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North Algona Wilberforce

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Country
  
Canada

Formed
  
January 1, 1999

Postal Code
  
K0J 1T0

Population
  
2,873 (2011)

Province
  
Ontario

County
  
Renfrew

Time zone
  
EST (UTC-5)

Website
  
www.nalgonawil.com

Local time
  
Friday 7:18 AM

Area code
  
613

North Algona Wilberforce

Weather
  
1°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 68% Humidity

North Algona Wilberforce is a township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 2,873. The township was formed in 1999 when the North Algona and Wilberforce townships were amalgamated.

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Map of North Algona Wilberforce, ON, Canada

Wilberforce Township was named in 1851, to honour William Wilberforce.

Communities

The township contains the communities of Allans Corners, Beef Town, Budd Mills, Crooked Rapids, Deacon, Dore Bay, Duquette's Farm, Fourth Chute, Germanicus, Golden Lake, Green Lake, Higginson's Hill, Lake Dore, Lett's Corners, Mink Lake, Mud Lake, Rankin, Slabtown, Trevor Ouellette Lake and Woito.

Transportation

Canadian National Railway served Golden Lake on the Locksley subdivision. Rail service was discontinued in 1961.

Demographics

Population trend:

  • Population in 2011: 2873
  • Population in 2006: 2840
  • Population in 2001: 2729
  • Population in 1996:
  • North Algona: 664
  • Wilberforce: 1931
  • Population in 1991:
  • North Algona: 636
  • Wilberforce: 1792

    • Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 89.4%
  • French as first language: 2.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0.9%
  • Other as first language: 7.2%

    • References

    North Algona Wilberforce Wikipedia
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