Fauquier-Strickland Explained

Fauquier-Strickland
Official Name:Township of Fauquier-Strickland
French: Canton de Fauquier-Strickland
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Motto:Lithuanian: Ad augusta per angusta (Latin for "Towards success by effort")
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Cochrane
Government Type:Township
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Madeleine Tremblay
Leader Title1:Governing Body
Leader Name1:Fauquier-Strickland Township Council
Leader Title2:Federal riding
Leader Name2:Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Leader Title3:Prov. riding
Leader Name3:Mushkegowuk—James Bay
Established Title:Settled
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:December 24, 1921
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:1013.25
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:536
Population Density Km2:0.5
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:49.2764°N -82.0372°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[2]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:P0L 1G0, P0L 2C0
Area Code:705, 249

Fauquier-Strickland (or) is a township municipality in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The three main communities in the township are Fauquier, Strickland, and Gregoires Mill.[3] [4] [5] [6] All are located along Ontario Highway 11 between the community of Departure Lake to the east and the municipality of Moonbeam to the west.

The municipality was incorporated on December 24, 1921, as Shackleton and Machin, the names of the two geographic townships that then comprised its territory. It adopted its current name in 1984, renaming itself for its two largest communities., it includes the two original geographic townships; to the south the eastern half of geographic Macvicar Township, the western half of geographic Carmichael Township, and all of geographic Stringer Township; to the east, the western portion of geographic Haggart Township; and to the north, all of geographic Beardmore Township. Ironically, geographic Fauquier Township is adjacent to the west and is part of the municipality of Moonbeam.

Fauquier is located along the Groundhog River. The main community landmark is a roadside statue of a groundhog.

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fauquier-Strickland had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1010.45km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Fauquier-Strickland.
  2. FEFPQ. Fauquier-Strickland. 2018-08-21.
  3. Web site: Toporama (on-line map and search). Atlas of Canada. 12 September 2016. Natural Resources Canada. 2018-08-21.
  4. Web site: Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search). Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. 2018-08-21.
  5. Map 14. PDF. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1 : 1,600,000. 2016-01-01. 2018-08-21.
  6. Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3. 2006. Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2018-08-21. 2018-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180626071717/http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Asset6574.aspx. dead.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
  9. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census - Fauquier-Strickland, Township [Census subdivision], Ontario and Ontario [Province]]. Canada. Government of Canada, Statistics. www12.statcan.gc.ca. 8 February 2017 . 2017-12-22.