Horton, Ontario Explained

Horton
Official Name:Township of Horton
Settlement Type:Township (lower-tier)
Pushpin Map:CAN ON Renfrew#Canada Southern Ontario
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Renfrew
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Title3:MPP
Leader Name:David M. Bennett
Leader Name1:Horton Council
Leader Name2:Cheryl Gallant
Leader Name3:John Yakabuski
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:1850
Area Land Km2:158.02
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3182
Population Density Km2:20.1
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:45.5°N -116°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code FSA
Area Code:613, 343

Horton is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Bonnechere River and the Ottawa River in Renfrew County. The Town of Renfrew was originally part of Horton Township.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Castleford, Castleford Station, Cotieville, Fergusons Beach, Goshen, Lochwinnoch (partially), Mayhew and Thompson Hill.

Castleford

In the 1820s, Lt. Christopher James Bell settled his land grant and named the area Castleford after his birthplace in West Yorkshire, England.A post office opened at Castleford in 1832, but the town was renamed Warnock in 1889 when the Castleford designation was given to the CPR station at Castleford Station. In 1891 the community name reverted to Castleford.The town of Castleford is the first of five chutes along the Bonnechere River. The others being Renfrew, Douglas, Fourth Chute and Eganville. The chutes used were for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls.

Castleford Station

In 1889 the Castleford designation was also given to the CPR station at Castleford Station. Both communities were named after Castleford in West Yorkshire, England.

Goshen

Goshen is a former railway stop on a now abandoned line, probably named for the Land of Goshen, the Hebrew name of an area in the Nile delta in Ancient Egypt.

Lochwinnoch

The community of Lochwinnoch was named for the town of Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

History

In 1826, the township opened for settlement, and by 1830, it had a population of 21.[1] It was named after Robert Wilmot-Horton, a British member of Parliament who advocated immigration to Canada,[2] and incorporated as a township municipality in 1850.[3]

In 1858, the township lost part of its territory when the village of Renfrewville (renamed to Renfrew in 1895) was incorporated to form a separate village municipality.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Horton had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 158.02km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Former attraction

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Horton Township . ontario.heritagepin.com . Heritage Property INdex . 29 July 2024 . en-CA.
  2. Web site: History of Horton Township in word . images.ourontario.ca . 29 July 2024 . 18 December 1985.
  3. Web site: Mayor's Welcome . www.hortontownship.ca . Horton Township . 29 July 2024.
  4. Web site: History of Renfrew . www.renfrew.ca . Town of Renfrew . 29 July 2024 . en-CA.