Enniskillen, Ontario

For the unincorporated namesake community in the municipality of Clarington, see Enniskillen, Ontario (Hamlet).

Enniskillen is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, within Lambton County. It is located at the intersection of Highway 21 (Oil Heritage Road) and Rokeby Line. The economy of the township is based on agriculture. It was named after Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole's father who was the Earl of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Enniskillen
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Enniskillen
Oil City hamlet
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Coordinates: 42°49′N 82°7.5′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Lambton
Settled	1830s
Incorporated	1855
Government
• Mayor	Kevin Marriott
• Federal riding	Sarnia—Lambton
• Prov. riding	Sarnia—Lambton
Area [1]
• Land	338.05 km2 (130.52 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,825
• Density	8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA	N0N
Area code(s)	519, 226, 548
Website	www.enniskillen.ca

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Oil City, Glen Rae and Marthaville, and surrounds but does not include the independent municipalities of Petrolia and Oil Springs.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enniskillen had a population of 2,825 living in 1,041 of its 1,087 total private dwellings, a change of 1% from its 2016 population of 2,796. With a land area of 338.05 km² (130.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.4/km² (21.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	2,825 (+1.0% from 2016)	2,796 (-4.6% from 2011)	2,930 (-6.1% from 2006)
Land area	338.05 km2 (130.52 sq mi)	338.16 km2 (130.56 sq mi)	338.18 km2 (130.57 sq mi)
Population density	8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)	8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)	8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Median age	47.2 (M: 44.0, F: 48.4)	49.1 (M: 47.2, F: 50.5)
Private dwellings	1,087 (total)  1,041 (occupied)	1,093 (total)	1,124 (total)
Median household income	$104,000	$89,728

Canada census – Enniskillen community profile

References: 2021^[2] 2016^[3] 2011^[4]

Historical census populations – Enniskillen, Ontario

Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,063 —     1931 2,692 −12.1% 1941 2,623 −2.6% 1951 2,511 −4.3% 1956 2,735 +8.9% 1961 2,896 +5.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 2,892 −0.1% 1971 3,022 +4.5% 1976 3,327 +10.1% 1981 3,307 −0.6% 1986 3,165 −4.3% 1991 3,167 +0.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 3,288 +3.8% 2001 3,259 −0.9% 2006 3,122 −4.2% 2011 2,930 −6.1% 2016 2,796 −4.6% 2021 2,825 +1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[5][6][7][8]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario