Deseronto, Ontario
| Deseronto | |
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| Town (lower-tier) | |
| Town of Deseronto | |
Town Hall and Post Office
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 Deseronto
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| Coordinates: 44°12′N 77°03′W / 44.200°N 77.050°WCoordinates: 44°12′N 77°03′W / 44.200°N 77.050°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Hastings |
| Settled | 1784 |
| Incorporated | 1871 (village) |
| Incorporated | 1889 (town) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Mayor | Norman Clark |
| • Federal riding | Prince Edward—Hastings |
| • Prov. riding | Prince Edward—Hastings |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,835 |
| • Density | 728.3/km2 (1,886/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | K0K |
| Area code(s) | 613 |
| Website | deseronto.ca |
Deseronto is a town in the Canadian provinceof Ontario, in Hastings County, located at the mouth of the Napanee River on the shore of the Bay of Quinte, on the northern side of Lake Ontario.
The town was named for Captain John Deseronto, a native Mohawk leader who was a captain in the British Military Forces during the American Revolutionary War. More extensive development began with sale of village tracts by Deseronto's grandson John Culbertson in 1837. The Mohawk of the nearby Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory originally controlled the townsite as well. This is the most easterly municipality of Hastings County. It was a center of industry related to timber and mineral resources until the 1930s.
In the 21st century, Deseronto, located 5 km from Highway 401, is the eastern gateway to the Bay of Quinte tourist region, with the Skyway Bridge providing access to Prince Edward County. In 1995 the Mohawk submitted its Culbertson Tract land claim to the Canadian government, which included much of the Deseronto townsite. This has provoked considerable controversy. Negotiations on this claim have been underway with the government since 2003. In June 2013 the Federal Court of Canada issued a ruling that was a declaration of federal policy, noting that expropriation of land by payment to existing property owners was among the legal alternatives for settling the land claim, together with compensation payments and acquisition of other lands for the Mohawk.
The area was acquired by the British Government from the Mississauga people just after the American Revolution for resettlement of loyalists from the colonies. The Crown granted the land to Loyalists and Mohawk who had supported the British during this war. In 1784, a group of twenty Mohawk families led by Captain John Deserontyon (aka Deseronto) (c.1740–1811) became the first settlers. They founded what became the reserve now known as Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario, which originally included the town territory. The Crown personally granted Deseronto a lump sum payment of about £800 for his losses, 3,000 acres (12 km2) of land, and an annual pension of £45.
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