The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, commonly known as Leeds and Grenville, is a county in

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, Canada, in the

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subregion of

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. It fronts on the

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and the international boundary between Canada and the United States, opposite of the

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. The county seat is

Brockville Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically independent of the county. It is included with Le ...

. The county was formed by the union of the historical counties of

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and Grenville in 1850.

Subdivisions

There are 10 municipalities in Leeds and Grenville (in order of population): * Municipality of

North Grenville North Grenville is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville on the Rideau River. It is located just south of Ottawa in Canada's National Capital Region. It was established on January 1, 1998, through t ...

(part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of Rideau Lakes (part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of

Elizabethtown-Kitley Elizabethtown-Kitley is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Its southern border lies along the St. Lawrence River and it extends north into many rural hamlets and villages. The township was create ...

(part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of Augusta (part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal (part of Grenville sub-region) * Village of

Merrickville–Wolford Merrickville–Wolford is a village-status municipality in Eastern Ontario, Canada, located in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. It spans both shores of the Rideau River. The current municipality was incorporated on January 1, 1998, b ...

(part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of

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(part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of

Front of Yonge Front of Yonge is a township found in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in Ontario, Canada. It is the location of the Thousand Islands National Park and Brown's Bay Provincial Park, as well as a number of private campgrounds, the Jones Cr ...

(part of Leeds sub-region) * Village of Westport (part of Leeds sub-region) The city of

and towns of

Gananoque Gananoque ( ) is a town in the Leeds and Grenville area of Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,383 year-round residents in the 2021 Canadian Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Tho ...

and Prescott are part of the Leeds and Grenville census division but are independent of the county.

Historical townships

*''

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'' ** Bastard (now part of Rideau Lakes) ** Elizabethtown (now part of Elizabethtown-Kitley) ** Front of Escott (now part of Leeds and the Thousand Islands) ** Front of Leeds and Lansdowne (now part of Leeds and the Thousand Islands) **

(still exists) ** Kitley (now part of Elizabethtown-Kitley) ** North Crosby (now part of Rideau Lakes) ** Rear of Escott (now part of Athens) ** Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne (now part of Leeds and the Thousand Islands) ** Rear of Yonge (now part of Athens) ** South Burgess (now part of Rideau Lakes) **

South Crosby Rideau Lakes is a township located within Leeds and Grenville United Counties in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The township was incorporated on 1 January 1998 by amalgamating the former townships of North Crosby, South Crosby, Bastard, South Burgess ...

(now part of Rideau Lakes) ** South Elmsley (now part of Rideau Lakes) *'' Grenville County'' ** Augusta (still exists) ** Edwardsburgh (still exists as part of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal) **

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(now part of North Grenville) ** South Gower (now part of North Grenville) **

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(south end of town, while most of Smiths Falls is located in

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) ** Wolford (still exists as part of Merrickville-Wolford)

Demographics

As a

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in the

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conducted by

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, the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Historic populations: * Population in 2001: 96,606 * Population in 1996: 96,284

County courthouse

William Buell granted the land for construction of the Courthouse. It is set atop a hill rising from the Saint Lawrence River. A broad boulevard extends to the main street. The Brockville Courthouse, one of the oldest in Ontario, was erected in 1842. The original plan had been to build a courthouse in the township of Johnstown but the land there was too swampy for construction. Instead, the Courthouse was built in the township of Elizabethtown. The figure of

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, a blind-folded woman holding the scales of justice, was carved by master carpenter William Holmes in 1844. This statue was named "Sally Grant" by Paul Glasford, the chair of the building committee, in honour of the woman who posed as the model. It was erected in 1845. However, the statue was damaged by

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and by 1956, the statue was rotting. The original statue is on display at the Westport museum. A replica carved by Robert Kerr of

was placed atop the Courthouse in 1982.

Transportation

Major highways

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Notes

The town of

is mostly located in

, while parts of the southern areas of the town is in the township of Rideau Lakes in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leeds And Grenville United Counties, Ontario United counties in Ontario