The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, commonly known as Leeds and Grenville, is a county and

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subregion of

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. It fronts on the

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and the international boundary between Canada and the United States, opposite of the

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. The county seat is

Brockville Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically Independent city, independent of the county. It is included with Leeds and ...

. The county was formed by the union of the historical counties of

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and Grenville in 1850.

Subdivisions

There are 10 municipalities in Leeds and Grenville (in order of population): * Municipality of North Grenville (part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of Rideau Lakes (part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of

Elizabethtown-Kitley Elizabethtown-Kitley is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Its southern border lies along the St. Lawrence River and it extends north into many rural hamlets and villages. The township was creat ...

(part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of Augusta (part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal (part of Grenville sub-region) * Village of

Merrickville–Wolford Merrickville–Wolford is a village-status municipality in Eastern Ontario, Canada, located in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. It spans both shores of the Rideau River. The current municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1998, ...

(part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of

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(part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of

Front of Yonge Front of Yonge is a township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in Ontario, Canada. It is the location of the Thousand Islands National Park Visitor Centre and Brown's Bay Beach, as well as a number of private campgrounds, the Jones C ...

(part of Leeds sub-region) * Village of Westport (part of Leeds sub-region) The city of

and towns of

Gananoque Gananoque ( ) is a town in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville of Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,383 year-round residents in the 2021 Canadian Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" becau ...

and Prescott are part of the Leeds and Grenville census division but are independent of the county.

Historical townships

* ''

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Boston Public Library collection. Accessed 26 August 2023. ** Bastard (now part of Rideau Lakes) ** Elizabethtown (now part of Elizabethtown-Kitley) ** Front of Escott (now part of Leeds and the Thousand Islands) ** Front of Leeds and Lansdowne (now part of Leeds and the Thousand Islands) **

(still exists) ** Kitley (now part of Elizabethtown-Kitley) ** North Crosby (now part of Rideau Lakes) ** Rear of Escott (now part of Athens) ** Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne (now part of Leeds and the Thousand Islands) ** Rear of Yonge (now part of Athens) ** South Burgess (now part of Rideau Lakes) **

South Crosby Rideau Lakes is a township located within the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Rideau Lakes lies in the northwest corner of Leeds and Grenville, and is geographically the largest municipality in the county. The ...

(now part of Rideau Lakes) ** South Elmsley (now part of Rideau Lakes) * '' Grenville County'' ** Augusta (still exists) ** Edwardsburgh (still exists as part of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal) **

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(now part of North Grenville) ** South Gower (now part of North Grenville) **

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) ** Wolford (still exists as part of Merrickville-Wolford)

Demographics

As a

in the

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conducted by

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, the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville 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.

Courthouse

William Buell granted the land for construction of the Brockville Courthouse atop a hill rising from the Saint Lawrence River. A broad boulevard extends to the main street. One of the oldest courthouses in Ontario, it was erected in 1842. The original plan had been to build one in Johnstown Township, but the land there was too swampy. Instead, it was built in Elizabethtown Township. The figure of

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, a blindfolded woman holding the scales of justice, was made by master carver William Holmes in 1844. This statue was named "Sally Grant" by Paul Glasford, the chair of the building committee, in honour of the woman who posed as the model. It was erected in 1845, damaged by

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in 1954 and rotting by 1956. The original is on display at a Westport museum. A replica carved by Robert Kerr of

was placed atop the courthouse in 1982.

Transportation

Major highways: * * * *

Notes

The town of

is mostly located in

, while parts of the southern areas of the town are in the township of Rideau Lakes in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leeds And Grenville United Counties, Ontario United counties in Ontario