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The Nation
La Nation— Township — St. Isidore Coordinates: 45°21′00″N 75°02′00″W / 45.35°N 75.0333333°WCoordinates: 45°21′00″N 75°02′00″W / 45.35°N 75.0333333°W Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Prescott and Russell Incorporated 1998 Government - Type Township - Mayor François St. Amour - Governing Body The Nation Municipal Council Area - Total 657.32 km2 (253.8 sq mi) Population (2006)[1] - Total 10,643 Time zone EST (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Postal code K0A, K0B Area code(s) 613 Website www.nationmun.ca The Nation (La Nation in French) is a municipality in eastern Ontario, located within Canada's National Capital Region, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell.The municipality consists of the former geographic townships of Caledonia, Cambridge and South Plantagenet.
Cross by the South Nation River that connect Larose Forest and Alfred Bog. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has been designated the Alfred Bog "a provincially significant wetland and an area of natural and scientific interest. Species of interest include the Palm Warbler, Northern Pitcher-plant, Pink Lady's-slipper, cottongrass, Bog Elfin and Bog Copper butterflies, and Ebony Boghaunter dragonfly. It also hosts one of the most southerly herds of moose. The bog is open to the public with a 272 metre boardwalk for nature walks.[1]
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Communities
The township comprises the communities of Benoit, Bradley Creek, Caledonia Springs, Fenaghvale, Forest Park, Fournier, Franklins Corners, Gagnon, Johnsons Ferry, Lalonde, Limoges, Longtinville, Martels Corners, Mayerville, Parkers Corners, Proulx, Riceville, Routhier, Sandown, Skye, St. Albert, St. Amour, St. Bernardin, Ste-Rose-de-Prescott, St. Isidore and Velfranc.
The ghost town of Lemieux, found south of Bourget on Highway 138, is also located within the municipality.
Demographics
According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 10,643
- % Change (2001–2006): 0.4
- Dwellings: 3,893
- Area (km²): 657.32
- Density (persons per km²): 16.2
Mother tongue:
- French as first language: 70 %
- English as first language: 25 %
- English and French as first language: 2 %
- Other as first language: 3 %
See also
- Transit Eastern Ontario operated under the authority of The North Glengarry Prescott Russell (NGPR) Transport Board
References
- ^ The Alfred Bog, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
External links
Ottawa Clarence-Rockland, Alfred and Plantagenet Russell Champlain The Nation (surrounds Casselman)
North Stormont, North Glengarry Prescott and Russell United Counties Municipalities Township of Alfred and Plantagenet - Village of Casselman - Champlain Township - City of Clarence–Rockland - Township of East Hawkesbury - Town of Hawkesbury - Township of Russell - Municipality of The NationMajor Unincorporated Communities Alfred - Bourget - Embrun - Limoges - L'Orignal - Plantagenet - Rockland - Russell - St. Isidore - Vankleek HillAirports Embrun Aerodrome - Hawkesbury Airport - Hawkesbury (East) Airport - Hawkesbury (Windover Field) Airport - Pendleton AirportIce Hockey Teams Categories:- Municipalities in Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario
- Township municipalities in Ontario
- Ontario communities with large francophone populations
- Eastern Ontario geography stubs
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