The township of North Glengarry comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities:
Kenyon Township: Apple Hill, Dominionville, Dunvegan, Greenfield, Maxville (population 853); Athol, Baltic Corners, Dornie, Fiskes Corners, Fassifern, Guaytown, Laggan, McCrimmon, St. Elmo, Stewarts Glen; Fairview, Skye
Lochiel Township:Alexandria (population 3,287), Dalkeith, Glen Robertson, Glen Sandfield, Lochiel; Breadalbane, Brodie, Kirkhill, Lochinvar, Lorne, McCormick, Pine Grove
The township administrative offices are located in Alexandria.
Alexandria is served five or six times a day by the Montreal-Ottawa Via Rail trains which almost all stop at Alexandria station in each direction. Commuter buses provide daily services from Maxville and area to Ottawa-Gatineau. Maxville was served by Via Rail until October 2011.[citation needed]
Alexandria
Apple Hill
Maxville
Ottawa House - hotel in Alexandria, Glengarry County, Ontario, corner of Main and St. Paul Streets, [between 1895 and 1910]
Alexandria and its nucleus Priest's Mill, built in 1819, were named for the Catholic priest Alexander Macdonell, who resided at St. Raphael's and later became the first bishop of Kingston.[3][4]
Development in the region was significantly spurred by the development of a railway link between Ottawa and Montreal in the early 1880s. Maxville, Alexandria and Glen Robertson, in particular, became key railway hubs for farmers in the area.
Maxville was first incorporated as a village separate from Kenyon Township in 1892, and Alexandria was separated from Lochiel Township in the early 1900s.
The township of North Glengarry was established on January 1, 1998, with the amalgamation of the former townships of Kenyon and Lochiel, along with the village of Maxville and the town of Alexandria.
Demographics
Historical census populations
Year
Pop.
±%
1986
10,041
—
1991
10,675
+6.3%
1996
10,801
+1.2%
2001
10,589
−2.0%
2006
10,635
+0.4%
2011
10,251
−3.6%
2016
10,109
−1.4%
Population amounts prior to 2001 is total of Kenyon TP, Lochiel TP, Maxville VL, and Alexandria T.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Glengarry had a population of 10,144 living in 4,422 of its 4,714 total private dwellings, a change of 0.3% from its 2016 population of 10,109. With a land area of 643.4 km2 (248.4 sq mi), it had a population density of 15.8/km2 (40.8/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Maxville (population 853) hosts the annual Glengarry Highland Games, one of North America's largest festivals of Scottish culture, on the first long weekend in August. The Glengarry Highland Games include traditional Scottish events such as the caber toss, tug of war, and the sheaf toss.
Maxville hosts a country fair at the end of June that include a classic and new automobile show, homecraft prizes, Western performances, a holstein show including 4-H showmanship, a hunter horse and hunter pony show, a talent show, a midway, laser tag and a demolition derby.
The Glens won the 2007 EOJBHL Championship, defeating the Gatineau Mustangs in 7 games in the final. This marks the first time a team outside of the Metro Division of EOJBHL has won the Carson Trophy as league champions in over half a decade. This marks the Glens‘ first Junior "B" Championship.
The Glens won the 2008 EOJBHL Championship, defeating the Ottawa West Golden Knights in 6 games in the final. This marks the first time a team the St-Lawrence Division has won the Carson Trophy back to back as league champions. This was also the Glens‘ second Junior "B" Championship.
![Ottawa House - hotel in Alexandria, Glengarry County, Ontario, corner of Main and St. Paul Streets, [between 1895 and 1910]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ottawa_House_-_hotel_in_Alexandria%2C_Glengarry_County%2C_Ontario_%28I0002510%29.tiff/lossy-page1-120px-Ottawa_House_-_hotel_in_Alexandria%2C_Glengarry_County%2C_Ontario_%28I0002510%29.tiff.jpg)
