Lanark Highlands, Ontario

      Township of Lanark Highlands
      —  Township  —
      Municipal office in Lanark
      Lanark Highlands, Ontario is located in Southern Ontario
      Township of Lanark Highlands
      Coordinates: 45°04′N 76°29′W / 45.067°N 76.483°W / 45.067; -76.483Coordinates: 45°04′N 76°29′W / 45.067°N 76.483°W / 45.067; -76.483
      Country  Canada
      Province  Ontario
      County Lanark
      Incorporated July 1, 1997
      Government
       • Type Township
       • Mayor Peter McLaren
       • Governing Body Lanark Highlands Township Council
       • MP Scott Reid (CPC)
       • MPP Randy Hillier (OPC)
      Area[1]
       • Land 1,048.19 km2 (404.71 sq mi)
      Population (2011)[1]
       • Total 5,128
       • Density 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
      Time zone EST (UTC-5)
       • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
      Postal code K0G 1K0
      Area code(s) 613
      Website www.lanarkhighlands.ca

      Lanark Highlands is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in Lanark County.

      History

      The current township was incorporated on July 1, 1997 by amalgamating the former townships of Darling, Lanark, and the previously combined township Lavant, Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke with the village of Lanark.

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      Communities

      The township comprises the communities of Arklan, Boyds, Brightside, Bullock, California, Cedardale, Clyde Forks, Clydesville, Dalhousie Lake, Elphin, Flower Station, Folger, French Line, Halls Mills, Halpenny, Hood, Hopetown, Joes Lake, Lammermoor, Lanark, Lavant, Lavant Station, Lloyd, Marble Bluff, McDonalds Corners, Middleville, Pine Grove, Poland, Quinn Settlement, Rosetta, Tatlock, Watsons Corners and White, as well as the ghost town of Herrons Mills.


      • Lanark

      • Lavant

      • Lavant Station

      • Poland

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      Demographics

      Canada census – Lanark Highlands, Ontario Community Profile
        2011 2006 2001

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

      5128 (-1.0% from 2006)
      1,048.19 km2 (404.71 sq mi)
      4.9 /km2 (13 /sq mi)

      3182

      5180 (8.0% from 2001)
      1,033.30 km2 (398.96 sq mi)
      5.0 /km2 (13 /sq mi)
      45.6 (M: 45.4, F: 45.9)
      3036
      $52,974

      4795 (3.6% from 1996)
      1,033.37 km2 (398.99 sq mi)
      4.6 /km2 (12 /sq mi)
      42.2 (M: 42.1, F: 42.3)
      2636
      $40,844
      References: 2011[2] 2006[3] 2001[4]
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      See also

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      References

      1. ^ a b "Lanark Highlands census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-13. 
      2. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-13. 
      3. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2012-02-13. 
      4. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-13. 
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