Lanark County
Lanark County is a county located in the Canadian province of Ontario. Its county seat is Perth, which was first settled in 1816 and was known as a social and political capital before being over shadowed by what we now know as Ottawa.
Lanark County | |
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County (upper-tier) | |
| County of Lanark | |
| Nickname: The Maple Syrup Capital of Ontario | |
Location of Lanark County | |
| Coordinates: 45°00′N 76°15′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Eastern Ontario |
| County seat | Perth |
| Municipalities | Towns & townships
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| Area | |
| • Land | 3,025.98 km2 (1,168.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 59,918 (excluding Smiths Falls) |
| • Density | 19.8/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Website | www.lanarkcounty.ca/ |
Most European settlements of the county began in 1816, when Drummond, Beckwith and Bathurst townships were named and initially surveyed. The first farm north of the Rideau was cleared and settled somewhat earlier, in 1790. The county took its name from the town of Lanark in Scotland. Nearly all the townships were named after British public and military figures from the era of early settlement.
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