Horton, Ontario

For other places with the same name, see Horton (disambiguation).

Horton
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Horton
Municipal building
Horton
Coordinates: 45°30′N 76°40′W / 45.500°N 76.667°W / 45.500; -76.667Coordinates: 45°30′N 76°40′W / 45.500°N 76.667°W / 45.500; -76.667
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Renfrew
Government
• Mayor	Bob Kingsbury
• Governing body	Horton Council
• MP	Cheryl Gallant
• MPP	John Yakabuski
Area^[1]
• Total	158.53 km² (61.21 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	2,719
• Density	17.2/km² (45/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	613
Website	www.hortontownship.ca

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.

Robert A. Johnson was re-elected as Reeve in 2006.

Communities

Castleford
Castleford Station
Cotieville
Fergusons Beach
Goshen
Lochwinnoch
Mayhew
Thompson Hill

Demographics

Canada census – Horton, Ontario community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	2719 (-3.0% from 2006) 158.53 km² (61.21 sq mi) 17.2/km² (45/sq mi) 1234	2803 (9.2% from 2001) 158.38 km² (61.15 sq mi) 17.7/km² (46/sq mi) 44.1 (M: 43.3, F: 44.8) 1287 $55,546	2567 (2.1% from 1996) 158.39 km² (61.15 sq mi) 16.2/km² (42/sq mi) 39.6 (M: 39.3, F: 39.9) 1200 $48,389

References: 2011^[2] 2006^[3] 2001^[4]

Attractions

Storyland

References

1 2 "Horton census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

External links

Horton Township official website

Whitewater Region

Portage-du-Fort
Ottawa River

Clarendon
Ottawa River

Admaston/Bromley

McNab/Braeside

Horton

Renfrew

Greater Madawaska

Renfrew County, Ontario

Cities	Pembroke¹

Towns	Arnprior Deep River Laurentian Hills Petawawa Renfrew

Townships	Admaston/Bromley Bonnechere Valley Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan Greater Madawaska Head, Clara and Maria Horton Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards Laurentian Valley Madawaska Valley McNab/Braeside North Algona Wilberforce Whitewater Region

First Nations	Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn

Indian reserves	Pikwakanagan (Golden Lake 39)

See also Communities in Renfrew County Census divisions of Ontario ¹ Separated municipality but remains a census subdivision of the county

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