Community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada
Unincorporated Community in Ontario, Canada
Jarvis is a small community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
This community is located near the towns of Simcoe, Townsend, Cayuga, Port Dover and Hagersville. Highway 3 and Highway 6 form a crossroads near the centre of the community.
History
Jarvis is located on land originally granted to William Jarvis, Provincial Secretary of Upper Canada from 1792 to 1817.[2]
On May 24, 1873, a fire destroyed a quarter of the town. Although there were no deaths a large amount of wooden structures in town were destroyed.[3]
The town was much bigger in the early 1900s, featuring 4 churches, 4 hotels, 5 blacksmiths, a school, brickyard, and cheese factories.
Demographics
Canada census – Jarvis community profile
| Population | 1,214 (+12% from 2016) | 1,037 (+13.6% from 2011) |
| Land area | 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2,159.8/km2 (5,594/sq mi) | 1,987.4/km2 (5,147/sq mi) |
| Median age | 39.6 (M: 38.4, F: 40.4) | 39.1 (M: 36.5, F: 41.8) |
| Private dwellings | 425 (total) | 375 (total) |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $70,912 |
Ethnicity
Only those ethnicities which compose more than 1% of the population have been included.
Language
As of the 2021 census, there were 1,185 citizens that spoke English only and 25 that spoke both official languages.[1]
Religion
As of the 2021 census, there were 770 and 495 as non-religious and secular perspectives.[1]
Education
Schools include Jarvis Community Christian School (a member of the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools) and Jarvis Public School.
Jarvis Public School has 22 students enrolled in grade 6 as of the 2017-18 school year. Slightly over 18% of the students at Jarvis Public School have some form of developmental disability. Grade 3 and 6 students at Jarvis Public perform the best at writing and the worst at mathematics. Recent testing has indicated that 40% of Jarvis Public School students in grade 3 and grade 6 are experiencing troubles coping with the current Ontario curriculum. Female students have somewhat of a greater edge over the male students in reading; but the gulf between the male students and the female students is not so significant in math.[9]
Business
Businesses in the town of Jarvis include a gas station, a microbrewery, several restaurants, two convenience stores, beer and wine can be found. Jarvis also has a community centre that holds Jack and Jills along with weddings and other events.
There is also a car dealership that also sells motorcycle trikes, a flower store, a new and gently used children's clothing shop along with a butcher shop and bakery. There was only one bank in Jarvis (CIBC), which had served Jarvis since 1898 and officially closed on May 24, 2018, due to lack of business.[10]
Royal Canadian Air Force Station Jarvis
During World War II the Royal Canadian Air Force built and operated No. 1 Bombing & Gunnery School as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan[11] on a 600-acre site 6 kilometers southeast of Jarvis. A historical plaque on Concession 2 Walpole marks the location, and the reverse side of the plaque lists the names of the thirty-eight Commonwealth airmen and one civilian who died while serving at No. 1 B&GS.
The air station appears in the 1942 Hollywood movie Captains of the Clouds.
