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27-518: The Township of Alnwick/Haldimand is a township in central Ontario , Canada, in Northumberland County , situated between Lake Ontario and Rice Lake . It was formed in 2001 by the merger of Alnwick Township in the north and Haldimand Township in the south. Alderville First Nation is an autonomously governed First Nation contained within the township boundaries, in two non-contiguous sections along County Roads 45 and 18. Alnwick Township

54-467: A district, i.e. in Northern Ontario ). A township municipality may consist of a portion of one or more geographic townships united as a single entity with a single municipal administration. Often rural counties are subdivided into townships. In some places, usually if the township is in a county rather than in a regional municipality , the head of a political township may be called a " reeve ", not

81-655: A mayor. However, the distinction is changing as many rural townships are replacing the title with "mayor" to reduce confusion. A few townships keep both titles and designate "mayor" as the head of the municipal council and use "reeve" to denote the representative to the upper tier (usually county) council. The term "geographic township" is also used in reference to former political townships that were abolished or superseded as part of municipal government restructuring. In Quebec , townships are called cantons in French and can also be political and geographic, similar to Ontario although

108-474: A political unit called a rural municipality in general is 3 townships by 3 townships in size, or 18 miles squared, about 324 square miles (840 km ). Three municipalities in British Columbia , Langley , Esquimalt and Spallumcheen , have "township" in their official names but legally hold the status of district municipalities . Alderville, Ontario Alderville is one of two reserves of

135-467: Is an 11,000-acre forest located in the Township. It is one of the largest blocks of forested land in southern Ontario. The Millvalley Hills Forest is a 297 hectare forest located within the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand. The dominant trees species are red and white pine, and red and white oak, however red oak dominates the area. The Harwood Road Wetland is a class 2 provincially significant wetland located in

162-581: Is called the Warden as is elected annually from amongst its membership. Alnwick/Haldimand Mayor John Logel serves as the representative on the County Council. Alnwick/Haldimand is in the provincial electoral district of Northumberland—Peterborough South , represented by David Piccini of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario . As of the 2015 Federal Election, Alnwick/Haldimand is in

189-404: Is rural based with agriculture being the largest contributor to the general economy. Grain, cash crops , milk, livestock, vineyards and apple farming are all viable in the area. The top industries for the employed labour force are manufacturing, public administration and construction. Approximately 15% of workers were self-employed as of the 2011 Census of Canada. Tourism is also a contributor to

216-535: Is scheduled to take place in 2022. On the current council, Greg Booth was selected to replace Raymond Benns, who died in March, 2019. In addition to the Township Council, members sit on a number of local committees. Alnwick/Haldimand is part of Northumberland County . County Council is composed of the mayors of each of the seven towns, townships and local municipalities within its boundaries. The head of County Council

243-487: The Alnwick/Haldimand Township approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Cobourg , and occupies a total area of 1,199.8 hectares (2,965 acres). They also maintain a smaller parcel of land on nearby Sugar Island, the 40.5 hectares (100 acres) Sugar Island 37A Indian Reserve ( 44°13′N 78°8.25′W  /  44.217°N 78.13750°W  / 44.217; -78.13750 ). It has been home to

270-631: The Prairie Provinces and parts of British Columbia , a township is a division of the Dominion Land Survey . Townships are (mostly) 6-by-6-mile (9.7 by 9.7 km) squares, about 36 square miles (93 km ) in area. The townships are not political units (although political boundaries often follow township boundaries) but exist only to define parcels of land relatively simply. Townships are divided into 36 equal 1-by-1-mile (1.6 by 1.6 km) square parcels, known as "sections." In Saskatchewan ,

297-549: The 1800s. They are used primarily for geographic purposes, such as land surveying, natural resource exploration and tracking of phenomena such as forest fires or tornados , but are not political entities. Township municipalities, also called "political townships", are areas that have been incorporated with municipal governments, and are a lower-tier municipality (if located in a county or regional municipality , i.e. in Southern Ontario ) or single-tier municipality (if located in

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324-621: The 2011 Census of Canada , Alnwick/Haldimand had a median age of 46.6 years. According to the 2011 National Household Survey , 13.1% of the population was foreign-born and 86.6% were Canadian born. The most common countries of birth of immigrants living in Alnwick/Haldimand are the United Kingdom (62% of the immigrant population) and the Netherlands (6.4%). In the 2021 census, percentage of foreign-born population had dropped to 9.9%, with

351-555: The Mississauga division of the Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) Nation since the mid-1830s. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Alnwick/Haldimand had a population of 7,473 living in 2,823 of its 3,323 total private dwellings, a change of 8.8% from its 2016 population of 6,869 . With a land area of 398.25 km (153.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.8/km (48.6/sq mi) in 2021. As of

378-577: The Township of Hamilton and the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand. 95.9 hectares in size, the wetland is 95% swamp, and 0.5% marsh. The township comprises the communities of Burnley, Carmel, Centreton , Dunnette Landing, Fenella, Grafton , The Gully, Lakeport, Little Germany, McCracken Landing, Oak Heights, Robins Landing, Roseneath, Vernonville and Wicklow. The Alderville First Nation is an Anishinaabe First Nation located in southern Ontario, Canada. As of September 2008, Alderville First Nation had 1007 registered band members, of which their on-Reserve population

405-626: The Township. On one occasion following a fire that destroyed the Centreton Community Centre in 1943, a council meeting was held at the private residence of former reeve Stanley McBride. As part of provincial initiatives in the late 1990s, the Government of Ontario pursued a policy of municipal amalgamations to rationalize municipal levels of government services and "reduc[e] government entanglement and bureaucracy with an eye to eliminating waste and duplication as well as unfair downloading by

432-552: The Township. The majority of this area is located within the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Creek supports a diverse ecosystem including forests, meadows and wetlands. Numerous species inhabit the Creek including brown trout, rainbow trout, scuplins and darters. Migratory Chinook Salmon spawn in the creek and Atlantic Salmon are being stocked as part of a provincial initiative to return these native fish to Lake Ontario. The Ganaraska Forest

459-473: The federal electoral district of Northumberland—Peterborough South . This riding was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and came into effect upon the calling of the 42nd Canadian federal election . The riding has been represented by Philip Lawrence of the Conservative Party of Canada since 2019. Township (Canada) In Eastern Canada , a township is one form of

486-534: The first and second concessions were set aside as an Indian settlement. Shortly after, the Indian Band from Grape Island was moved into this settlement and a school and church were built at Alderville. The first council meeting was held in 1845 at Alderville School. The Alnwick/Haldimand Township building located in Grafton was built in 1858. Prior to its construction, Township Council meetings were held at local taverns or

513-754: The geographic use is not used much or at all. They were introduced after the British Conquest, primarily as a surveying unit. They were designated and cover most of the unattributed territory in Eastern Quebec and what is now known as the Eastern Townships and later used in surveying the Outaouais and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean regions. Townships often served as the territorial basis for new municipalities, but township municipalities are no different from other types such as parish or village municipalities. In

540-577: The local economy. Venues such as Golden Beach Resort and Ste. Anne's Country Inn & Spa are among the top private sector employers in Northumberland County . Outdoor activities including hiking, kayaking, snowmobiling, fishing, birding and camping also contribute to the tourism industry. Alnwick/Haldimand has a Township Council of 5 members including a Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and three ward councillors. Normally, they are elected for four-year terms, along with all other municipalities in Ontario. The next election

567-504: The most common country of origin still being the United Kingdom (33% of the immigrant population). According to the 2011 National Household Survey , 72.7% of the population in Alnwick/Haldimand reported a religious affiliation while 27.4% said they had no religious affiliation. The most common religion was the United Church (22.3%), followed by Anglicanism , (22.2%) and Roman Catholicism (13.5%). Mother tongue (2021): The township

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594-653: The province". On June 9, 1999, an order from the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs for the amalgamation of Alnwick Township and Haldimand Township into a single Township of Alnwick/Haldimand received Royal assent . The amalgamation came into effect on January 1, 2001. Alnwick/Haldimand is part of the Oak Ridges Moraine : a significant land form in Ontario . 31.3 km of the Cobourg Creek watershed runs through

621-660: The residences of council members. Haldimand Township was formed in 1791 and was named in honour of Sir Frederick Haldimand  – a British general who served as Governor-in-Chief of Canada between 1778 and 1796. By 1804, there were 356 settlers in Haldimand Township making it the second most populous township in the region after Hamilton Township to the West. The town hall was constructed in 1860. However, in order to be as accessible to as many rate payers as possible, council held frequent meetings in public buildings in towns across

648-459: The subdivision of a county . In Quebec, the term is canton in French. The historic colony of Nova Scotia (present-day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick , and Prince Edward Island ) used the term township as a subdivision of counties and as a means of attracting settlers to the colony. In Prince Edward Island, the colonial survey of 1764 established 67 townships, known as lots, and 3 royalties, which were grouped into parishes and hence into counties;

675-401: The townships were geographically and politically the same. In New Brunswick, parishes have taken over as the present-day subdivision of counties, and present-day Nova Scotia uses districts as appropriate. In Ontario , there are both geographic townships and township municipalities. Geographic townships are the original historical administrative subdivisions surveyed and established primarily in

702-621: Was only 313 people, meaning the majority of their registered population live outside the reserve (off-reserve) in neighbouring communities. The First Nation have reserved for themselves two areas. Their main reserve, the Alderville First Nation (formerly designated as Alderville Indian Reserve 37 by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada ), is located near the south shores of Rice Lake in Ontario ( 44°11′N 78°04′W  /  44.183°N 78.067°W  / 44.183; -78.067 ). It consists of six non-contiguous areas within

729-491: Was originally surveyed in 1795 when twenty-four lots were laid out on the first concession. It was named for Alnwick in Northumberland , England. The first crown grants were issued in 1798 and other surveys would follow in subsequent years. The township's first residents were made up of United Empire Loyalists , attracted by large unencumbered land grants, sometimes in the thousands of acres. In 1835, 3,600 acres of land along

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