North Frontenac

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North Frontenac
Township (lower-tier)
Township of North Frontenac
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Plevna
Motto(s): 
Four Seasons, More Reasons
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North Frontenac
Location in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°57′N76°54′W / 44.950°N 76.900°W / 44.950; -76.900
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Frontenac
Incorporated1998
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorGerry Lichty [1]
 • Deputy MayorJohn Inglis [2]
 • Prov. riding Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
 • Federal riding Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Area
[3]
 • Land1,157.97 km2 (447.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total2,285
 • Density2.0/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0H
Area code(s) 613, 343
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North Frontenac is a township in Frontenac County in eastern Ontario, Canada.

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History

North Frontenac was created in 1998 by the amalgamation of three municipalities: the Township of Barrie; the Township of Clarendon and Miller; and the Township of Palmerston, North and South Canonto.

Geography

North Frontenac is in the heart of Eastern Ontario's cottage country. Cottages and campsites dot the shores of the Township's many clean lakes. Located entirely on the Canadian Shield, the landscape can often be rough and unpredictable, but at the same time provides scenic vistas. Residents, both permanent and seasonal, enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities. The Township is bordered by Greater Madawaska to the north, Addington Highlands to the west, Central Frontenac to the south and Lanark Highlands to the east.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Ardoch, Beatty, Beech Corners, Canonto, Coxvale, Donaldson, Fernleigh, Harlowe, Mississippi Station, Myers Cave, Ompah, Plevna, Robertsville, Snow Road Station [4] and Wilbur.

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Old store sign in Ompah

Lakes

Lakes of notable size within the Township's borders are:

  • Big Gull Lake
  • Buckshot Lake
  • Canonto Lake
  • Crotch Lake
  • Kashwakamak Lake
  • Long Schooner Lake
  • Malcolm Lake
  • Marble Lake
  • Mazinaw Lake
  • Mississagagon Lake
  • Mosque Lake
  • Norcan Lake
  • Palmerston Lake
  • Pine Lake
  • Round Schooner Lake

Dark-Sky Preserve status

On August 3, 2013, North Frontenac became the first municipality in Canada to achieve Dark Sky Preserve Status by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. [5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Frontenac had a population of 2,285 living in 1,131 of its 2,798 total private dwellings, a change of 20.1% from its 2016 population of 1,903. With a land area of 1,157.97 km2 (447.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) in 2021. [6]

Canada census – North Frontenac community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population2,285 (+20.1% from 2016)1,898 (+2.2% from 2011)1,857 (-2.5% from 2006)
Land area1,157.97 km2 (447.09 sq mi)1,164.77 km2 (449.72 sq mi)1,164.73 km2 (449.70 sq mi)
Population density2/km2 (5.2/sq mi)1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Median age61.6 (M: 60.8, F: 62)54.1 (M: 53.9, F: 54.4)
Total private dwellings1,1302,9662,823
Median household income$51,942
References: 2021 [7] 2016 [8] 2011 [9] earlier [10] [11]

Mother tongue: [12]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1996 1,773—    
2001 1,801+1.6%
2006 1,904+5.7%
2011 1,857−2.5%
2016 1,898+2.2%
2021 2,285+20.4%
[13] [14] [15]

Parks

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Bon Echo Provincial Park, Mazinaw Rock

The municipality is host to Bon Echo Provincial Park (shared with Addington Highlands) and the North Frontenac Parklands.

Local government

North Frontenac is governed by a mayor, a deputy mayor (who serves as both deputy mayor and councilor) and five councilors. Each municipal ward is represented by two councilors. The Mayor and one other member of Council represent the municipality on the Frontenac County Council. [16]

Current government: [17]

List of former mayors

Mayors of the Township of North Frontenac:

Pre-Amalgamation

Reeves of the former Township of Barrie

  • 1873–1873: T. TAPPING
  • 1874–1874: D. KENYON
  • 1875–1875: D. KENYON
  • 1876–1878: T. TAPPING
  • 1879–1881: R. SCOTT
  • 1882–1882: T. TAPPING
  • 1883–1883: R. TAPPING
  • 1884–1886: A. WICKWARE
  • 1887–1887: Wm. DEMPSEY
  • 1888–1893: T. TAPPING
  • 1894–1894: G. DELINE
  • 1895–1895: G. DELINE
  • 1896–1896: Wm. SALMOND
  • 1897–1897: G. DELINE
  • 1898–1898: J. MITCHELL
  • 1899–1899: J. MITCHELL
  • 1900–1900: G. DELINE / Wm. SALMOND
  • 1901–1904: Wm. SALMOND
  • 1905–1905: G. DELINE
  • 1906–1906: G. DELINE
  • 1907–1909: C. MACGREGOR
  • 1910–1913: Wm. SALMOND
  • 1914–1917: J. GRAY
  • 1918–1926: C. MACGREGOR
  • 1927–1933: S. WHEELER
  • 1934–1942: H. LEVERE
  • 1943–1951: A. MACGREGOR
  • 1952–1952: A. HILLIER
  • 1953–1957: J. HEAD
  • 1958–1966: J. HILL
  • 1967–1988: T. NEAL
  • 1989–1990: W. VAN KEMPEN
  • 1991–1997: T. NEAL

Reeves of the former Township of Clarendon and Miller

  • 1865–1882: B. WATKINS. (one of the first settlers in Clarendon) [18]
  • 1883–1885: J. HOWELL
  • 1886–1891: J. HOWELL
  • 1892–1892: B. WATKINS
  • 1893–1896: A. MONROE
  • 1897–1900: J.F. CARD
  • 1901–1901: B. WATKINS
  • 1902–1904: J. MCDONALD
  • 1905–1905: S.S. BARTON
  • 1906–1906: J. MCDONALD
  • 1907–1907: J. MCDONALD
  • 1908–1912: J.D. GODKIN
  • 1913–1913: J.F. CARD
  • 1914–1914: J.F. CARD
  • 1915–1919: P.J. WENSLEY
  • 1920–1922: T. ARMSTRONG
  • 1923–1928: J. FLAKE
  • 1929–1931: J. BROUSE
  • 1932–1934: J. FLAKE
  • 1935–1951: L. KRING
  • 1952–1954: C. ARMSTRONG
  • 1955–1955: L. KRING
  • 1956–1956: G. KRING
  • 1957–1957: C. ARMSTRONG
  • 1958–1974: G. KRING
  • 1975–1984: WM. FLIELER
  • 1985–1997: S. JOHNSTON

Reeves of the former Township of Palmerston, North and South Canonto.

  • 1896–1901: J. MCKENZIE
  • 1902–1902: P. WHITE
  • 1903–1903: J. MOORE
  • 1904–1904: R. WOOD
  • 1905–1905: WM. MILLAR
  • 1906–1908: D. WOOD
  • 1909–1909: WM. DONALDSON
  • 1910–1910: D. WOOD
  • 1911–1915: WM. DONALDSON
  • 1916–1924: D. GEMMILL
  • 1925–1932: S.J. SHANKS
  • 1933–1949: A.C. RHODES
  • 1950–1952: W.B. CAMERON
  • 1953–1972: A. TROMBLEY
  • 1973–1976: R. RYDER
  • 1977–1988: B. SPROULE
  • 1989–1991: B. CARNELL
  • 1992–1997: B. SPROULE

Attractions

Education

Students attend the Clarendon Central Public School in Plevna, ON (JK to Grade 8), the North Addington Education Centre in Cloyne, ON (JK to Grade 12) or the Granite Ridge Education Centre in Sharbot Lake, ON (JK to Grade 12). All schools are part of the Limestone District School Board.

Wildlife

With the Township consisting of a significant portion of Crown land administered by the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, North Frontenac is home to many of Ontario's endangered and threatened animals [19] such as;

Endangered

Threatened

In the many lakes, rivers and streams you can find:

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mayor and Councillors of North Frontenac Township". Township of North Frontenac. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  3. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census: North Frontenac, Township". Statistics Canada . Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ A History of Snow Road & McLaren's Depot. A paper prepared and read by Miss Maude Walker at the July 1936 meeting of the Snow Road Women's Institute. Transcribed from the Perth Courier, 7 August 1936, Page 6. Accessed 8 July 2023.
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