Lanark Highlands Explained

Lanark Highlands
Official Name:Township of Lanark Highlands
Settlement Type:Township (lower-tier)
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Label Position:Location of Lanark Highlands in Southern Ontario
Subdivision Type:Country
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Southern Ontario
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lanark
Government Type:Township
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:Peter McLaren
Leader Title1:Governing Body
Leader Name1:Lanark Highlands Township Council
Leader Title2:MP
Leader Name2:Scott Reid (CPC)
Leader Name3:Randy Hillier (OPC)
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:July 1, 1997
Area Land Km2:1048.83
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5338
Population Density Km2:5.1
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:K0G 1K0
Area Code:613, 343
Coordinates:45.088°N -76.517°W
Website:www.lanarkhighlands.ca

Lanark Highlands is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in Lanark County. The township administrative offices are located in the village of Lanark.

History

The current township was incorporated on July 1, 1997 by amalgamating the former townships of Darling, Lanark, and the previously combined township Lavant, Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke with the village of Lanark.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Arklan, Boyds, Brightside, Bullock, California, Cedardale, Clyde Forks, Clydesville, Dalhousie Lake, Elphin, Flower Station, Folger, French Line, Halls Mills, Halpenny, Hood, Hopetown, Joes Lake, Lammermoor, Lanark, Lavant, Lavant Station, Lloyd, Marble Bluff, McDonalds Corners, Middleville, Pine Grove, Poland, Quinn Settlement, Rosetta, Tatlock, Watsons Corners, and White, as well as the ghost town of Herrons Mills.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lanark Highlands had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1031.52km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Lanark Highlands, Township . 8 February 2017 . . June 19, 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.