Everything about North Glengarry Ontario totally explained
North Glengarry is a
township in eastern
Ontario,
Canada, in the
United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. It is a 69%
rural area located between
Ottawa-
Hull,
Montreal and
Cornwall-
Massena.
The current township of North Glengarry was created on
January 1,
1998 by amalgamating the former townships of
Kenyon and
Lochiel with the villages of
Maxville and
Alexandria.
Communities
The township comprises the urban community of Alexandria (population 3,287) and the rural communities of Apple Hill, Athol, Baltics Corners, Breadalbane, Brodie, Dalkeith, Dominionville, Dornie, Dunvegan, Fairview, Fassifern, Fiskes Corners, Glen Robertson, Glen Sandfield, Greenfield, Guaytown, Kirkhill, Laggan, Lochiel, Lochinvar, Lorne, Maxville, McCormick, McCrimmon, Pine Grove, St. Elmo and Stewarts Glen.
The community of Skye is located on the boundary between North Glengarry and
The Nation.
Alexandria is served five or six times a day by the Montreal-Ottawa
VIA Rail trains which almost all stop there, in each direction.
History
The area was originally settled in 1792 as part of the historic
Glengarry County. Kenyon, which was part of
Charlottenburgh Township until 1798, was named for British judge and politician
Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, and Lochiel, which was part of
Lancaster Township until 1818, was named for the Lochiels of
Clan Cameron.
Development in the region was significantly spurred by the development of a railway link between
Ottawa and
Montreal in the early
1880s. Maxville, Alexandria and Glen Robertson, in particular, became key railway hubs for farmers in the area.
Maxville was first incorporated as a village separate from Kenyon Township in 1892, and Alexandria was separated from Lochiel Township in the early 1900s.
Culture
Maxville hosts the annual
Glengarry Highland Games, one of North America's largest festivals of
Scottish culture, in August of each year.
Sport
The
Alexandria Glens of the
Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League play out of the Glengarry Sports Palace (Billy Gebbie Arena) in Alexandria.
The Glens won 2007 EOJBHL Championship, defeating the Gatineau Mustangs in 7 games in the final. This marks the first time a team outside of the Metro Division of EOJBHL has won the Carson Trophy as league champions in over half a decade. This marks the Glens first Junior "B" Championship.
Demographics
According to the
Canada 2006 Census:
- Population: 10,635
- French mother-tongue 41%, English mother-tongue 54%
- % Change (2001-2006): +0.4
- Dwellings: 4,553
- Area (km²): 642.40
- Density (persons per km²): 16.6
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