Addington Highlands

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| name = Addington Highlands

| official_name = Township of Addington Highlands

| settlement_type = Township (lower-tier)

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| image_skyline = Denbigh ON 2.JPG

| image_caption = Denbigh and Denbigh Lake

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| pushpin_map = Canada Southern Ontario

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Ontario

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Lennox and Addington

| government_type = Township

| leader_title = Reeve

| leader_name = Henry Hogg

| leader_title1 = Governing Body

| leader_name1 = Addington Highlands Township Council

| leader_title2 = MP

| leader_name2 = Shelby Kramp-Neuman

| leader_title3 = MPP

| leader_name3 = Ric Bresee

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| established_title2 = Formed

| established_date2 = January 1, 1998

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| area_land_km2 = 1293.99

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| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_total = 2534

| population_density_km2 = 2.0

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = -5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = -4

| postal_code_type = Postal code FSA

| postal_code = K0H

| area_code = 613

| coordinates = {{coord|45|00|N|77|15|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}

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Addington Highlands is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Lennox and Addington. Bon Echo Provincial Park is located primarily in Addington Highlands.

History

Addington Highlands was formed on january 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of the Township of Kaladar, Anglesea and Effingham with the Township of Denbigh, Abinger and Ashby.{{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=7 April 2025}}

This area was first settled following the construction of the Addington Road in 1857. It was originally named Scouten after its first postmaster. The old CPR rail bed passing through the town has become part of the Trans Canada Trail.

Geography

=Communities=

Addington Highlands Township comprises the communities of:

Addington
Bishop Corners
Caverlys Landing
Cloyne
Denbigh
Ferguson Corners
Flinton
Flinton Corners
Glastonbury
Glenfield
Kaladar
Massanoga
McCrae
Northbrook
Rose Hill
Slate Falls
Vennachar
Vennachar Junction
Weslemkoon

The township's municipal offices are located in Flinton. Kaladar is located at the junction of Highway 7 and Highway 41.

=Lakes=

Lakes of notable size within the township boundaries are:

Ashby Lake
Ashby White Lake
Barker Lake
Brooks Lake
Browns Lake
Deerock Lake
Denbigh Lake
Effingham Lake
Joeperry Lake
Long Malloy Lake
Mazinaw Lake
Otter Lake
Lake Sheldrake
Shabomeka Lake
Skootamatta Lake
Weslemkoon Lake
Trout Lake

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Addington Highlands had a population of {{val|2534|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|1122|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|2052|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2534-2318}}|2318|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|2318|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|1293.99|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2534|1293.99|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.

{{Historical populations

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|footnote = Population amounts prior to 1998 are sum of Denbigh Abinger and Ashby Township and Kaladar Anglesea and Effingham Township.

|source = Statistics Canada{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3511035&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=addington&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |publisher=Statistics Canada |title=Community Highlights for Addington Highlands|work=2001 Census|access-date=June 20, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3511035&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=addington&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |publisher=Statistics Canada |title=Community Highlights for Addington Highlands|work=2006 Census|access-date=June 20, 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=176&S=86&O=A&RPP=25&PR=35&CMA=0&CSD=0 |title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data|author= |date=February 6, 2017 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=February 8, 2017}}

|1976 |{{Sum|682|1320}}

|1981 |{{Sum|649|1229}}

|1986 |{{Sum|715|1354}}

|1991 |{{Sum|660|1533}}

|1996|2429

|2001|2402

|2006|2512

|2011|2517

|2016|2323

|2021|2534}}