Fast Facts

Location

Latitude 44.50899; Longitude -75.393539

Bordering the north shore of the St. Lawrence River, Ontario, Canada

• Total population 104,070 (2021 Census)
• Population up 3.5 % over 2016 Census
• Time Zone: EST
• Incorporation: January 28, 1850
• Land area: 3,382.89 square km or 1,293.51 square miles
• Population density: 29.7 people per square kilometre
• Labour force: 51,520
• All industries: 50,810
• Private dwellings: 42,749
• Average total income of private households - $98,000 (2020)
• Average cost of a home: $542,300 (2023)

Communities

• Township of Athens
• Township of Augusta
• Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal
• Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley
• Township of Front of Yonge
• Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
• Village of Merrickville-Wolford
• Municipality of North Grenville
• Township of Rideau Lakes
• Village of Westport

Partners:

• City of Brockville
• Town of Gananoque
• Town of Prescott

Areas of Strategic Focus:

• Leadership and Capacity Building
• Investment Readiness / Investment Attraction - Business & Industry
• Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E)
• Talent Attraction and Workforce Development
• Diversified Economy
• Marketing and Communications