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North Stormont
—  Township (lower-tier)  —
Township of North Stormont
North Stormont ON
Township office in Berwick
Motto: A Good Place to Grow...



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North Stormont
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Ontario Ontario
County Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Formed January 1, 1998
Government
 • Type Township
 • Mayor Jim Wert
 • Deputy Mayor François Landry
 • Federal riding Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
 • Prov. riding Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
Area[1]
 • Total 515.91 km2 (199.19 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total 6,873
 • Density 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern Daylight (EDT) (UTC-4)
Postal code FSA K0C
Area code(s) 613 and 343
Website [[[wikipedia:wikidata:property|entry]] at Wikidata entry at Wikidata]

North Stormont is a lower tier township in eastern Ontario, Canada in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

Communities[]

The township of North Stormont comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities:

  • Finch Township: Berwick, Crysler, Finch; Cahore, Goldfield, Glenpayne
  • Roxborough Township: Avonmore, Monkland, Moose Creek, Roxborough Gardens, Bloomington, Dyer, Gravel Hill, Lodi, MacDonalds Grove, McMillans Corners (partially), Sandringham, Strathmore, Tayside, Tolmies Corners, Warina, Valley Corners

The township administrative offices are located in Berwick.

History[]

Early settlement in the area began in 1785 Finch Township was originally part of the Royal Township of Osnabruck, and Roxborough Township was originally part of the Royal Township of Cornwall. Stormont County was created in 1792, and both Finch and Roxborough were separated from their southerly parents in 1798.

The hamlet of Berwick was first settled by four Cockburn brothers from Scotland in the early 19th century. Berwick became the administrative home of municipal government in the former Finch Township, incorporated January 1, 1850.

The New York and Ottawa Railway was built in 1897 and sent up to four daily passenger trains, as well as up to five daily freight trains through Berwick. The first church was built in 1883.

The township was established on January 1, 1998, with the amalgamation of the former Townships of Finch and Roxborough, along with the Village of Finch.

Demographics[]

Historical census populations
Year Pop. ±%
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2001 6,855 Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
2006 6,769 −1.3%
2011 6,775 +0.1%
2016 6,873 +1.4%
Population amounts prior to 2001 is total of Finch TP, Roxborough TP, and Finch VL.

Railways[]

Crysler is represented by a signpost on the Canadian National Railway line between Montreal and Toronto.

See also[]

  • List of townships in Ontario
  • List of francophone communities in Ontario

References[]

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