Frontenac Islands is a township

Township (Canada)

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 located in Frontenac County

Frontenac County, Ontario

Frontenac County, as defined by Statistics Canada, is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. The City of Kingston is included in the census division, but is politically separated from the County of Frontenac. It has a land...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It had a population of 1,862 in the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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, and encompasses five islands at the beginning of the Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

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 near the outlet of Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario

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: Bayfield, Garden

Garden Island (Ontario)

Garden Island is located in Lake Ontario, approximately 2 miles south of Kingston, north west of Wolfe Island, and is approximately 65 acres in size....

, Hickory, Horseshoe, Howe

Howe Island

Howe Island is an island located in the St. Lawrence River west of Kingston in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Thousand Islands chain...

, Wolfe

Wolfe Island (Ontario)

Wolfe Island is an island located at the entrance to the Saint Lawrence River in Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario. Wolfe Island is part of Frontenac County, Ontario. Together with Howe Island, Simcoe Island, and Hickory Island forms the Township of Frontenac Islands. It is the largest of the...

 and Simcoe

Simcoe Island

Simcoe Island is a small island in Lake Ontario, just off Wolfe Island, close to Kingston, Ontario, and Amherst Island. The island in almost completely farmland and can be reached by ferry from Wolfe Island...

.

The township was formed in 1998 when Howe Island Township and Wolfe Island Township were merged as part of the county's reorganization.

Communities

Only Wolfe Island has a recognisable concentrated settlement: the village of Marysville, with around 400 inhabitants. The rest of the population is dispersed. In the Nineteenth Century, the islands had much larger populations, and other villages such as Port Alexandria, Port Metcalf and Scotch Settlement (all on Wolfe Island) existed. These communities are now no more than names on the map

Community Groups and Organisations

There are several community groups and organisations in Frontenac Islands. On Wolfe Island, these include the Wolfe Island Business and Tourism Association (WIBTA), the Community Medical Clinic, and the Wolfe Island Historical Society.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

:

• Population: 1,862
• % Change (2001-2006): 13.7
• Land area: 174.99 km² (67.56 mi²)
• Density: 10.6/km² (27.6/mi²)
• Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 783 (total dwellings: 1282)
• Mother tongue:
  • English as first language: 93.6 %
  • French as first language: 0.5 %
  • English and French as first language: 0 %
  • Other as first language: 5.9 %

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 1862 (2001 to 2006 population change: 13.7 %)
• Population in 2001: 1638
• Population in 1996:
  • Howe Island (township): 481
  • Wolfe Island (township): 1180
• Population in 1991:
  • Howe Island (township): 419
  • Wolfe Island (township): 1097

External links

• Township of Frontenac Islands
• Wolfe Island Business and Tourism Association (WIBTA)