Central Frontenac
Template:Use Canadian English Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator.
Central Frontenac is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Frontenac.
Central Frontenac was created on January 1, 1998, through an amalgamation of the Townships of Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Olden, and Oso.[1]
Communities
There are 28 communities:
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
- Arden[2]
- Ardendale
- Bordenwood
- Burke Settlement
- Clarendon Station Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Cole Lake
- Crow Lake
- Echo
- Elm Tree
- Godfrey
- Henderson Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Kirk Cove Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Long Lake Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- McLean Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Mountain Grove Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Oak Flats Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Oconto Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Oso Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Parham
- Piccadilly Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Ronaldson Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Seouls Corners Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Sharbot Lake
- Tichborne
- Wagarville Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Wilkinson Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
- Zealand Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Frontenac had a population of Script error: No such module "val". living in Script error: No such module "val". of its Script error: No such module "val". total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of Script error: No such module "val".. With a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[3] Template:Canada census
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 95.1%
- French as first language: 1.5%
- English and French as first language: 0.3%
- Other as first language: 2.8%
<templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".
Transportation
The main road is Highway 7 which runs through the entire township from east to west. Central Frontenac Road 38 intersects Highway 7 at Sharbot Lake and runs south to South Frontenac Township, providing connectivity with Kingston.
The route of the former Kingston and Pembroke Railway runs through the township, and has been converted into the K&P Rail Trail.
Crime
On June 7, 2020, a gunman opened fire on his neighbours after lighting a building on fire in Parham. The fire spread to the adjacent historic century-old St. James Anglican church, destroying both buildings. One person was injured. The gunman was charged with attempted murder, arson and firearms-related charges.[4][5]
Education
Central Frontenac, along with South Frontenac, North Frontenac and the Frontenac Islands, send students to schools part of the Limestone District School Board, based in neighboring Kingston.
See also
References
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Template:SCref
- ↑ Charges laid in shooting, arson in eastern Ontario village of Parham, CBC News, Ottawa, June 8, 2020
- ↑ Parham, Ont., residents speak out after shooting and historic church fire, Global News, June 9, 2020
Cite error: <ref> tag with name "SC11" defined in <references> is not used in prior text.
External links
- Script error: No such module "Official website".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".