St. Isidore (formerly known as St. Isidore de Prescott) is a community in The Nation Municipality in Prescott and Russell County in Ontario, Canada. The town was originally called St. Isidore de Prescott, but in 1989, when the community became an incorporated village, the name was shortened to St. Isidore. However, the incorporated village was short-lived and became part of The Nation Municipality nine years later in 1998. St-Isidore has a French elementary school (Kindergarten to 6) called '' L'école Catholique de St-Isidore ''. The school has between 200 and 300 students. A designated place, St. Isidore had a population of 751 in the Canada 2006 Census. A 24 megawatt solar power plant is located near the town. The St-Isidore Catholic Church, built in 1879 was destroyed by fire on July 23, 2016.

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

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, St. Isidore had a population of 892 living in 370 of its 385 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 805. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. *Population in 2011: 752 *Population in 2006: 751 *Total private dwellings: 330 *Land area (square km): 1.15 *Population density per square km: 652.4 *Median age of the population: 45.1 *Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling: 315 *Single-detached house: 225 *Other dwelling: 15 *Apartment, duplex: 10 *Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys: 55

People from St. Isidore

Royal Galipeau Royal Galipeau (January 5, 1947 – January 27, 2018) was a Canadian politician who was Member of Parliament for the Ottawa—Orléans federal constituency. He was first elected as a Conservative Party candidate in the 2006 election, and was r ...

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Valérie Grenier Valérie Grenier (born October 30, 1996) is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer. She started skiing in all disciplines and later specialized in giant slalom and super-G. From St. Isidore, Ontario, between Ottawa and Montreal, Grenier has compe ...

- Canadian alpine ski racer who competed in the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

Benoît Pouliot Benoît Robert Pouliot (born September 29, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who most recently played for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL with the Minnesota W ...

- professional ice hockey player *

Francis Wathier Francis Wathier (born December 7, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. Wathier was originally drafted by the Dallas Stars and played for their farm team the Texas Stars. He has had three stints with the Dallas Stars, p ...

- professional ice hockey player

References

Former villages in Ontario Communities in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell Designated places in Ontario {{EasternOntario-geo-stub