Casselman, Ontario
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Casselman is a village in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the South Nation River.
It is a small village on the Trans-Canada Highway 417 between Ottawa and Montreal at the crossroads of Regional Road 7. Highway 138 to Cornwall and the USA is minutes away. It is served typically once a day by the Montreal-Ottawa VIA Rail train, in each direction.
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 2,910
- % Change (1996-2001): 1.1
- Dwellings: 1,111
- Area (km²): 5
- Density (persons per km²): 582.5
Casselman is surrounded on all sides by The Nation, since Casselman citizens refused to join the fusion of municipalities.
The village was named after Martin Casselman who built a sawmill near the site of the current town in 1844. The village installed modern water and sewer services that became operational in 1977.
Casselman hosts L'écho d'un peuple, one of the biggest shows ever presented in Ontario.
| North: The Nation | ||
| West: The Nation |
Casselman | East: The Nation |
| South: The Nation |
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| Prescott and Russell United Counties | |
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| Municipalities | Township of Alfred and Plantagenet - Village of Casselman - Champlain Township - City of Clarence-Rockland - Township of East Hawkesbury - Town of Hawkesbury - Township of Russell - Municipality of The Nation |
| Major Unincorporated Communities | Alfred - Bourget - Embrun - Limoges - L'Orignal - Plantagenet - Rockland - Russell - St. Isidore - Vankleek Hill |
| Airports | Embrun Airport - Hawkesbury Airport - Hawkesbury (East) Airport - Hawkesbury (Windover Field) Airport - Pendleton Airport |
| Ice Hockey Teams | Embrun Panthers - Casselman Stars - Rockland Nationals - Saint-Isidore Eagles - Vankleek Hill Cougars - Hawkesbury Hawks - Clarence Castors |
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