Addington Highlands

Addington Highlands
Township of Addington Highlands
—  Town  —
Denbigh and Denbigh Lake
Coordinates: 45°00′N 77°15′W / 45°N 77.25°W / 45; -77.25Coordinates: 45°00′N 77°15′W / 45°N 77.25°W / 45; -77.25
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Lennox and Addington
Established
Government
 – Type Town
 – Reeve Henry Hogg
 – Governing Body Addington Highlands Township Council
 – MP Scott Reid
 – MPP Randy Hillier
Area
 – Total 1,288.47 km2 (497.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 – Total 2,512
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span K0H
Area code(s) 613
Website www.addingtonhighlands.ca

Addington Highlands (2006 population 2,512) is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Lennox and Addington.

Bon Echo Provincial Park is for the most part located in the township.

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Communities

The township comprises the communities of Addington, Bishop Corners, Caverlys Landing, Cloyne, Denbigh, Ferguson Corners, Flinton, Flinton Corners, Glastonbury, Glenfield, Kaladar, Massanoga, McCrae, Northbrook, Rose Hill, Slate Falls, Vennachar, Vennachar Junction and Weslemkoon.

Kaladar is located at the junction of Highway 7 and Highway 41. To the north is Bon Echo Provincial Park. Other nearby natural areas are the Kaladar Pine Barrens Conservation Reserve and Puzzle Lake Provincial Park. This area was first settled following the construction of the Addington Road in 1857. It was originally named Scouten after its first postmaster. The old CPR rail bed passing through the town has become part of the Trans Canada Trail.

The Kaladar fire tower was removed in the 1980s. It was situated up the hill at the north end of the village, just off the highway.

The township's municipal offices are located in Flinton.

Lakes

Weslemkoon (centre) and Effingham (lower right) Lakes, popular cottage locations.

Lakes of notable size within the township boundaries are:

Statistics

v · d · eCanada census – Addington Highlands Community Profile
  2006

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

2,512 (4.6% from 2001)
1,288.47 km2 (497.48 sq mi)
1.9 /km2 (4.9 /sq mi)
N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A)
2,350
$N/A






References: 2006[1]
N/A = Data Not Available

References

  1. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24. 

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