Front of Yonge is a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Ontario

Ontario

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, located within Leeds and Grenville United Counties

Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario

The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville are located Ontario, Canada. The population, as of the 2006 census, was 99,206. The United Counties have a land area of . Leeds and Grenville are located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario, and front on the St. Lawrence River and...

. The township had a population of 2,639 in the Canada 2001 Census

Canada 2001 Census

The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This was a 4% increase over 1996 Census of 28,846,761. In...

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Communities

The township comprises the communities of Ballycanoe, Caintown, Mallorytown, Mallorytown Landing, McIntosh Mills, Trevelyan and Yonge Mills.

Mallorytown

Largest settlement area of the township is the Village of Mallorytown, founded by United Empire Loyalist Nathanial Mallory. He came ashore at Mallorytown Landing in 1784, and later moved inland in search of better farmland. This village is the site of Canada's first glassworks factory, which began in 1839, and closed in 1840. Only a few pieces of Mallorytown glass still exist, the most famous being the ‘Mallorytown Pitcher' which is on display at the Royal Ontario Museum. A reproduction of this piece is currently on display at the Mallory Coach House, an 1850's stone home which has been renovated and is open to visitors on weekends during the spring and summer months.

Mallorytown Landing

On the St. Lawrence River and location of the Visitor Centre for St. Lawrence Islands National Park, which consists of several ecologically important mainland properties and more than 20 islands between Kingston and Brockville. Established in 1904 as the first Canadian national park east of the Rockies, it is also the smallest of the national parks.

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 2803 (2001 to 2006 population change: 6.2 %)
• Population in 2001: 2639
• Population in 1996: 2530
• Population in 1991: 2357

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1065 (total dwellings: 1218)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 94.8 %
• French as first language: 1.4 %
• English and French as first language: 0.4 %
• Other as first language: 3.4 %

External links

• Front of Yonge Township
• St. Lawrence Islands National Park