Lanark, Ontario
Encyclopedia
The village of Lanark is located in the township of Lanark Highlands
in eastern Ontario
, Canada
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immigrants who named it after the town of Lanark
in Scotland. It soon became a major hub of the lumbering and textile industries, both of which used the Clyde River which runs through the village, as a source of power and as a transportation route to transport logs east to the Ottawa River.
The textile industry lasted for about 170 years, but was finally defeated by the flood of cheap Asian textiles into North America. Logging still continues in a much reduced manner, producing wood mostly for the pulp industry or for firewood. In 1959 a major fire destroyed many of the main commercial structures and a number of homes in the village's center. Most buildings were inadequately insured and replacement buildings are highly functional in their design. The village has a museum featuring exhibits of local history.
Until the late 1990s the major employer in the village was the Glenayr Kitten Mill which produced clothing and offered their products at several factory outlet stores in the village. Several of the buildings are still known by their numbers (e.g. Kitten Factory #1) to local residents. The Clyde Woolen Mills was the founder of these properties.
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Race Break Up
Lanark Highlands, Ontario
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...
in eastern Ontario
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History
The village was first settled in 1820 by ScottishScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
immigrants who named it after the town of Lanark
Lanark
Lanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8,253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland. The name is believed to come from the Cumbric Lanerc meaning "clear space, glade"....
in Scotland. It soon became a major hub of the lumbering and textile industries, both of which used the Clyde River which runs through the village, as a source of power and as a transportation route to transport logs east to the Ottawa River.
The textile industry lasted for about 170 years, but was finally defeated by the flood of cheap Asian textiles into North America. Logging still continues in a much reduced manner, producing wood mostly for the pulp industry or for firewood. In 1959 a major fire destroyed many of the main commercial structures and a number of homes in the village's center. Most buildings were inadequately insured and replacement buildings are highly functional in their design. The village has a museum featuring exhibits of local history.
Until the late 1990s the major employer in the village was the Glenayr Kitten Mill which produced clothing and offered their products at several factory outlet stores in the village. Several of the buildings are still known by their numbers (e.g. Kitten Factory #1) to local residents. The Clyde Woolen Mills was the founder of these properties.
Sport and recreation
Lanark has in the past been the location for the Canadian Big League Baseball Championships. This highly regarded baseball tournament features 18 year old players from across the country to play at Clyde Memorial Park.Demography
According to the 2001 Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada
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Census:
- Population: 869
- % Change (1996-2001): 0.5
- Dwellings: 362
- Area (km².): 4.73
- Density (persons per km².): 183.7
Race Break Up
- White: 98.5%
- Aboriginal: 1.1%
- Asian: .2%
- Black: .2%