| South Stormont, Ontario | |
|---|---|
| — Township — | |
| Community of St. Andrews West | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve (Mayor) | Bryan McGillis |
| • Deputy Mayor | Tammy Hart |
| • Councillor | Richard Waldroff |
| • Councillor | Cindy Woods |
| • Councillor | Barry Brownlee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 447.46 km2 (172.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 12,520 |
| • Density | 28.0/km2 (72.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | K0C |
| Area code(s) | 613 |
| Website | South Stormont |
South Stormont is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. The township was incorporated on January 1, 1998, by amalgamating the former geographic townships of Cornwall and Osnabruck.
South Stormont borders on, but does not include, the city of Cornwall.
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The township comprises the communities of Black River, Bonville, Bush Glen, Bunker Hill, Churchill Heights, Dixon, Gallingertown, Harrisons Corners, Ingleside, Lakeview Heights, Critesdale, Long Sault, Lunenburg, Newington, North Lunenburg, North Valley, Northfield, Northfield Station, Osnabruck Centre, Pleasant Valley, Rosedale Terrace, St. Andrews, Sandfield Mills and Sandtown.
The township of South Stormont is governed by three councillors, a deputy reeve and a reeve (mayor). The term length is four years. South Stormont also conducts elections on the internet, using a secure, and cost-efficient website and automated telephone voting system.
Cornwall and Osnabruck were two of the original eight "Royal Townships" established along the Saint Lawrence River in Upper Canada. Osnabruck was named after a title formerly held by Prince Frederick, son of George III, who at one time was Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, and Cornwall was named for Prince Frederick's title as Duke of Cornwall.
This area was first settled by members of Sir John Johnson's King's Royal Regiment of New York, and became Stormont County in 1792.
The Lost Villages, ten ghost towns which were flooded by the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958, were located in the former Cornwall and Osnabruck Townships. The communities of Long Sault and Ingleside were newly built to accommodate displaced residents of the flooded villages. Due to this relocation, the towns were entirely planned from their inception - a rarity in Ontario. Several streets in the two communities are named for the flooded settlements.
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
| North Dundas | North Stormont | North Glengarry | ||
| South Dundas | South Glengarry | |||
| South Stormont | ||||
| Saint Lawrence River / Louisville, Massena (USA) |
Cornwall |