Addington Highlands ( 2016 population 2,323) is a

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in central eastern

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, Canada, in the County of Lennox and Addington. Bon Echo Provincial Park is located primarily in Addington Highlands.

History

Addington Highlands was formed in 1998 through the amalgamation of the Township of Kaladar, Anglesea and Effingham with the Township of Denbigh, Abinger and Ashby. This area was first settled following the construction of the

Addington Road The colonization roads were created during the 1840s and 1850s to open up or provide access to areas in Central and Eastern Ontario for settlement and agricultural development. The colonization roads were used by settlers to lead them toward area ...

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

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

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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 Weslemkoon Lake is located in the Township of Addington Highlands, Ontario, Canada, near Denbigh and about north of Belleville. The lake is well known for large and small-mouth bass and lake trout fishing, cottaging, seclusion, and wildlife ...

* Trout Lake

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Addington Highlands 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.

Parks and recreation

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Addington Highlands contains the

Kaladar Pine Barrens Conservation Reserve Kaladar is a compact rural community and unincorporated area in the municipality of Addington Highlands, Lennox and Addington County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the junction of Ontario Highway 7 and Ontario Highway 41. To th ...

and the majority of Bon Echo Provincial Park.

References

External links

Official website
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