Lanark Highlands, Ontario

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Township of Lanark Highlands
—  Township  —
Municipal office in Lanark
Lanark Highlands within Lanark County.
Coordinates: 45°04′N 76°29′W / 45.067°N 76.483°W / 45.067; -76.483Coordinates: 45°04′N 76°29′W / 45.067°N 76.483°W / 45.067; -76.483
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Lanark
Incorporated July 1, 1997
Government
 • Type Township
 • Mayor Peter McLaren
 • Governing Body Lanark Highlands Township Council
 • MP Scott Reid (CPC)
 • MPP Randy Hillier (OPC)
Area[1]
 • Land 1,048.19 km2 (404.71 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 5,128
 • Density 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code K0G 1K0
Area code(s) 613
Website www.lanarkhighlands.ca

Lanark Highlands is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in Lanark County.

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[edit] History

The current township was incorporated on July 1, 1997 by amalgamating the former townships of Darling, Lanark, and the previously combined township Lavant, Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke with the village of Lanark.

The Lanark Highlands have a reputation for the locally produced maple syrup. A nickname for the Lanark Highlands is The Maple Sugar Capital.

[edit] Communities

The township comprises the communities of Arklan, Boyds, Brightside, Bullock, California, Cedardale, Clyde Forks, Clydesville, Dalhousie Lake, Elphin, Flower Station, Folger, French Line, Halls Mills, Halpenny, Hood, Hopetown, Joes Lake, Lammermoor, Lanark, Lavant, Lavant Station, Lloyd, Marble Bluff, McDonalds Corners, Middleville, Pine Grove, Poland, Quinn Settlement, Rosetta, Tatlock, Watsons Corners and White, as well as the ghost town of Herrons Mills.


  • Lanark

  • Lavant

  • Lavant Station

  • Poland

[edit] Demographics

Canada census – Lanark Highlands, Ontario Community Profile
  2011 2006 2001

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:

5128 (-1.0% from 2006)
1,048.19 km2 (404.71 sq mi)
4.9 /km2 (13 /sq mi)

3182

5180 (8.0% from 2001)
1,033.30 km2 (398.96 sq mi)
5.0 /km2 (13 /sq mi)
45.6 (males: 45.4, females: 45.9)
3036
$52,974

4795 (3.6% from 1996)
1,033.37 km2 (398.99 sq mi)
4.6 /km2 (12 /sq mi)
42.2 (males: 42.1, females: 42.3)
2636
$40,844
References: 2011[2] 2006[3] 2001[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Lanark Highlands census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3509039&Geo2=CD&Code2=3509&Data=Count&SearchText=Lanark&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 2012-02-13. 
  2. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm. Retrieved 2012-02-13. 
  3. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2012-02-13. 
  4. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. 2007-02-01. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2012-02-13. 

[edit] External links


Greater Madawaska McNab/Braeside Mississippi Mills
North Frontenac
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Central Frontenac Tay Valley Drummond/North Elmsley


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