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Scott, Ontario is a
geographic township The term township, in Canada, is generally the district or area associated with a town. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semirural government within the co ...
and former municipality now part of the Township of Uxbridge. (historic map) The Township was surveyed in 1807 and was named for Thomas Scott (1746–1824), an Attorney-General and Chief Justice for
Upper Canada The Province of Upper Canada () was a Province, part of The Canadas, British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the Province of Queb ...
. Scott Township was incorporated in 1850 and a Township hall was built in 1860. Scott Township was amalgamated with the Town and Township of Uxbridge to form an expanded Township of Uxbridge in 1974. Communities in the former territory of Scott include Leaskdale, Sandford, Udora and Zephyr. Leaskdale Manse, the former home of L. M. Montgomery, the author of ''
Anne of Green Gables ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, t ...
'' is located in the Township at Leaskdale. Montgomery lived in the area from 1911 to 1926, and wrote several books during that time. The Manse was designated a
National Historic Site of Canada National Historic Sites of Canada () are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance. Parks C ...
in 1996.


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List of townships in Ontario This is a list of township (Canada), townships in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by List of census divisions of Ontario, census division. Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma D ...


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