Maxville, Ontario

Maxville
Unincorporated community/ designated place
Maxville
Coordinates: 45°17′19″N74°51′17″W / 45.2886°N 74.8547°W / 45.2886; -74.8547
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Municipality	North Glengarry
Settled	1869
Incorporated	1891
Dissolved (amalgamated)	January 1, 1998
Government
• Fed. riding	Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry
• Prov. riding	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Area [1]
• Land	2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	100 m (340 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	748
• Density	367.9/km2 (953/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code	K0C 1T0
Area codes	613

Maxville is an unincorporated community in North Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.

Since 1948, Maxville is host to the annual Glengarry Highland Games. ^[3]

History

Maxville was formed in 1869, named after the many "Macs" of Scottish Highland origin living there. In 1881, the Canada Atlantic Railway was built through the place, resulting in quick growth. In 1891, Maxville was incorporated as a village municipality. ^[3]

On January 1, 1998, the Village of Maxville, the Town of Alexandria, and the Townships of Kenyon and Lochiel were amalgamated into the new Township of North Glengarry. ^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Maxville had a population of 748 living in 311 of its 321 total private dwellings, a change of -8.3% from its 2016 population of 816. With a land area of 2.03 km² (0.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 368.5/km² (954.3/sq mi) in 2021. ^[1]

Historical census populations – Maxville (Population centre)
Year Pop. ±% 1901 749 —     1911 759 +1.3% 1921 725 −4.5% 1931 769 +6.1% 1941 804 +4.6% 1951 778 −3.2% 1956 782 +0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1961 804 +2.8% 1966 771 −4.1% 1971 846 +9.7% 1976 852 +0.7% 1981 836 −1.9% 1986 815 −2.5% 1991 840 +3.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 885 +5.4% 2001 864 −2.4% 2006 860 −0.5% 2011 811 −5.7% 2016 816 +0.6% 2021 748 −8.3%
Population counts prior to 1998 are for Maxville Village. Source: Statistics Canada [1] [5]

See also

• List of communities in Ontario
• List of designated places in Ontario

References

1. "Maxville, Dissolved municipality, Ontario [Designated place] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
2. White, James (1915). Altitudes in the Dominion of Canada (2nd ed.). Ottawa: Commission of Conservation. p. 148.
3. Royce Macgillivray (May 31, 2019). "Maxville". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
4. "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
5. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.

External links

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