Lancaster Township, Ontario
| South Glengarry | |
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| Township (lower-tier) | |
| Township of South Glengarry | |
Lancaster
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 South Glengarry
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| Coordinates: 45°12′N 74°35′W / 45.200°N 74.583°WCoordinates: 45°12′N 74°35′W / 45.200°N 74.583°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
| Settled | 1785 |
| Incorporated | 1792 (Royal Townships) |
| Incorporated | 1998 (South Glengarry) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Ian McLeod |
| • Federal riding | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry |
| • Prov. riding | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry |
| Area | |
| • Land | 605.30 km2 (233.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 13,162 |
| • Density | 21.7/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code FSA | K0C |
| Area code(s) | 613 |
| Website | southglengarry.com |
South Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
The township was created on 1 January 1998, by amalgamating the townships of Charlottenburgh and Lancaster with the independent village of Lancaster.
The township comprises the communities of Avondale, Bainsville, Bayview Estates, Bridge End, Brown House Corner, Camerons Point, Cashions Glen, Curry Hill, Dalhousie Mills, Glen Brook, Glendale Subdivision, Glen Falloch, Glen Nevis, Glen Norman, Glenroy, Glen Walter, Green Valley, Lancaster, Lancaster Heights, Loon Island, MacGillivrays Bridge, Martintown, Munroes Mills, North Branch, North Lancaster, North Lancaster Station, Pine Hill, Redwood Estates, South Lancaster, Summerstown, Summerstown Station, St. Raphaels, Tyotown, and Williamstown.
Charlottenburgh and Lancaster were two of the original eight "Royal Townships", established along the Saint Lawrence River in Upper Canada in the 1780s. This area was first settled by United Empire Loyalists. The development of this area was encouraged by Sir John Johnson, then the Superintendent General and Inspector General of Indian Affairs, who had been forced to abandon his land holdings in New York State during the American Revolution.
From the late 18th century to the early 19th century, the area was almost entirely settled by Scottish highlanders, especially from Inverness-shire, after the Highland Clearances. Canadian Gaelic / Scottish Gaelic had been spoken in Glengarry County since its first settlement in 1784.
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