| North Frontenac | |
| Official Name: | Township of North Frontenac |
| Settlement Type: | Township (lower-tier) |
| Motto: | Four Seasons, More Reasons |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Ontario |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Ontario |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Frontenac |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1998 |
| Government Type: | Township |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gerry Lichty [1] |
| Leader Title1: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | John Inglis [2] |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston |
| Area Land Km2: | 1157.97 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 2285 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.0 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | K0H |
| Area Code: | 613, 343 |
| Coordinates: | 44.95°N -130°W |
| Leader Title3: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name3: | Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston |
North Frontenac is a township in Frontenac County in eastern Ontario, Canada.
North Frontenac was created in 1998 by the amalgamation of three municipalities: the Township of Barrie; the Township of Clarendon and Miller; and the Township of Palmerston, North and South Canonto.
North Frontenac is in the heart of Eastern Ontario's cottage country. Cottages and campsites dot the shores of the Township's many clean lakes. Located entirely on the Canadian Shield, the landscape can often be rough and unpredictable, but at the same time provides scenic vistas. Residents, both permanent and seasonal, enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities. The Township is bordered by Greater Madawaska to the north, Addington Highlands to the west, Central Frontenac to the south and Lanark Highlands to the east.
The township includes the communities of Ardoch, Beatty, Beech Corners, Canonto, Coxvale, Donaldson, Fernleigh, Harlowe, Mississippi Station, Myers Cave, Ompah, Plevna, Robertsville, Snow Road Station[4] and Wilbur.
Lakes of notable size within the Township's borders are:
On August 3, 2013, North Frontenac became the first municipality in Canada to achieve Dark Sky Preserve Status by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.[5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Frontenac had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1157.97km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
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The municipality is host to Bon Echo Provincial Park (shared with Addington Highlands) and the North Frontenac Parklands.
North Frontenac is governed by a mayor, a deputy mayor (who serves as both deputy mayor and councilor) and five councilors. Each municipal ward is represented by two councilors. The Mayor and one other member of Council represent the municipality on the Frontenac County Council.[8]
Mayors of the Township of North Frontenac:
Reeves of the former Township of Barrie
Reeves of the former Township of Clarendon and Miller
Reeves of the former Township of Palmerston, North and South Canonto.
Students attend the Clarendon Central Public School in Plevna, ON (JK to Grade 8), the North Addington Education Centre in Cloyne, ON (JK to Grade 12) or the Granite Ridge Education Centre in Sharbot Lake, ON (JK to Grade 12). All schools are part of the Limestone District School Board.
With the Township consisting of a significant portion of Crown land administered by the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, North Frontenac is home to many of Ontario's endangered and threatened animals[11] such as;
Endangered
Threatened
In the many lakes, rivers and streams you can find: