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.
On September 26, 1991, a natural gas explosion occurred at a residence in town, injuring the homeowner. The then population of 1300 people were evacuated for 4 days. Natural gas lines, electricity lines, and phone lines into town were disabled until the all clear was given.[4]
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
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.[8]
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Business
Businesses in the town of Jarvis include a gas station, a microbrewery, several restaurants, and two convenience stores. 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.[9]
↑ Blakely, Phyllis R. and John N. Grant, eds., “Mr. Secretary Jarvis: William Jarvis of Cornwall and York,” in Eleven Exiles: Accounts of Loyalists of the American Revolution, Dundurn Press Limited, Toronto, 1982
↑ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN0660114437.
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