Faraday is a

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in the

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, located within

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adjacent to the town of Bancroft.

History

The township of Faraday was first settled in 1857, when iron ore deposits were discovered. Prior to the 1922 discovery of uranium,

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, and other minerals were mined on a small scale in the area. Inspired by finds of gold in nearby Eldorado (now

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) in 1886–7 and onwards, many people moved to the area hoping to find gold. The Barker Quarries operated south of Marble Lake sporadically from 1908 into the late 1930s, providing marble for government buildings in

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. After the

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and the invention of atomic energy, global demand for uranium increased, and the Canadian government permitted uranium prospecting. Madawaks Mine 1962

Arthur H. Shore, an independent prospector, first found uranium at his lot in Faraday township in 1948 or 1949. He founded Faraday Uranium Mines Limited in 1949 but injured himself shortly afterwards. The mine was active from 1957 to 1964 and then reopened as the Madawaksa Mine from 1975 to 1982. The Greyhawk Uranium mine was active from 1955 to 1959 and reopened from 1962 to 1982. The mines attracted workers to the area, and housing for mine executives was built in Faraday and for workers in nearby Bancroft. The closure of the mines after the global supply of uranium diminished created significant hardship for the area.

Communities

The township of Faraday comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including Bow Lake, Faraday, Monck Road, and Paudash.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Faraday 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. Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 94.4% * French as first language: 1.2% * English and French as first language: 0.3% * Other as first language: 3.7%

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* {{Hastings County Township municipalities in Ontario Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Municipalities in Hastings County

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