Central Frontenac is a

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in eastern

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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 *

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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 ...

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* Wagarville * Wilkinson * Zealand

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, 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

Census:Statistics Canada 2006 Census
Central Frontenac community profile
/ref> *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.

References

External links

* {{Geographic location , Centre = Central Frontenac , North =

, Northeast =

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