Mount St. Patrick, Ontario

Admaston/Bromley
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Admaston/Bromley
Typical countryside near Douglas
Typical countryside near Douglas
Admaston/Bromley is located in Renfrew County
Admaston/Bromley
Admaston/Bromley
Admaston/Bromley is located in Southern Ontario
Admaston/Bromley
Admaston/Bromley
Coordinates: 45°31′45″N 76°53′49″W / 45.52917°N 76.89694°W / 45.52917; -76.89694[1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyRenfrew
FormedJanuary 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorMichael Donohue
 • MPCheryl Gallant (CPC)
 • MPPJohn Yakabuski (OPC)
Area
[2]
 • Land524.06 km2 (202.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total2,935
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
K0J
Area codes613,343
Websitewww.admastonbromley.com

Admaston/Bromley is an incorporated township in Renfrew County, Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It was formed on January 1, 2000, when Admaston and Bromley Townships were amalgamated. It takes part of its name from Admaston, Staffordshire, a small English hamlet.[3]

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Admaston, Balsam Hill, Belangers Corners, Bromley, Bulgers Corners, Connaught, Douglas, Ferguslea, Fremo Corners, Kellys Corner, Martins Corner, McDougall, Moores Lake, Mount St. Patrick, Northcote, Oakgrove, Osceola, Payne, Pine Valley, Renfrew Junction, Rosebank, Shamrock, and Wolftown.

Admaston

The community, as well as the township, were named for the little village of Admaston, Staffordshire, the native home of Sir Charles Bagot, second Governor General of the Province of Canada .

Bromley

The community, as well as the township, took its name from Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire, England, home of the Bagot family.

Douglas

When the post office was established in 1854, Scottish settlers chose the name Douglas after a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town of Douglas is the third of five chutes along the Bonnechere River. The others being Castleford, Renfrew, Fourth Chute and Eganville. The chutes were used for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls; Douglas had a 21-foot (3.4 m) waterfall over which log drivers had to shepherd their timber.

Mount St. Patrick

The community was most likely first settled in the 1830's by squatters on the land, as there was no land registry until the 1850's. The settlers, almost solely Irish Catholics, named the village after Croagh Patrick, in County Mayo, Ireland.

Demographics

Admaston/Bromley
YearPop.±%
19912,752[a]—    
19962,837[b]+3.1%
20012,824−0.5%
20062,716−3.8%
20112,844+4.7%
20162,935+3.2%
2016,[4] 2011[5], 2006[6], earlier[7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Admaston/Bromley had a population of 2,995 living in 1,136 of its 1,305 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 2,935. With a land area of 519.59 km2 (200.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.8/km2 (14.9/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

Douglas
Hamlet of Shamrock

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Population is the sum of Admaston Township: 1551 and Bromley Township: 1201
  2. ^ Population is the sum of Admaston Township: 1648 and Bromley Township: 1189

References

  1. ^ a b "Admaston/Bromley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  2. ^ a b "Admaston/Bromley census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  3. ^ The Citizen's District Staff of Correspondents (30 October 1937). "Origin of Place Names in District: Admaston". The Ottawa Evening Citizen. No. 115. Ottawa, Canada. p. 19. Retrieved 16 August 2015. Admaston in Renfrew county was named after a village in Staffordshire, England.
  4. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Admaston/Bromley, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

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