Central Frontenac
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Central Frontenac is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Frontenac.
Central Frontenac was created on January 1, 1998, through an amalgamation of the Townships of Hinchinbrooke, Kennebec, Olden, and Oso.<ref name=restruct>Template:Cite web</ref>
Communities
There are 28 communities: Template:Div col
- Arden<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ardendale
- Bordenwood
- Burke Settlement
- Clarendon Station Template:Coord
- Cole Lake
- Crow Lake
- Echo
- Elm Tree
- Godfrey
- Henderson
- Kirk Cove Template:Coord
- Long Lake Template:Coord
- McLean Template:Coord
- Mountain Grove Template:Coord
- Oak Flats Template:Coord
- Oconto Template:Coord
- Oso Template:Coord
- Parham
- Piccadilly Template:Coord
- Ronaldson Template:Coord
- Seouls Corners Template:Coord
- Sharbot Lake
- Tichborne
- Wagarville Template:Coord
- Wilkinson Template:Coord
- Zealand Template:Coord
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Central Frontenac had a population of Template:Val living in Template:Val of its Template:Val total private dwellings, a change of Template:Percentage from its 2016 population of Template:Val. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.<ref name="SCref21"/> Template:Canada census
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- English as first language: 95.1%
- French as first language: 1.5%
- English and French as first language: 0.3%
- Other as first language: 2.8%
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Transportation
The main road is Highway 7 which runs through the entire township from east to west. Central Frontenac Road 38 intersects Highway 7 at Sharbot Lake and runs south to South Frontenac Township, providing connectivity with Kingston.
The route of the former Kingston and Pembroke Railway runs through the township, and has been converted into the K&P Rail Trail.
Crime
On June 7, 2020, a gunman opened fire on his neighbours after lighting a building on fire in Parham. The fire spread to the adjacent historic century-old St. James Anglican church, destroying both buildings. One person was injured. The gunman was charged with attempted murder, arson and firearms-related charges.<ref>Charges laid in shooting, arson in eastern Ontario village of Parham, CBC News, Ottawa, June 8, 2020</ref><ref>Parham, Ont., residents speak out after shooting and historic church fire, Global News, June 9, 2020</ref>
Education
Central Frontenac, along with South Frontenac, North Frontenac and the Frontenac Islands, send students to schools part of the Limestone District School Board, based in neighboring Kingston.