North Stormont


North Stormont is a lower tier township in eastern Ontario, Canada in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.

Communities

The township of North Stormont comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities:
  • Finch Township: Berwick, Crysler, Finch; Cahore, Goldfield, Glenpayne
  • Roxborough Township: Avonmore, Monkland, Moose Creek, Roxborough Gardens, Bloomington, Dyer, Gravel Hill, Lodi, MacDonalds Grove, McMillans Corners, Sandringham, Strathmore, Tayside, Tolmies Corners, Warina, Valley Corners
The township administrative offices are located in Berwick.

History

Early settlement in the area began in 1785. Finch Township was originally part of the Royal Township of Osnabruck, and Roxborough Township was originally part of the Royal Township of Cornwall. Stormont County was created in 1792, and both Finch and Roxborough were separated from their southerly parents in 1798.
The hamlet of Berwick was first settled by four Cockburn brothers from Scotland in the early 19th century. Berwick became the administrative home of municipal government in the former Finch Township, incorporated January 1, 1850.
The New York and Ottawa Railway was built in 1897 and sent up to four daily passenger trains, as well as up to five daily freight trains through Berwick. The first church was built in 1883.
The township was established on January 1, 1998, with the amalgamation of the former Townships of Finch and Roxborough, along with the Village of Finch.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Stormont 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.

Railways

The Canadian National Railway line between Montreal and Toronto passes through North Stormont.

Notable people

  • Leone N. Farrell, biochemist and microbiologist, was born in Monkland.
  • J. T. Kearns co-founder of Chesterville gold mine, was born in Finch township.
  • Norm Macdonald, comedian, spent his summers growing up at the family farm between Avonmore and Monkland. Both his parents are from the area.
  • Neil Macdonald, Canadian journalist, former senior correspondent for CBC News The National, brother of Norm, spent his summers growing up at the family farm between Avonmore and Monkland. Both his parents are from the area.