North Stormont Explained

North Stormont
Official Name:Township of North Stormont
Settlement Type:Township (lower-tier)
Motto:A Good Place to Grow...
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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.

Communities

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

The township administrative offices are located in Berwick.

History

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.

Notable people

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 515.46km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Railways

Crysler is represented by a signpost on the Canadian National Railway line between Montreal and Toronto.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Stormont census profile . Statistics Canada . . 2019-10-24.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.