Edwardsburgh/Cardinal

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Edwardsburgh/Cardinal
Township
Old grist mill, Spencerville
Edwards-burgh/
Cardinal
Coordinates: 44°50′N 75°30′W / 44.833°N 75.500°W / 44.833; -75.500Coordinates: 44°50′N 75°30′W / 44.833°N 75.500°W / 44.833; -75.500
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Leeds and Grenville
Amalgamated 2001
Government
 • Type Township
 • Mayor William Sloan
 • Federal riding Leeds—Grenville
 • Prov. riding Leeds—Grenville
Area[1]
 • Land 312.34 km2 (120.60 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 6,959
 • Density 22.3/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code FSA K0E
Area code(s) 613
Website www.edwardsburgh
cardinal.ca

Edwardsburgh/Cardinal is a township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville of eastern Ontario, Canada.

The Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal was formed on January 1, 2001, through the amalgamation of Edwardsburgh Township with the Village of Cardinal.

Both Highway 416 and Highway 401 pass through the township.

Communities

The township's main population centres are Cardinal, Johnstown, and Spencerville. It also includes the communities of Brouseville, New Wexford, Pittston, and Shanly.

Cardinal

Cardinal is a small village located in the township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal. Situated along the Saint Lawrence River, between the towns of Iroquois to the east and Johnstown to the west, Cardinal has approximately one thousand residents.

Hugh Munro built a grist-mill at Point Cardinal in 1796. Small industries capitalized on the water power offered by the Galops Rapids. By 1864, Cardinal's business concerns included the McLatchie foundry and the Canada Starch Works.[2]

Cardinal

Demographics

Canada census – Edwardsburgh/Cardinal community profile
 201120062001

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

6959 (4.0% from 2006)
312.34 km2 (120.60 sq mi)
22.3 /km2 (58 /sq mi)

2986

6689 (0.2% from 2001)
311.83 km2 (120.40 sq mi)
21.5 /km2 (56 /sq mi)
42.8 (M: 42.2, F: 43.4)
2846
$56,192

6674 (-0.6% from 1996)
312.00 km2 (120.46 sq mi)
21.4 /km2 (55 /sq mi)
39.8 (M: 39.9, F: 39.8)
2799
$49,312

References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]

See also

  • List of townships in Ontario

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Edwardsburgh/Cardinal census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-09. 
  2. ↑ http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_5866_1.html Ontario Heritage Trust Founding of Cardinal
  3. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
 North Grenville North Dundas
Augusta South Dundas
   Edwardsburgh/Cardinal  
Prescott Saint Lawrence River, bridge to
Ogdensburg, Lisbon (New York, USA)


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