Frontenac County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario . It is located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario . The city of Kingston is in the Frontenac census division, but is separated from the County of Frontenac.
16-553: The county of Frontenac, situated within the Mecklenburg District , was originally created as an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in 1792 and its original limits were described as being: bounded on the east by the westernmost line of the county of Leeds , on the south by Lake Ontario , to on the west by the easternmost boundary of the late township of Ernestown, and on
32-540: A management unit with limited powers, known as the Frontenac Management Board. The management unit became a county again in 2004. As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Frontenac County had a population of 161,780 living in 69,984 of its 80,226 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 150,480 . With a land area of 3,725.82 km (1,438.55 sq mi), it had
48-771: A population density of 43.4/km (112.5/sq mi) in 2021. Children attend schools part of the Limestone District School Board , based in the City of Kingston . Midland District, Upper Canada Midland District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and partitioned in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada . The District, originally known as Mecklenburg District (named after Mecklenburg Castle in
64-702: Is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario . The county seat is Greater Napanee . It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario . Around the middle of the 19th century, the Addington Road was built by the province to encourage settlement in the northern sections of the county. The two original counties of Lennox and Addington , respectively named after Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth , were organized for electoral purposes in 1792, and were situated within
80-514: The Mecklenburg region of Germany), was constituted in 1788 in the Province of Quebec , and was described as: ... extending within the north and south bounds of our province, extending from the western limits of the said district of Luneburg , as far westerly as to a north and south line, intersecting the mouth of a river now called the Trent , discharging itself from the west into the head of
96-495: The Mecklenburg District . Mecklenburg was renamed as the "Midland District" in 1792. In 1798, the Parliament of Upper Canada passed legislation to provide, that, at the beginning of 1800: ... the townships of Ernest Town, Fredericksburg, Adolphustown, Richmond, Camden (distinguished by being called Camden East), Amherst Island and Sheffield, do constitute and form the incorporated counties of Lenox and Addington. In 1821,
112-581: The bay of Quinty , and therein comprehending the several towns and tracts called or known by the names of Pittsburg, Kingstown, Ernestown, Fredericksburg, Adolphustown, Marysburg, Sophiasburg, Ameliasburg, Sydney, Thurlow, Richmond and Camden... In 1792, the following electoral counties were established in the District: The District was renamed as "Midland District" in 1792, and its jail and courthouse were established in Kingston . At
128-546: The district of Johnstown and a line drawn north, fifteen degrees west from the north west angle of the township of Rawdon , till it intersects the northern limits of the Province, together with all the islands in the Ottawa River , wholly, or in greater part opposite thereto... In 1829, Hugh Macdonald (the father of future first Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald , who at the time would have been ~14 years old)
144-641: The addition of newly surveyed townships, by 1845 the County covered the following territory: the Townships of Bedford, Barrie, Clarendon, Hinchinbrooke, Kingston, Kennebec, Loughborough, Olden, Oso, Portland, Pittsburgh, which shall include Howe Island, Palmerston, Storrington, and Wolfe Island, and, except for the purposes of representation in the Legislative Assembly, the Town of Kingston. In 1860,
160-505: The beginning of 1800, Lennox and Addington were combined to form the incorporated counties of Lennox and Addington , and the islands comprising Ontario were divided between Frontenac and Lennox and Addington. The general boundaries of the District were also altered so that it comprised: ... the counties of Frontenac, the incorporated counties of Lenox and Addington, Hastings, and Prince Edward, with all that tract of land which lies between
176-536: The beginning of 1850, Midland District was abolished, and the United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington replaced it for municipal and judicial purposes. In 1860, Lennox and Addington were formally amalgamated as the "County of Lennox and Addington", and declared to be the junior county in the United Counties. The townships of Effingham, Abinger, Ashby and Denbigh were added to the County at
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#1732781116225192-402: The newly surveyed township of Kaladar was added to the counties. In 1845, the counties regained their separate identities, but still remained united for electoral purposes. The newly surveyed township of Anglesea was added to Addington at that time. Fredericksburgh Township had been settled in 1784, and officially separated into North Fredericksburgh and South Fredericksburgh in 1857. At
208-426: The newly surveyed townships of Miller and Canonto were transferred from Renfrew County In 1998, the County was reorganized, and it now consists of the townships of North Frontenac , Central Frontenac , South Frontenac and Frontenac Islands . The City of Kingston absorbed Kingston and Pittsburgh Townships and exists now as a separated municipality . The county council itself was abolished and replaced by
224-440: The same time. Upon the dissolution of the United Counties at the beginning of 1865, the County became separate for all purposes. In the late 1990s, the County's municipalities were reorganized to form the town of Greater Napanee and the townships of Addington Highlands , Loyalist , and Stone Mills . As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Lennox and Addington County had
240-452: The west by the easternmost boundary of the township of Fredericksburgh, running north twenty-four degrees west until it meets the Ottawa or Grand River , thence descending the said river until it meets the northwesternmost boundary of the said county of Leeds. Mecklenburg was renamed as the "Midland District" in 1792. At the beginning of 1800, the County was reorganized as follows: Through
256-723: Was appointed magistrate for the Midland District. Prince Edward County was separated in 1831 to form Prince Edward District , and Hastings County was split off in 1837 to form Victoria District . Lennox and Addington regained their separate identities in 1845, but still remained united for electoral purposes. At the beginning of 1850, the district was abolished, and the United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington replaced it for municipal and judicial purposes. 44°40′N 77°10′W / 44.667°N 77.167°W / 44.667; -77.167 Lennox and Addington County Lennox and Addington County
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