South Glengarry | |
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Township of South Glengarry | |
Coordinates: 45°12′N74°35′W / 45.200°N 74.583°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Settled | 1785 |
Incorporated | 1792 (Royal Townships) |
Incorporated | 1998 (South Glengarry) |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Mayor | Lachlan McDonald |
• Federal riding | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry |
• Prov. riding | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry |
Area | |
• Land | 605.36 km2 (233.73 sq mi) |
Population (2016) [1] | |
• Total | 13,150 |
• Density | 21.7/km2 (56/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code FSA | K0C |
Area code(s) | 613, 343 |
Website | southglengarry.com |
South Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. South Glengarry borders Quebec.
The township of South Glengarry comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities:
The township administrative offices are located in Lancaster.
Charlottenburgh and Lancaster were two of the original eight "Royal Townships", established along the Saint Lawrence River in Upper Canada in the 1780s. This area was first settled by United Empire Loyalists. The development of this area was encouraged by Sir John Johnson, then the Superintendent General and Inspector General of Indian Affairs, who had been forced to abandon his land holdings in New York State during the American Revolution. [2] Johnson built a house in Williamstown; the home was completed in 1785 and is now a Canadian National Historic Site, the Sir John Johnson Manor House. A grist mill and saw mill, now gone, were also built on the same location. Williamstown also has the oldest house in Ontario, The Bethune-Thompson House built in 1784. Occupants over the years have included the Reverend John Bethune (1751–1815), the great-great-grandfather of Doctor Norman Bethune, and David Thompson, Canadian explorer.
From the late 18th century to the early 19th century, the area was almost entirely settled by Scottish highlanders, especially from Inverness-shire, after the Highland Clearances. Canadian Gaelic / Scottish Gaelic had been spoken in Glengarry County since its first settlement in 1784. [3]
Some of the main partners of the North West Company, including Hugh McGillis, lived in this area.
Alexander McMartin, the first person born in Upper Canada to serve in the Legislative Assembly, was from Martintown.
The Glengarry Celtic Music Hall of Fame is located in Williamstown. The Nor'Westers and Loyalist Museum is also located in Williamstown.
Williamstown is also home to Ontario's oldest continuing agricultural fair, [4] which celebrated its bicentennial in 2012. [5]
South Glengarry is the location of four National Historic Sites of Canada: the Bethune-Thompson House, [6] the Glengarry Cairn, [7] the Sir John Johnson House, [8] and the ruins of St. Raphael's Roman Catholic Church. [9]
St. Raphael's Catholic Church was completed in 1821 under the authority of Alexander Macdonell later Bishop of Regiopolis (now Kingston, Ontario). This is one of the oldest churches in what was then the colony of Upper Canada. In late 1970, the church interiors, roof and tower were destroyed by fire, but the ruins were preserved. In 1973, a smaller church with the same name was built, attached to the ruins.
The township was established on January 1, 1998, with the amalgamation of the former Townships of Charlottenburgh and Lancaster, along with the Village of Lancaster.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1986 | 10,946 | — |
1991 | 11,971 | +9.4% |
1996 | 12,649 | +5.7% |
2001 | 12,700 | +0.4% |
2006 | 12,880 | +1.4% |
2011 | 13,162 | +2.2% |
2016 | 13,150 | −0.1% |
2021 | 13,330 | +1.4% |
Population amounts prior to 2001 is total of Charlottenburgh TP, Lancaster TP, and Lancaster VL. |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, South Glengarry had a population of 13,330 living in 5,431 of its 5,848 total private dwellings, a change of 1.4% from its 2016 population of 13,150. With a land area of 605.02 km2 (233.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 22.0/km2 (57.1/sq mi) in 2021. [10]
2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 13,150 (-0,1% from 2011) | 13,162 (2.2% from 2006) |
Land area | 605.36 km2 (233.73 sq mi) | 605.30 km2 (233.71 sq mi) |
Population density | 21.7/km2 (56/sq mi) | 21.7/km2 (56/sq mi) |
Median age | 49.9 (M: 49.6, F: 50.1) | 47.7 (M: 47.3, F: 48.1) |
Private dwellings | 5823 (total) | 5616 (total) |
Median household income | $76,702 |
Canadian author Hugh Hood mentions Williamstown in his short story "Getting to Williamstown," first published in 1928.
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John Bethune was a Scottish Presbyterian minister, who served and helped found Reformed congregations among the Scottish diaspora in the Colony of North Carolina, Quebec, and in Upper Canada.
Donald Robert McDonald was a contractor, farmer and politician in Ontario. He represented Glengarry from 1898 to 1902 and from 1908 to 1911 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative.
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