Quantztown

Quantztown is an unincorporated community located in the city of Markham, Ontario, Canada, near McCowan Road and 16th Avenue. It is named for German settler Melchior Quantz, who arrived in 1794 along with William Berczy and other settlers.

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Type: Neighborhood
Description: urban community in Markham, Ontario
Also known as: “Quantztown, Ontario”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Centennial GO Station and Centennial Community Centre.

Centennial GO Station

Railway station

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Centennial GO Station is a train station on the GO Transit Stouffville line in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The station is located directly west of McCowan Road and north of Bullock Drive, near the Markham Centennial Park.

Centennial Community Centre

Community center

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The Centennial Community Centre is a 2,300-seat arena and community centre located in Markham, Ontario, north of Toronto. The facility was originally built in 1972 as a 1,800-seat arena, and in 1999 renovations were made which expanded beyond the arena.

Markville Secondary School

School

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Markville Secondary School is a public high school located in Unionville, Ontario, Canada. It is one of 33 high schools administered by the York Region District School Board. The school had 1,429 students enrolled in 2025.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berczy Village and Unionville.

Berczy Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Berczy Village is a residential neighbourhood in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded to the north by Major Mackenzie Drive, to the east by McCowan Road, to the south by 16th Avenue, and to the west by Kennedy Road.

Unionville

Suburb

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Markham is a suburban city directly north of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. It includes the historic village of Unionville, which is now a heritage district, and can offer the traveller some cheaper accommodation options if you don't mind the distance from the attractions of Toronto.

Wismer Commons

Neighborhood

Photo: ChadPerez49, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wismer Commons is a residential area of Markham, Ontario, Canada, north of 16th Avenue, west of Markham Road and east of McCowan Road. Wismer Commons is named after the Wismer Family, one of the founding pioneer families of Markham, Ontario.

Quantztown

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Markham, York Region, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.88228° or 43° 52′ 56″ north

Longitude

-79.29431° or 79° 17′ 40″ west

Elevation

200 metres (656 feet)

Open location code

87M2VPJ4+W7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 558715599

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

6114888

Wikidata ID

Q7269115

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Satellite Map

Discover Quantztown from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Dutch to Irish—“Quantztown” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Quantztown”
Irish: “Quantztown”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Manhattan Woods and Quantztown Cemetery.

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