Admaston/Bromley

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Admaston/Bromley
Township of Admaston/Bromley
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Admaston/Bromley
Coordinates: 45°31′45″N76°53′49″W / 45.52917°N 76.89694°W / 45.52917; -76.89694 [1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Renfrew
FormedJanuary 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
Government
  TypeTownship
  MayorMichael Donohue
   MP Cheryl Gallant (CPC)
   MPP John Yakabuski (OPC)
Area
[2]
  Land519.59 km2 (200.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total2,995
  Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
K0J
Area codes 613,343
Website www.admastonbromley.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Admaston/Bromley is an incorporated township in Renfrew County, Eastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It was formed on January 1, 2000, when Admaston and Bromley Townships were amalgamated. It takes part of its name from Admaston, Staffordshire, a small English hamlet. [3]

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Communities

The township comprises the communities of Admaston, Balsam Hill, Belangers Corners, Bromley, Bulgers Corners, Connaught, Douglas, Ferguslea, Fremo Corners, Kellys Corner, Martins Corner, McDougall, Moores Lake, Mount St. Patrick, Northcote, Oakgrove, Osceola, Payne, Pine Valley, Renfrew Junction, Rosebank, Shamrock, and Wolftown.

Admaston

The community, as well as the township, were named for the little village of Admaston, Staffordshire, the native home of Sir Charles Bagot, second Governor General of the Province of Canada .

Bromley

The community, as well as the township, took its name from Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire, England, home of the Bagot family.

Douglas

When the post office was established in 1854, Scottish settlers chose the name Douglas after a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town of Douglas is the third of five chutes along the Bonnechere River. The others being Castleford, Renfrew, Fourth Chute and Eganville. The chutes were used for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls; Douglas had a 21-foot (3.4 m) waterfall over which log drivers had to shepherd their timber.

Mount St. Patrick

The community was most likely first settled in the 1830's by squatters on the land, as there was no land registry until the 1850's. The settlers, almost solely Irish Catholics, named the village after Croagh Patrick, in County Mayo, Ireland.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Admaston/Bromley had a population of 2,995 living in 1,136 of its 1,305 total private dwellings, a change of

Historical census populations – Admaston/Bromley
YearPop.±%
2001 2,824    
2006 2,716−3.8%
2011 2,844+4.7%
2016 2,935+3.2%
2021 2,995+2.0%
Source: Statistics Canada, [2] 2016 [4] 2011 [5] , 2006 [6] , earlier [7]
Historical census populations – Admaston Township
YearPop.±%
1921 1,829    
1931 1,650−9.8%
1941 1,408−14.7%
1951 1,277−9.3%
1956 1,257−1.6%
1961 1,325+5.4%
1966 1,288−2.8%
YearPop.±%
1971 1,331+3.3%
1976 1,440+8.2%
1981 1,471+2.2%
1986 1,515+3.0%
1991 1,551+2.4%
1996 1,648+6.3%
Source: Statistics Canada [8]
Historical census populations – Bromley Township
YearPop.±%
1921 1,796    
1931 1,586−11.7%
1941 1,563−1.5%
1951 1,628+4.2%
1956 1,600−1.7%
1961 1,447−9.6%
1966 1,318−8.9%
YearPop.±%
1971 1,217−7.7%
1976 1,208−0.7%
1981 1,196−1.0%
1986 1,142−4.5%
1991 1,201+5.2%
1996 1,189−1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada [8]

Local government

List of former mayors:

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Admaston/Bromley". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Admaston/Bromley (Code 3547043) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  3. The Citizen's District Staff of Correspondents (30 October 1937). "Origin of Place Names in District: Admaston". The Ottawa Evening Citizen. No. 115. Ottawa, Canada. p. 19. Retrieved 16 August 2015. Admaston in Renfrew county was named after a village in Staffordshire, England.
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