Lanark Highlands

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Lanark Highlands is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in Lanark County. The township administrative offices are located in the village of Lanark.

Lanark Highlands
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Lanark Highlands
Municipal office in Lanark
Lanark Highlands Location in Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°06′01″N 76°31′09″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Lanark
Settled	1820[1]
Incorporated	July 1, 1997
Government
• Type	Township
• Reeve	Peter McLaren
• Governing Body	Lanark Highlands Township Council
• MP	Scott Reid (CPC)
• MPP	Randy Hillier (OPC)
Area [2]
• Land	1,031.52 km2 (398.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	5,737
• Density	5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code	K0G 1K0
Area code(s)	613, 343
Website	www.lanarkhighlands.ca

History

On May 15, 1997, the United Township of Lavant, Dalhousie and North Sherbrooke was amalgamated with the Township of Lanark and the Village of Lanark to form the Township of North West Lanark. In turn, North West Lanark was merged with Darling Township on July 1, 1997, to create the Township of Lanark Highlands.^[3]

Communities

The township comprises the communities of:

• Arklan
• Boyds
• Brightside
• Bullock
• California
• Cedardale
• Clyde Forks
• Clydesville
• Dalhousie Lake
• Elphin
• Flower Station
• Folger
• French Line
• Halls Mills
• Halpenny
• Herron's Mills (ghost town)
• Hood
• Hopetown
• Joes Lake
• Lammermoor
• Lanark
• Lavant
• Lavant Station
• Lloyd
• Marble Bluff
• McDonalds Corners
• Middleville
• Pine Grove
• Poland
• Quinn Settlement
• Rosetta
• Tatlock
• Watsons Corners
• White

• 
  Lanark
• 
  Lavant
• 
  Lavant Station
• 
  Poland
• 
  Marble mines near Tatlock

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lanark Highlands had a population of 5,737 living in 2,494 of its 3,409 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 5,338. With a land area of 1,031.52 km² (398.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.6/km² (14.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	5,737 (+7.5% from 2016)	5,338 (+4.1% from 2011)	5,128 (-1.0% from 2006)
Land area	1,031.52 km2 (398.27 sq mi)	1,048.83 km2 (404.96 sq mi)	1,048.19 km2 (404.71 sq mi)
Population density	5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)	4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Median age	52.0 (M: 51.6, F: 52.4)	51.2 (M: 51.1, F: 51.3)
Private dwellings	3,409 (total)  2,494 (occupied)	3,315 (total)	3,182 (total)
Median household income	$81,000	$67,669

Canada census – Lanark Highlands community profile

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical census populations – Lanark Highlands

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	4,795	—
2006	5,180	+8.0%
2011	5,128	−1.0%
2016	5,338	+4.1%
2021	5,737	+7.5%
Source: Statistics Canada[2][7][8]

Notable people

• Earl Manson, professional ice hockey player with the Seattle Metropolitans
• David Francey, songwriter, carpenter.

See also

• List of townships in Ontario