Frontenac Islands



Frontenac Islands is a township located in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada, that encompasses five islands at the beginning of the Saint Lawrence River near the outlet of Lake Ontario: Bayfield, Garden, Hickory, Horseshoe, Howe, Wolfe and Simcoe.

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 recognizable 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

Note: There were no "villages" at Pot Alexandria, Port Metcalf or the Scotch Settlement. The Scotch Settlement was a farming area encompassing approximately 3,000 acres which was settled in the 1820s by Scottish clansmen moving west from Glengarry county.

Community groups and organizations
There are several community groups and organizations 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.

Education
The town, along with Central Frontenac, South Frontenac and North Frontenac, sends students to schools part of the Limestone District School Board, based in neighboring Kingston.

Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
 * 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 2011: 1864
 * Population in 2006: 1862
 * 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