North Stormont | |
Official Name: | Township of North Stormont |
Settlement Type: | Township (lower-tier) |
Motto: | A Good Place to Grow... |
Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Stormont Dundas and Glengarry#Canada Southern Ontario |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
Government Type: | Township |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | François Landry |
Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Steve Densham |
Leader Title2: | Federal riding |
Leader Name2: | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry |
Leader Title3: | Prov. riding |
Leader Name3: | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry |
Established Title1: | Formed |
Established Date1: | January 1, 1998 |
Area Total Km2: | 515.91 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 6873 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | 13.3 |
Coordinates: | 45.2167°N -75°W |
Area Code: | 613 and 343 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code FSA |
Postal Code: | K0C |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | Eastern Daylight (EDT) |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
North Stormont is a lower tier township in eastern Ontario, Canada in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
The township of North Stormont comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities:
The township administrative offices are located in Berwick.
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.
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 515.46km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
Crysler is represented by a signpost on the Canadian National Railway line between Montreal and Toronto.