Casselman, Ontario
Casselman | |
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| Village of Casselman Municipalité de Casselman | |
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  Casselman  Casselman | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′30″N 75°05′00″W / 45.30833°N 75.08333°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Prescott and Russell |
| Settled | 1844 |
| Incorporated | June 11, 1888 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Genevieve Lajoie |
| • MPs | Francis Drouin |
| • MPPs | Stéphane Sarrazin |
| Area | |
| • Land | 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,960 |
| • Density | 772.2/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | K0A 1M0 |
| Area code | 613 |
| Website | www |
Casselman is a village in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Situated on the South Nation River about 55 km (34 mi) southeast of downtown Ottawa, along the Trans-Canada Highway 417.
Casselman is an enclave within the Municipality of The Nation, since Casselman citizens refused to join the fusion of municipalities in 1998. The village was named after Martin Casselman who built a sawmill near the site of the current town in 1844.[2]
It is served by the Casselman railway station on the Montreal–Ottawa Via Rail train, twice a day in each direction.
Casselman hosted L'écho d'un peuple, at Ferme Drouin, one of the biggest shows ever presented in Ontario, until the organization ran into financial trouble in 2008.
History
[edit]Casselman was founded by Martin Major Casselman (1805–1881), son of a Loyalist family who had bought large tracts of land in Cambridge Township (now part The Nation) in order to develop his timber trade. He obtained another 650 hectares (1,600 acres) on both sides of the South Nation River at the current location of the village, where he settled in 1844 and built a dam and sawmill. Settlement by French Canadians and Catholics followed after 1849, when Bishop Guigues founded a colonization society to encourage settlement in the region.[3]
Its post office was established in 1857.[2] That same year, the Township of Cambridge was incorporated, and Martin Casselman became its first reeve, and also served as the postmaster from 1871 to 1881.[3]
In 1881, the railroad connecting Casselman to Coteau Junction was completed, and the next year, it was extended to Ottawa. In 1885, there were about 200 families, and a Catholic chapel was built. On June 11, 1888, Casselman separated from Cambridge Township and was incorporated as a village municipality. It had 750 inhabitants at that time.[3]
In July 1891, the village partially burnt down, and 6 years later in October 1897, it was entirely destroyed in a wildfire. And again in July 1919, another fire destroyed most of the buildings on the main street.[3]
The village installed modern water and sewer services that became operational in 1977.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Casselman had a population of 3,960 living in 1,578 of its 1,630 total private dwellings, a change of 11.6% from its 2016 population of 3,548. With a land area of 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 771.9/km2 (1,999.3/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | |
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| Population | 3,960 (+11.6% from 2016) | 3,548 (-2.2% from 2011) |
| Land area | 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi) | 5.12 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Population density | 772.2/km2 (2,000/sq mi) | 693.4/km2 (1,796/sq mi) |
| Median age | 43.6 (M: 40.8, F: 46.4) | 44.0 (M: 42.0, F: 45.7) |
| Private dwellings | 1,630 (total) 1,578 (occupied) | 1,480 (total) 1,435 (occupied) |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $83,014 |
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Mother tongue:[1]
- French as first language: 71.3%
- English as first language: 21.5%
- English and French as first language: 3.7%
- Other as first language: 2.9%
See also
[edit]- Transit Eastern Ontario operates under the authority of The North Glengarry Prescott Russell (NGPR) Transport Board
- List of francophone communities in Ontario
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Casselman, Ontario (Code 3502044) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ a b Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 140. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
- ^ a b c d "History of Casselman". www.casselman.ca. Municipality of Casselman. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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