Alexandria, Ontario
| North Glengarry | |
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| Township (lower-tier) | |
| Township of North Glengarry | |
Maxville
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 North Glengarry
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| Coordinates: 45°20′N 74°44′W / 45.333°N 74.733°WCoordinates: 45°20′N 74°44′W / 45.333°N 74.733°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
| Settled | 1792 |
| Incorporated | 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Chris McDonell |
| • Federal riding | Glengarry—Prescott—Russell |
| • Prov. riding | Glengarry—Prescott—Russell |
| Area | |
| • Land | 643.69 km2 (248.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 10,251 |
| • Density | 15.9/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code FSA | K0C |
| Area code(s) | 613 |
| Website | www.northglengarry.ca |
North Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. It is a predominantly rural area located between Ottawa-Gatineau, Montreal and Cornwall-Massena.
The current township of North Glengarry was created on 1 January 1998, by amalgamating the former townships of Kenyon and Lochiel with the village of Maxville and the town of Alexandria.
The township comprises the urban community of Alexandria (population 3,287) and the rural communities of Apple Hill, Athol, Baltic Corners, Breadalbane, Brodie, Dalkeith, Dominionville, Dornie, Dunvegan, Fairview, Fassifern, Fiskes Corners, Glen Robertson, Glen Sandfield, Greenfield, Guaytown, Kirkhill, Laggan, Lochiel, Lochinvar, Lorne, Maxville (population 853), McCormick, McCrimmon, Pine Grove, St. Elmo, and Stewarts Glen.
The community of Skye is located on the boundary between North Glengarry and The Nation.
Alexandria is served five or six times a day by the Montreal-Ottawa Via Rail trains which almost all stop there, in each direction. Commuter buses provide daily services from Maxville and area to Ottawa-Gatineau.
The area was originally settled in 1792 as part of the historic Glengarry County in which many Scottish emigrants settled from all over the Scottish Highlands due to the Highland Clearances. This first wave of heavy migration lasted till 1816, emigration still continued afterwards into the early 20th century but in a slower pace. Many of these migrants came from the Inverness-shire area of Scotland specifically. Canadian Gaelic / Scottish Gaelic has been a spoken language in the area for over four centuries. Kenyon, which was part of Charlottenburgh Township until 1798, was named for British judge and politician Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, and Lochiel, which was part of Lancaster Township until 1818, was named for the Lochiels of Clan Cameron.
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