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Township in Ontario, Canada

North Stormont
Township (lower-tier)
Township of North Stormont
Township office in Berwick
Motto: A Good Place to Grow...
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Coordinates: 45°13′N 75°00′W / 45.217°N 75.000°W / 45.217; -75.000
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Formed	January 1, 1998
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	François Landry
• Deputy Mayor	Steve Densham
• Federal riding	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
• Prov. riding	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
Area
• Total	515.91 km (199.19 sq mi)
Population
• Total	6,873
• Density	13.3/km (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
Postal code FSA	K0C
Area code(s)	613 and 343
Website	northstormont.ca

North Stormont is a lower tier township in eastern Ontario, Canada in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

Communities

The township of North Stormont comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities:

Finch Township: Berwick, Crysler, Finch; Cahore, Goldfield, Glenpayne
Roxborough Township: Avonmore, Monkland, Moose Creek, Roxborough Gardens, Bloomington, Dyer, Gravel Hill, Lodi, MacDonalds Grove, McMillans Corners (partially), Sandringham, Strathmore, Tayside, Tolmies Corners, Warina, Valley Corners

The township administrative offices are located in Berwick.

Crysler
Finch
Monkland
Moose Creek
Tayside
Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Avonmore, Ontario,

History

Early settlement in the area began in 1785 Finch Township was originally part of the Royal Township of Osnabruck, and Roxborough Township was originally part of the Royal Township of Cornwall. Stormont County was created in 1792, and both Finch and Roxborough were separated from their southerly parents in 1798.

The hamlet of Berwick was first settled by four Cockburn brothers from Scotland in the early 19th century. Berwick became the administrative home of municipal government in the former Finch Township, incorporated January 1, 1850.

The New York and Ottawa Railway was built in 1897 and sent up to four daily passenger trains, as well as up to five daily freight trains through Berwick. The first church was built in 1883.

The township was established on January 1, 1998, with the amalgamation of the former Townships of Finch and Roxborough, along with the Village of Finch.

Notable people

Leone N. Farrell (1904–1986), biochemist and microbiologist, was born in Monkland.
J. T. Kearns (c.1858-May 26, 1941) co-founder of Chesterville gold mine, was born in Finch township.

Demographics

Historical census populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1986	5,748	—
1991	6,159	+7.2%
1996	6,900	+12.0%
2001	6,855	−0.7%
2006	6,769	−1.3%
2011	6,775	+0.1%
2016	6,873	+1.4%
Population amounts prior to 2001 is total of Finch TP, Roxborough TP, and Finch VL.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Stormont had a population of 7,400 living in 2,853 of its 2,949 total private dwellings, a change of 7.7% from its 2016 population of 6,873. With a land area of 515.46 km (199.02 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.4/km (37.2/sq mi) in 2021.

Canada census – North Stormont community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	7,400 (+7.7% from 2016)	6,873 (1.4% from 2011)	6,775 (0.1% from 2006)
Land area	515.46 km (199.02 sq mi)	515.91 km (199.19 sq mi)	515.65 km (199.09 sq mi)
Population density	14.4/km (37/sq mi)	13.3/km (34/sq mi)	13.1/km (34/sq mi)
Median age	39.6 (M: 39.2, F: 40)	41.6 (M: 41.6, F: 41.6)	40.9 (M: 40.3, F: 41.5)
Private dwellings	2,855 (total)	2,717 (total)	2,583 (total)
Median household income		$76,544