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Sundridge, Ontario
Sundridge is a village in central Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of North Bay along Highway 11, on the shore of Lake Bernard. The village is located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District.
Sundridge is a tourist destination in both winter and summer, with boating and snowmobiling providing the main attraction. Algonquin Provincial Park is accessible nearby. Cities within a reasonable driving distance include Toronto (approximately 275 km (171 mi) south) and Ottawa (approximately 400 km (250 mi) east). The village has long been known as "The Pearl of the North" to residents of central and northern Ontario.
Originally it was supposed to be named Sunny Ridge, but when the name was applied for in the late 1800s, an error at the post office department resulted in the name becoming Sundridge. Another hypothesis is that it is named after a village in Kent, England.
Sundridge developed largely as a result of the extension of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) northward. The first settler in the area – usually considered the village's founder – was James Dunbar in 1876. The CNR route in the area was completed in 1885, and the Village of Sundridge was incorporated on March 23, 1889, when it separated from Strong Township.
Protestant churches (Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian) were established in the mid-1880s, and in 1897 the first municipal library was established. During World War I, Sundridge was the location for basic training for the 162nd Canadian Battalion.
The post office dates from 1879.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sundridge had a population of 938 living in 436 of its 458 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 961. With a land area of 2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 416.9/km2 (1,079.7/sq mi) in 2021.
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Sundridge, Ontario
Sundridge is a village in central Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of North Bay along Highway 11, on the shore of Lake Bernard. The village is located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District.
Sundridge is a tourist destination in both winter and summer, with boating and snowmobiling providing the main attraction. Algonquin Provincial Park is accessible nearby. Cities within a reasonable driving distance include Toronto (approximately 275 km (171 mi) south) and Ottawa (approximately 400 km (250 mi) east). The village has long been known as "The Pearl of the North" to residents of central and northern Ontario.
Originally it was supposed to be named Sunny Ridge, but when the name was applied for in the late 1800s, an error at the post office department resulted in the name becoming Sundridge. Another hypothesis is that it is named after a village in Kent, England.
Sundridge developed largely as a result of the extension of the Canadian National Railway (CNR) northward. The first settler in the area – usually considered the village's founder – was James Dunbar in 1876. The CNR route in the area was completed in 1885, and the Village of Sundridge was incorporated on March 23, 1889, when it separated from Strong Township.
Protestant churches (Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian) were established in the mid-1880s, and in 1897 the first municipal library was established. During World War I, Sundridge was the location for basic training for the 162nd Canadian Battalion.
The post office dates from 1879.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sundridge had a population of 938 living in 436 of its 458 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2016 population of 961. With a land area of 2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 416.9/km2 (1,079.7/sq mi) in 2021.
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