Fauquier-Strickland is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario , located in the Cochrane District . The three main communities in the township are Fauquier, Strickland, and Gregoires Mill. All are located along Highway 11 between Departure Lake and Moonbeam .
The township was first incorporated on December 24, 1921, as Shackleton and Machin , the names of the two former geographic townships that comprise its territory. It adopted its current name in 1984, renaming itself for its two largest communities.
Fauquier is located along the Groundhog River . The main community landmark is a roadside statue of a groundhog.
Pierre Guèvremont (1922–1929)
J. Anaclet Habel (1930–1931)Ph. Filion (1932)
Napoléon Gravel (1933–1945)
J. Émile Jacques (1946–1948)
Raoul Tremblay (1949–1955)
J. Antoine Laferrière (1956–1964, 1969–1972)
Edmond Gauthier (1965)
Laurent Dufour (1966–1968)
Raymond Grzela (1972–2003)
Jacques Demers (2003–2006)
Madeleine Tremblay (2006–present)
Demographics [ edit ]
Canada census – Fauquier-Strickland community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population:
530 (-6.7% from 2006)2 (391.47 sq mi)2 (1.3/sq mi)
568 (-16.2% from 2001)2 (391.33 sq mi)2 (1.6/sq mi)
678 (-9.2% from 1996)2 (391.33 sq mi)2 (1.8/sq mi)
Population:[4]
Population in 2011: 530
Population in 2006: 568
Population in 2001: 678
Population in 1996: 684 (or 747 when adjusted to 2001 boundaries)
Population in 1991: 746
Mother tongue:
English as first language: 17.5%
French as first language: 78.1%
English and French as first language: 0%
Other as first language: 4.4%
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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