South Frontenac, Ontario
Encyclopedia
South Frontenac is a township
in eastern Ontario
, Canada
, in Frontenac County
. It was amalgamated in 1998 from the former townships of Bedford, Loughborough, Portland, and Storrington.
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Population trend:
Township (Canada)
The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
in eastern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in Frontenac County
Frontenac County, Ontario
Frontenac County, as defined by Statistics Canada, is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. The City of Kingston is included in the census division, but is politically separated from the County of Frontenac. It has a land...
. It was amalgamated in 1998 from the former townships of Bedford, Loughborough, Portland, and Storrington.
Communities
- BatterseaBattersea, OntarioBattersea is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the township of South Frontenac, north of Kingston. Battersea is well known for its fishing and outdoor activities as it is closely located to Loughborough Lake, Dog Lake and the Rideau Canal Waterway.-History:Henry Van...
- Bedford
- Bedford Mills
- Bellrock
- Bobs Lake
- Bradshaw
- Brewer Lake
- Buck Lake
- Burnt Hills
- Burridge
- Cedar Lake
- Cranstons Beach
- Davidsons Beach
- Desert Lake
- Fermoy 44°38′26"N 76°31′10"W
- Forest
- Glendower
- HarrowsmithHarrowsmith, OntarioHarrowsmith is a small town north of Kingston, Ontario, once famous for its cheddar cheese, produced by the Harrowsmith Cheese Factory. As a farming village in an area resettled by many back-to-the-land emigrants from urban areas in the 1960s-1980s, the village gave its name to the country living...
- HartingtonHartington, OntarioHartington is a small village in South Frontenac Township, located about 14.5 miles north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Provincial Route 38 . It was formerly a stop on the Kingston and Pembroke Railway. It is notable as being close to the Holleford meteor crater....
- Holleford 44.448°N 76.624°W
- Ida Hill 44.375°N 76.396°W
- InveraryInverary, OntarioInverary is a community in South Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.-Education:Perth Road Public School, an elementary school near Inverary, is operated by the Limestone District School Board.-Postal services:...
- Keelerville 44.471°N 76.348°W
- Lake Opinicon 44.536°N 76.366°W
- Latimer
- Lower Holleford
- Maple Hill 44.400°N 76.339°W
- Milburn
- Missouri
- Moons Corners
- Murvale
- Murvale Station
- Perth Road
- Petworth
- Railton 44.382°N 76.571°W
- Raymonds Corners 44.480°N 76.484°W
- Rosedale
- Spaffordton
- Star Corners
- Sunbury
- SydenhamSydenham, Frontenac County, OntarioFor other places called Sydenham, see Sydenham .Sydenham, named after Lord Sydenham, is a community in Frontenac County, located in the municipality of South Frontenac...
- Verona 44°29′N 76°41′W
- Wilmer
Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 CensusCanada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
:
- Population: 18,227
- % Change (2001-2006): 13.7
- Area (km²): 941.28
- Density (persons per km²): 19.4
- Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6766 (total dwellings: 9069)
- Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 94.5 %
- French as first language: 1.5 %
- English and French as first language: 0.1 %
- Other as first language: 3.9 %
Population trend:
- Population in 2006: 18,227
- Population in 2001: 16,415
- Population in 1996:
- Bedford (township): 1112
- Loughborough (township): 5046
- Portland (township): 5085
- Storrington (township): 4468
- Population in 1991:
- Bedford (township): 927
- Loughborough (township): 4489
- Portland (township): 4734
- Storrington (township): 3940
Notable people
- John BabcockJohn BabcockJohn Henry Foster "Jack" Babcock was, at age 109, the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War and, after the death of Harry Patch, was the conflict's oldest surviving veteran...
, the last Canadian World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
veteran, was born in South Frontenac.