St. Isidore, Ontario

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St-Isidore

St. Isidore (formerly known as St. Isidore de Prescott) is a community in The Nation Municipality in Prescott and Russell County in Ontario, Canada.

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The town was originally called St. Isidore de Prescott, but in 1989, when the community became an incorporated village, the name was shortened to St. Isidore. [1] However, the incorporated village was short-lived and became part of The Nation Municipality nine years later in 1998. St-Isidore has a French elementary school (Kindergarten to 6) called L'école Catholique de St-Isidore . The school has between 200 and 300 students.

A designated place, St. Isidore had a population of 751 in the Canada 2006 Census. [2]

A 24 megawatt solar power plant is located near the town.

The St-Isidore Catholic Church, built in 1879 was destroyed by fire on July 23, 2016. [3]

Demographics

Church in St. Isidore, Ontario Church in St. Isidore, Ontario.jpg
Church in St. Isidore, Ontario

Languages

Mother tonguePopulationPercentage
English 15021.1%
French 54076.1%
English and French202.8%

People from St. Isidore

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References

  1. Place names of Ontario, page 302, Alan Rayburn (1997) ISBN   0-8020-7207-0
  2. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". 12.statcan.ca. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. "Press Release – The St-Isidore Church Is Engulfed in Flames". La municipalité de la Nation Municipality. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20.

Coordinates: 45°23′10″N74°54′15″W / 45.38611°N 74.90417°W / 45.38611; -74.90417