Enniskillen, Ontario Explained

Enniskillen
Official Name:Township of Enniskillen
Settlement Type:Township (lower-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:CAN ON Lambton#Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Coordinates:42.8167°N -89.5°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1830s
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1855
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Kevin Marriott
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:338.16
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2796
Population Density Km2:8.3
Utc Offset:-5
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code:N0N
Website:www.enniskillen.ca

Enniskillen is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, within Lambton County. It is located at the intersection of Highway 21 (Oil Heritage Road) and Rokeby Line. The economy of the township is based on agriculture. It was named after Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole's father who was the Earl of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Oil City, Glen Rae and Marthaville, and surrounds but does not include the independent municipalities of Petrolia and Oil Springs.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enniskillen had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 338.05km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Enniskillen, Township . 8 February 2017 . . June 17, 2019.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.