| Alfred and Plantagenet | |
| Official Name: | Township of Alfred and Plantagenet Canton d'Alfred et Plantagenet |
| Settlement Type: | Township (lower-tier) |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Prescott and Russell#Canada Southern Ontario |
| Coordinates: | 45.5667°N -129°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Provinces |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prescott and Russell |
| Established Title2: | Formed |
| Established Date2: | January 1, 1997 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Stéphane Sarrazin |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Glengarry—Prescott—Russell |
| Area Land Km2: | 392.31 |
| Population Total: | 9,680 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | 24.7 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code FSA |
| Postal Code: | K0B |
| Area Codes: | 613, 343, 753 |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Glengarry—Prescott—Russell |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Alfred and Plantagenet is a Franco-Ontarian township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Located approximately 70km (40miles) from downtown Ottawa at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the South Nation River.
The township was formed on January 1, 1997, through the amalgamation of Alfred Township, Alfred Village, North Plantagenet Township, and Plantagenet Village.
Plantagenet is named after the House of Plantagenet, the royal house established by King Henry II. Settled in 1811-12. Post office from 1838.[1]
Near the town of Alfred, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has designated the Alfred Bog as "a provincially significant wetland and an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest." Species of interest include the palm warbler, northern pitcher-plant, pink lady's-slipper, cottongrass, bog elfin and bog copper butterflies, and ebony boghaunter dragonfly. It also hosts one of the most southerly herds of moose. The bog is open to the public with a 272m (892feet) boardwalk for nature walks.[2]
University of Guelph-Ontario Agricultural College's Alfred College was located here until 2015.
The township comprises the communities of Alfred, Alfred Station, Blue Corners, Centrefield, Coin Gratton, Curran, Glenburn, Jessups Falls, Lefaivre, Pendleton, Plantagenet, Plantagenet Station, Rockdale, Senecal, The Rollway, Treadwell, Wendover, and Westminster. The township administrative offices are located in Plantagenet.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alfred and Plantagenet had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 391.79km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]