Maxville, Ontario

Maxville
Unincorporated community/
designated place
Maxville
Coordinates: 45°17′19″N 74°51′17″W / 45.2886°N 74.8547°W / 45.2886; -74.8547
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyStormont, Dundas and Glengarry
MunicipalityNorth Glengarry
Settled1869
Incorporated1891
Dissolved (amalgamated)January 1, 1998
Government
 • Fed. ridingStormont—Dundas—Glengarry
 • Prov. ridingGlengarry—Prescott—Russell
Area
 • Land2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Elevation100 m (340 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
748
 • Density367.9/km2 (953/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
K0C 1T0
Area codes613

Maxville is an unincorporated community in North Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.

Since 1948, Maxville is host to the annual Glengarry Highland Games.[3]

Its economy mostly depends on services to surrounding agricultural businesses.[3]

History

Maxville was formed in 1869, formerly also called Mac’s Corners and Macsville.[4] It was named after the many "Macs" of Scottish Highland origin living there. In 1881, the Canada Atlantic Railway was completed and a station was built in Maxville, resulting in quick growth. In 1891, Maxville was incorporated as a village municipality.[3]

On July 5, 1910, the railway station burnt down, but a replacement one was built immediately. It closed in 1988 and demolished in the fall of 1998.[4]

On January 1, 1998, the Village of Maxville, the Town of Alexandria, and the Townships of Kenyon and Lochiel were amalgamated into the new Township of North Glengarry.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Maxville had a population of 748 living in 311 of its 321 total private dwellings, a change of -8.3% from its 2016 population of 816. With a land area of 2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 368.5/km2 (954.3/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Maxville, Dissolved municipality, Ontario [Designated place] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  2. ^ White, James (1915). Altitudes in the Dominion of Canada (2nd ed.). Ottawa: Commission of Conservation. p. 148.
  3. ^ a b c Royce Macgillivray (May 31, 2019). "Maxville". thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Maxville Railway Stations". Ontario Railway Stations. September 5, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  5. ^ "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  6. ^ "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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