of the
Conservative Party of Canada
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and provincially by
Caroline Mulroney of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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During its uninterr ...
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Geography
Located in the fertile Holland Marsh, the area is considered to be the ''Breadbasket of Ontario''. The Ansnorveldt Wetland Complex, which is a provincially significant wetland area, is located on the edge of the Holland Marsh; its southern extent reaches the northern slopes of the geologically important
Oak Ridges Moraine
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. The wetlands in the complex are hydrologically connected along a discharge zone at the base of the Oak Ridges Moraine.
History
Ansnorveldt is a contraction of the Dutch "An Snor's Veldt" meaning "On Snor's Field" after John Snorr, a pioneering founder of the area from Netherlands.
On October 15, 1954, Ansnorveldt was affected by
Hurricane Hazel
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. Indeed, the hamlet was inundated with water.
In 2004, Ansnorveldt won the Provincial title of "Communities in Bloom".
Education and culture
The private King Christian School (formerly called the Holland Marsh District Christian School), affiliated with the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools, was located in the hamlet, until 2015, when they relocated to a new location on Bathurst Street in East Gwillimbury. The Ansnorveldt Public Library, a branch of the
King Township Public Library, is located in the Hamlet and provides residents with 24/7 self-service pickup of library materials.
See also
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List of unincorporated communities in Ontario
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References
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Communities in King, Ontario