South Frontenac

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{{short description|Township in Ontario, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = South Frontenac
| official_name = Township of South Frontenac
| settlement_type = [[List of township municipalities in Ontario|Township]] ([[List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities|lower-tier]])
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_skyline = South Frontenac ON.JPG
| image_caption = County Road 5 between Harrowsmith and Sydenham
| image_flag =
| flag_size = 120x100px
| image_shield =
| shield_size = 100x90px
| image_map =
| mapsize =
| pushpin_map = Canada Southern Ontario
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Ontario
| coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name="CGNDB">{{cite cgndb|id= FEUSQ|title= South Frontenac|accessdate= 2016-12-19}}</ref>
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Canada]]
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = [[Ontario]]
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = [[Frontenac County|Frontenac]]
| established_title = Settled
| established_date =
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2 = 1998
| government_type = Township
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Ron Vandewal <ref name=2018elec>{{cite web |url= http://www.southfrontenac.net/en/town-hall/resources/Declaration-of-Election-and-Official-Election-Results.pdf |title= Township of South Frontenac Declaration of Election Results |publisher=Township of South Frontenac |accessdate=2018-12-17}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = Councillors
| leader_name1 = {{Collapsible list
|title = List
|frame_style = border:none; padding: 0;
|list_style = text-align:left;display:none;
|1= John McDougal (Bedford)
|2= Alan Revill (Bedford)
|3= Ray Leonard (Portland)
|4= Doug Morey (Portland)
|5= Randy Ruttan (Loughborough)
|6= Ross Sutherland (Loughborough)
|7= Norm Roberts (Storington)
|8= Ron Sleeth (Storington)
}}
| leader_title2 = Fed. riding
| leader_name2 = [[Lanark—Frontenac]]
| leader_title3 = Prov. riding
| leader_name3 = [[Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston (provincial electoral district)|Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston]]
| area_total_km2 =
| area_land_km2 = 948.05
| area_water_km2 =
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2021"/>
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census2021"/>
| population_total = 20188
| population_density_km2 = 21.3
| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code|Postal Code]]
| postal_code = K0H
| area_codes = [[Area codes 613 and 343|613, 343]]
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''South Frontenac''' is a [[township (Canada)|township]] in [[Frontenac County]] in [[eastern Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref name="CGNDB" /> It was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of the Townships of Bedford, Loughborough, Portland, and Storrington.<ref>{{cite map|url= http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6576|title= Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5|year= 2006|series= Restructuring Maps of Ontario|publisher= [[Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)|Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing]]|accessdate= 2016-12-19|archive-date= 2020-05-11|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200511165309/http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=6576|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name=restruct>{{cite web |title=Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue |url=https://data.ontario.ca/dataset/municipal-restructuring-activity-summary-table |website=data.ontario.ca |publisher=Government of Ontario |access-date=2025-04-04}}</ref>

The [[Holleford crater]] is located in the township near the community of Holleford.

==Communities==
[[File:Harrowsmith ON.JPG|thumb|right|Harrowsmith]]
[[File:Sydenham ON.JPG|thumb|right|Sydenham]]
{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Battersea, Ontario|Battersea]]
* Bedford
* Bedford Mills
* Bellrock
* Bobs Lake
* Bradshaw
* Brewer Lake
* Buck Lake
* Burnt Hills
* Burridge
* Cedar Lake
* Cranstons Beach
* Davidsons Beach
* Desert Lake
* Fermoy {{coord|44|38|26|N|76|31|10|W|region:CA-ON_type:city_scale:25000|display=inline}}
* Forest
* Glendower
*[[Harrowsmith, Ontario|Harrowsmith]]
*[[Hartington, Ontario|Hartington]]
* Holleford {{coord|44.448|N|76.624|W|display=inline|region:CA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
* Ida Hill {{coord|44.375|N|76.396|W|display=inline|region:CA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
*[[Inverary, Ontario|Inverary]]
* Keelerville {{coord|44.471|N|76.348|W|display=inline|region:CA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
* Lake Opinicon {{coord|44.536|N|76.366|W|display=inline|region:CA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
* Latimer
* Lower Holleford
* Maple Hill {{coord|44.400|N|76.339|W|display=inline|region:CA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
* Milburn
* Missouri
* Moons Corners
* Murvale
* Murvale Station
* Perth Road
* Petworth
* Railton {{coord|44.382|N|76.571|W|display=inline|region:CA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
* Raymonds Corners {{coord|44.480|N|76.484|W|display=inline|region:CA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
* Rosedale
* [[Salem, Frontenac County, Ontario|Salem]]
* Spaffordton
* Star Corners
* Storrington
* Sunbury
*[[Sydenham, Frontenac County, Ontario|Sydenham]]
* Verona {{coord|44|29|N|76|41|W|region:CA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline}}
* Wilmer
{{Div col end}}

== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], South Frontenac had a population of {{val|20188|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|7937|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|9503|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:20188-18646}}|18646|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|18646|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|948.05|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|20188|948.05|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name="census2021"/>
{{Canada census
|2021_population=20,188 | 2021_pop_delta=+8.3 | 2021_land_area=984.05 | 2021_pop_density=21.3
|2021_median_age=48.8 | 2021_median_age_m=48.4 | 2021_median_age_f=49.2
|2021_total_pvt_dwell=9,503 | 2021_mean_hh_income=104,000 | 2021_access_date=2023-03-15
|2016_population=18,646 | 2016_pop_delta=+2.9 | 2016_land_area=971.56 | 2016_pop_density=19.2
|2016_median_age=46.9 | 2016_median_age_m=46.9 | 2016_median_age_f=46.9
|2016_total_pvt_dwell=9,213 | 2016_mean_hh_income=89,457 | 2016_access_date=2019-06-13
|2011_population=18,113 | 2011_pop_delta=-0.6 | 2011_land_area=971.68 | 2011_pop_density=18.6
|2011_median_age=44.7 | 2011_median_age_m=44.6 | 2011_median_age_f=44.8
|2011_total_pvt_dwell=8,836 | 2011_mean_hh_income=81,664 | 2011_access_date=2012-02-13
|2006_population=18,227 | 2006_pop_delta=11.0 | 2006_land_area=941.28 | 2006_pop_density=19.4
|2006_median_age=41.9 | 2006_median_age_m=41.6 | 2006_median_age_f=42.2
|2006_total_pvt_dwell=9,069 | 2006_mean_hh_income=70,297 | 2006_access_date=2012-02-13
|2001_population=16,415 | 2001_pop_delta=4.5 | 2001_land_area=941.29 | 2001_pop_density=17.4
|2001_median_age=39.2 | 2001_median_age_m=39.0 | 2001_median_age_f=39.3
|2001_total_pvt_dwell=8,541 | 2001_mean_hh_income=55,319 | 2001_access_date=2012-02-13
}}

Mother tongue (2021):<ref name="census2021"/>
* English as first language: 94.3%
* French as first language: 2.0%
* Other as first language: 2.8%

{{Historical populations
|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} South Frontenac
|align = none
|cols =
|width = 20em
|footnote =
|source = Statistics Canada<ref name="census2021"/><ref>[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] census</ref><ref name=SC11/>
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|15711
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|16415
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|18227
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|18113
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|18646
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|20188
}}

== Education ==
South Frontenac, along with [[Central Frontenac]], [[North Frontenac, Ontario|North Frontenac]] and the [[Frontenac Islands]], send students to schools part of the [[Limestone District School Board]], based in neighbouring [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]].

==Notable people==
*[[John Babcock]], the last Canadian [[World War I]] veteran, was born in South Frontenac.
*[[Mike Smith (ice hockey, born 1982)|Mike Smith]], professional goalie in the National Hockey League.

==See also==
*[[List of townships in Ontario]]

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="census2021">{{SCref |year=2021 |unit=csd |code={{#property:P3012}} |access-date=2025-04-04}}</ref>
<ref name=SC11>{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3510020&Geo2=CD&Code2=3510&Data=Count&SearchText=Frontenac&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |title=South Frontenac census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=[[Canada 2011 Census|2011 Census of Population]] |accessdate=2012-02-13}}</ref>
}}
{{refbegin}}
Other map sources:
*{{cite map|url= http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/images/pdf/southont/sheets/Map6.pdf |format= PDF|title= Map 6|series= Official road map of Ontario|publisher= [[Ministry of Transportation of Ontario]]|scale= 1 : 700,000|date= 2016-01-01|accessdate= 2016-12-19}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{official website|https://www.southfrontenac.net}}

{{Geographic location
| Centre = South Frontenac
| North = [[Central Frontenac]]
| Northeast = [[Tay Valley]]
| East = [[Rideau Lakes]]
| Southeast = [[Leeds and the Thousand Islands]]
| South = [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]]
| Southwest = [[Loyalist, Ontario|Loyalist]]
| West = [[Stone Mills]]
| Northwest =
}}
{{authority control}}

[[Category:Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario]]
[[Category:Municipalities in Frontenac County]]
[[Category:Township municipalities in Ontario]]

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