North Stormont is a lower tier

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in eastern

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United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SDG) is an upper-tier municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario that comprises three historical counties and excludes the City of Cornwall and the Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne. However ...

Communities

The township of North Stormont comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities: * Finch Township: Berwick, Crysler, Finch; Cahore, Goldfield, Glenpayne * Roxborough Township: Avonmore, Monkland, Moose Creek, Roxborough Gardens, Bloomington, Dyer, Gravel Hill, Lodi, MacDonalds Grove, McMillans Corners (partially), Sandringham, Strathmore, Tayside, Tolmies Corners, Warina, Valley Corners The township administrative offices are located in Berwick. File:Crysler ON.JPG, Crysler File:Finch ON.JPG, Finch File:Monkland ON sign ON138.jpg, Monkland File:Moose Creek ON.JPG, Moose Creek File:Tayside ON.JPG, Tayside File:Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Avonmore, Ontario (I0002517).tiff, Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Avonmore, Ontario, etween 1895 and 1910

History

Early settlement in the area began in 1785 Finch Township was originally part of the Royal Township of Osnabruck, and Roxborough Township was originally part of the Royal Township of

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Stormont County Stormont County area is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. Stormont was created in 1792, but was settled seven years earlier in 1785. Veterans of Loyalist regiments were among the first settlers. An estimated one third of the pioneers ...

was created in 1792, and both Finch and Roxborough were separated from their southerly parents in 1798. The hamlet of Berwick was first settled by four Cockburn brothers from

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in the early 19th century. Berwick became the administrative home of municipal government in the former Finch Township, incorporated January 1, 1850. The

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was built in 1897 and sent up to four daily passenger trains, as well as up to five daily freight trains through Berwick. The first church was built in 1883. The township was established on January 1, 1998, with the amalgamation of the former Townships of Finch and Roxborough, along with the Village of Finch.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, North Stormont 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.

Railways

Crysler is represented by a signpost on the

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line between Montreal and Toronto.

References

External links

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North Glengarry North Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. It is a predominantly elderly invaded rural area located between Ottawa-Gatineau, Montreal and Cornwall. Communities The township ...

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South Glengarry South Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. South Glengarry borders Quebec. Communities The township of South Glengarry comprises a number of vill ...

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South Stormont South Stormont is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. It is located southeast of Ottawa. South Stormont borders on, but does not include, the city of Cornwall. Communities The towns ...