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Alfred, Ontario

Alfred and Plantagenet
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Alfred and Plantagenet
Canton d'Alfred et Plantagenet
Location within Prescott and Russell
Location within Prescott and Russell
Alfred and Plantagenet is located in Southern Ontario
Alfred and Plantagenet
Alfred and Plantagenet
Location within southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°55′W / 45.567°N 74.917°W / 45.567; -74.917Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°55′W / 45.567°N 74.917°W / 45.567; -74.917
Country  Canada
Provinces  Ontario
County Prescott and Russell
Formed January 1, 1997
Government
 • Mayor Fernand Dicaire
 • Federal riding Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
 • Prov. riding Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Area
 • Land 392.45 km2 (151.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 9,196
 • Density 23.4/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code FSA K0B
Area code(s) 613
Website www.alfred-plantagenet.com

Alfred and Plantagenet is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the South Nation River.

The township was formed on January 1, 1997, through the amalgamation of Alfred Township, Alfred Village, North Plantagenet Township, and Plantagenet Village.

Near the town of Alfred, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has designated the Alfred Bog as "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 (892 ft) boardwalk for nature walks.

The township comprises the communities of Alfred, Alfred Station, Blue Corners, Centrefield, Coin Gratton, Curran, Glenburn, Jessups Falls, Lefaivre, Pendleton, Plantagenet, Plantagenet Station, Rockdale, Senecal, The Rollway, Treadwell, Wendover, and Westminster.

Main street in Alfred

Skyline of Plantagenet

Wendover

The Alfred Bog trail sign


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