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Central Frontenac is a
township
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in eastern
Ontario
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, Canada in the
County of Frontenac.
Central Frontenac was created in 1998 through an amalgamation of the Townships of Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Olden and Oso.
Communities
There are 28 communities:
* Arden
* Ardendale
* Bordenwood
* Burke Settlement
* Camp Oconto
* Clarendon Station
*
Cole Lake
* Crow Lake
* Echo
*
Elm Tree
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*
Godfrey
* Henderson
* Kirk Cove
* Long Lake
* McLean
* Mountain Grove
* Oak Flats
* Oconto
* Oso
*
Parham
* Piccadilly
* Ronaldson
* Seouls Corners
*
Sharbot Lake
Sharbot Lake is a suburban community and unincorporated area in the municipality of Central Frontenac, Frontenac County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Named after the Sharbot family, who were local residents, it appeared in Lovell's Gazetteer in 18 ...
*
Tichborne
Tichborne is a village and civil parish east of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
History
In archaeology in the south of the parish within the South Downs National Park is a bell barrow, bowl barrow and regular aggregate field system immediat ...
* Wagarville
* Wilkinson
* Zealand
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada, Central Frontenac had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
According to the 2006
Statistics Canada Census:
[Statistics Canada 2006 Census ]
Central Frontenac community profile
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*Mother tongue:
** English as first language: 93.1%
** French as first language: 1.2%
** English and French as first language: 0.2%
** Other as first language: 5.5%
Transportation
The main road is Highway 7 which runs through the entire township from east to west. Central Frontenac Road 38 intersects Highway 7 at Sharbot Lake and runs south to South Frontenac Township, providing connectivity with Kingston.
The route of the former Kingston and Pembroke Railway
The Kingston and Pembroke Railway (K&P) was a Canadian railway that operated in eastern Ontario. The railway was seen as a business opportunity which would support the lumber and mining industries, as well as the agricultural economy in eastern On ...
runs through the township, and has been converted into the K&P Rail Trail
The K&P Trail is a recreational trail that runs along the old Kingston and Pembroke Railway (K&P) bed in Ontario, Canada. The K&P was abandoned by its owner, the Canadian Pacific Railway, between 1962 and 1986, and ran from Kingston to Renfrew ...
.
Crime
On June 7, 2020, a gunman opened fire on his neighbours after lighting building on fire which spread to the adjacent historic century old St. James Anglican church destroying both buildings in Parham. One person was injured. The man was charged with attempted murder, arson and firearms-related charges.Parham, Ont., residents speak out after shooting and historic church fire
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'', June 9, 2020
Education
Central Frontenac, along with
South Frontenac
South Frontenac is a township in Frontenac County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It was amalgamated in 1998 from the former townships of Bedford, Loughborough, Portland, and Storrington.
The Holleford crater is located in the township near the comm ...
,
North Frontenac
North Frontenac is a township in Frontenac County in eastern Ontario, Canada.
History
North Frontenac was created in 1998 by the amalgamation of three municipalities: the Township of Barrie; the Township of Clarendon and Miller; and the Townshi ...
and the
Frontenac Islands
Frontenac Islands is a township located in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada, that encompasses a number of islands at the beginning of the Saint Lawrence River near the outlet of Lake Ontario, including: Arabella, Bayfield, Black Ant, Garden, G ...
, send students to schools part of the
Limestone District School Board
Limestone District School Board (LDSB, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 27 prior to 1999) is an English public district school board encompassing a region that includes the City of Kingston and the counties of Frontenac ...
, based in neighboring
Kingston.
See also
*
List of townships in Ontario
References
External links
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{{Geographic location
, Centre = Central Frontenac
, North =
North Frontenac
North Frontenac is a township in Frontenac County in eastern Ontario, Canada.
History
North Frontenac was created in 1998 by the amalgamation of three municipalities: the Township of Barrie; the Township of Clarendon and Miller; and the Townshi ...
, Northeast =
Lanark Highlands
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 town ...
, East =
Tay Valley
Tay Valley is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Tay River in the southwest corner of Lanark County, adjacent to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Frontenac County. The township administrative offices are located in Glen ...
, Southeast =
, South =
South Frontenac
South Frontenac is a township in Frontenac County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It was amalgamated in 1998 from the former townships of Bedford, Loughborough, Portland, and Storrington.
The Holleford crater is located in the township near the comm ...
, Southwest =
Stone Mills
, West =
Addington Highlands
Addington Highlands ( 2016 population 2,323) is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Lennox and Addington. Bon Echo Provincial Park is located primarily in Addington Highlands.
History
Addington Highlands was formed i ...
, Northwest =
Township municipalities in Ontario
Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario
Municipalities in Frontenac County