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North Stormont

Township in Ontario, Canada

North Stormont

Township in Ontario, Canada

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official_nameTownship of North Stormont
settlement_typeTownship (lower-tier)
mottoA Good Place to Grow...
image_skylineNorth Stormont ON.JPG
image_captionTownship office in Berwick
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_type2County
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subdivision_name1
subdivision_name2Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
government_typeTownship
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameFrançois Landry
leader_title1Deputy Mayor
leader_name1Steve Densham
leader_title2Federal riding
leader_name2Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry
leader_title3Prov. riding
leader_name3Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
established_title
established_title1Formed
established_date1January 1, 1998
area_footnotes
area_total_km2515.46
population_as_of2021
population_total7308
population_footnotes
population_density_km214.2
coordinates
area_codes613 and 343
postal_code_typePostal code FSA
postal_codeK0C
timezoneEastern (EST)
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timezone_DSTEastern Daylight (EDT)
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website

North Stormont is a lower tier township in eastern Ontario, Canada in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

Communities

The township of North Stormont comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities:

  • Finch Township: Berwick, Crysler, Finch; Cahore, Goldfield, Glenpayne
  • Roxborough Township: Avonmore, Monkland, Moose Creek, Roxborough Gardens, Bloomington, Dyer, Gravel Hill, Lodi, MacDonalds Grove, McMillans Corners (partially), Sandringham, Strathmore, Tayside, Tolmies Corners, Warina, Valley Corners

The township administrative offices are located in Berwick.

File:Crysler ON.JPG|Crysler File:Finch ON.JPG|Finch File:Monkland ON sign ON138.jpg|Monkland File:Moose Creek ON.JPG|Moose Creek File:Tayside ON.JPG|Tayside

History

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Avonmore, Ontario, between 1895 and 1910

Early settlement in the area began in 1785. Finch Township was originally part of the Royal Township of Osnabruck, and Roxborough Township was originally part of the Royal Township of Cornwall. Stormont County was created in 1792, and both Finch and Roxborough were separated from their southerly parents in 1798.

The hamlet of Berwick was first settled by four Cockburn brothers from Scotland in the early 19th century. Berwick became the administrative home of municipal government in the former Finch Township, incorporated January 1, 1850.

The New York and Ottawa Railway was built in 1897 and sent up to four daily passenger trains, as well as up to five daily freight trains through Berwick. The first church was built in 1883.

The township was established on January 1, 1998, with the amalgamation of the former Townships of Finch and Roxborough, along with the Village of Finch.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Stormont had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 515.46 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

|1986 | |1991 | |1996 | |2001 |6855 |2006 |6769 |2011 |6775 |2016 |6873 |2021 |7308

Railways

The Canadian National Railway line between Montreal and Toronto passes through North Stormont.

Notable people

  • Leone N. Farrell (1904–1986), biochemist and microbiologist, was born in Monkland.
  • J. T. Kearns (c.1858-May 26, 1941) co-founder of Chesterville gold mine, was born in Finch township.
  • Norm Macdonald (1959-2021), comedian, spent his summers growing up at the family farm between Avonmore and Monkland. Both his parents are from the area.
  • Neil Macdonald (b 1957), Canadian journalist, former senior correspondent for CBC News The National, brother of Norm, spent his summers growing up at the family farm between Avonmore and Monkland. Both his parents are from the area.

References

References

  1. "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". Government of Ontario.
  2. {{SCref. (2021)
  3. "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census". Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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