South Frontenac, Ontario

South Frontenac
Township (lower-tier)
Township of South Frontenac
County Road 5 between Harrowsmith and Sydenham
South Frontenac
Coordinates: 44°29′N 76°30′W / 44.483°N 76.500°WCoordinates: 44°29′N 76°30′W / 44.483°N 76.500°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Frontenac
Incorporated	1998
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Ron Vandewal
• Federal riding	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
• Prov. riding	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Area[1]
• Land	971.68 km^2 (375.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	18,113
• Density	18.6/km^2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	K0H
Area code(s)	613
Website	www.township. southfrontenac.on.ca

Harrowsmith

Sydenham

South Frontenac is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in Frontenac County. It was amalgamated in 1998 from the former townships of Bedford, Loughborough, Portland, and Storrington.

Communities

There are currently 43 communities:

• Battersea
• Bedford
• Bedford Mills
• Bellrock
• Bobs Lake
• Bradshaw
• Brewer Lake
• Buck Lake
• Burnt Hills
• Burridge
• Cedar Lake
• Cranstons Beach
• Davidsons Beach
• Desert Lake
• Fermoy 44°38′26″N 76°31′10″W / 44.64056°N 76.51944°W
• Forest
• Glendower
• Harrowsmith
• Hartington
• Holleford 44°26′53″N 76°37′26″W / 44.448°N 76.624°W
• Ida Hill 44°22′30″N 76°23′46″W / 44.375°N 76.396°W
• Inverary
• Keelerville 44°28′16″N 76°20′53″W / 44.471°N 76.348°W
• Lake Opinicon 44°32′10″N 76°21′58″W / 44.536°N 76.366°W
• Latimer
• Lower Holleford
• Maple Hill 44°24′00″N 76°20′20″W / 44.400°N 76.339°W
• Milburn
• Missouri
• Moons Corners
• Murvale
• Murvale Station
• Perth Road
• Petworth
• Railton 44°22′55″N 76°34′16″W / 44.382°N 76.571°W
• Raymonds Corners 44°28′48″N 76°29′02″W / 44.480°N 76.484°W
• Rosedale
• Spaffordton
• Star Corners
• Sunbury
• Sydenham
• Verona 44°29′N 76°41′W / 44.483°N 76.683°W
• Wilmer

Education

South Frontenac, along with Central Frontenac, North Frontenac and the Frontenac Islands, send students to schools part of the Limestone District School Board, based in neighboring Kingston.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census:^[5]

• Mother tongue:
  • English as first language: 94.5%
  • French as first language: 1.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0.1%
  • Other as first language: 3.9%

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2011: 18,113
• Population in 2006: 18,227
• Population in 2001: 16,415
• Population in 1996:
  • Bedford (township): 1112
  • Loughborough (township): 5046
  • Portland (township): 5085
  • Storrington (township): 4468
• Population in 1991:
  • Bedford (township): 927
  • Loughborough (township): 4489
  • Portland (township): 4734
  • Storrington (township): 3940

Notable people

• John Babcock, the last Canadian World War I veteran, was born in South Frontenac.

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "South Frontenac census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
2. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
3. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
4. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
5. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - South Frontenac community profile
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

External links

• Township of South Frontenac, Ontario