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Admaston/Bromley

Coordinates: 45°31′45″N 76°53′49″W / 45.52917°N 76.89694°W / 45.52917; -76.89694
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Admaston/Bromley
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Admaston/Bromley
Typical countryside near Douglas
Typical countryside near Douglas
Admaston/Bromley is located in Renfrew County
Admaston/Bromley
Admaston/Bromley
Admaston/Bromley is located in Southern Ontario
Admaston/Bromley
Admaston/Bromley
Coordinates: 45°31′45″N 76°53′49″W / 45.52917°N 76.89694°W / 45.52917; -76.89694[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyRenfrew
FormedJanuary 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorMichael Donohue
 • MPCheryl Gallant (CPC)
 • MPPJohn Yakabuski (OPC)
Area
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 • Land519.59 km2 (200.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total2,995
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
K0J
Area codes613,343
Websitewww.admastonbromley.com Edit this at Wikidata

Admaston/Bromley is an incorporated township in Renfrew County, Eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It was formed on January 1, 2000, when Admaston and Bromley Townships were amalgamated. It takes part of its name from Admaston, Staffordshire, a small English hamlet.[3]

Communities

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The township comprises the communities of Admaston, Balsam Hill, Belangers Corners, Bromley, Bulgers Corners, Connaught, Douglas, Ferguslea, Fremo Corners, Kellys Corner, Martins Corner, McDougall, Moores Lake, Mount St. Patrick, Northcote, Oakgrove, Osceola, Payne, Pine Valley, Renfrew Junction, Rosebank, Shamrock, and Wolftown.

  • Douglas
    Douglas
  • Shamrock
    Shamrock

Admaston

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The community, as well as the township, were named for the little village of Admaston, Staffordshire, the native home of Sir Charles Bagot, second Governor General of the Province of Canada .

Bromley

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The community, as well as the township, took its name from Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire, England, home of the Bagot family.

Douglas

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When the post office was established in 1854, Scottish settlers chose the name Douglas after a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town of Douglas is the third of five chutes along the Bonnechere River. The others being Castleford, Renfrew, Fourth Chute and Eganville. The chutes were used for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls; Douglas had a 21-foot (3.4 m) waterfall over which log drivers had to shepherd their timber.

Mount St. Patrick

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The community was most likely first settled in the 1830's by squatters on the land, as there was no land registry until the 1850's. The settlers, almost solely Irish Catholics, named the village after Croagh Patrick, in County Mayo, Ireland.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Admaston/Bromley had a population of 2,995 living in 1,136 of its 1,305 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 2,935. With a land area of 519.59 km2 (200.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.8/km2 (14.9/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

Historical census populations – Admaston/Bromley
YearPop.±%
20012,824—    
20062,716−3.8%
20112,844+4.7%
20162,935+3.2%
2021 2,995+2.0%
Source: Statistics Canada,[2] 2016[4] 2011[5], 2006[6], earlier[7]
Historical census populations – Admaston Township
YearPop.±%
1921 1,829—    
1931 1,650−9.8%
1941 1,408−14.7%
1951 1,277−9.3%
1956 1,257−1.6%
1961 1,325+5.4%
1966 1,288−2.8%
YearPop.±%
1971 1,331+3.3%
1976 1,440+8.2%
1981 1,471+2.2%
1986 1,515+3.0%
1991 1,551+2.4%
1996 1,648+6.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[8]
Historical census populations – Bromley Township
YearPop.±%
1921 1,796—    
1931 1,586−11.7%
1941 1,563−1.5%
1951 1,628+4.2%
1956 1,600−1.7%
1961 1,447−9.6%
1966 1,318−8.9%
YearPop.±%
1971 1,217−7.7%
1976 1,208−0.7%
1981 1,196−1.0%
1986 1,142−4.5%
1991 1,201+5.2%
1996 1,189−1.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[8]

Local government

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List of former mayors:

  • Raye-Anne Briscoe (2000–2014)
  • Michael Donohue (2014–present)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Admaston/Bromley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
  2. ^ a b c d "Admaston/Bromley (Code 3547043) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  3. ^ The Citizen's District Staff of Correspondents (30 October 1937). "Origin of Place Names in District: Admaston". The Ottawa Evening Citizen. No. 115. Ottawa, Canada. p. 19. Retrieved 16 August 2015. Admaston in Renfrew county was named after a village in Staffordshire, England. {{cite news}}: |author1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Admaston/Bromley, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
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