Lanark Highlands, Ontario

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Lanark Highlands
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Lanark Highlands
Municipal office in Lanark
Lanark Highlands
Coordinates: 45°04′N 76°29′W / 45.067°N 76.483°W / 45.067; -76.483Coordinates: 45°04′N 76°29′W / 45.067°N 76.483°W / 45.067; -76.483
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Lanark
Incorporated	July 1, 1997
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Brian Stewart
• Governing Body	Lanark Highlands Township Council
• MP	Scott Reid (CPC)
• MPP	Randy Hillier (OPC)
Area^[1]
• Land	1,048.19 km² (404.71 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	5,128
• Density	4.9/km² (13/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	K0G 1K0
Area code(s)	613
Website	www.lanarkhighlands.ca

Lanark Highlands is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in Lanark County.

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.

Lanark
Lavant
Lavant Station
Poland

Demographics

Canada census – Lanark Highlands, Ontario community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	5128 (-1.0% from 2006) 1,048.19 km² (404.71 sq mi) 4.9/km² (13/sq mi) 3182	5180 (8.0% from 2001) 1,033.30 km² (398.96 sq mi) 5.0/km² (13/sq mi) 45.6 (M: 45.4, F: 45.9) 3036 $52,974	4795 (3.6% from 1996) 1,033.37 km² (398.99 sq mi) 4.6/km² (12/sq mi) 42.2 (M: 42.1, F: 42.3) 2636 $40,844

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

References

1 2 "Lanark Highlands census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-13.

External links

Township of Lanark Highlands

Lanark Highlands

Central Frontenac

Tay Valley

Drummond/North Elmsley

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