Almonte, Ontario

Almonte
Community
Town of Almonte
Almonte is located in Lanark County
Almonte
Almonte
Location within Ontario
Almonte is located in Southern Ontario
Almonte
Almonte
Almonte (Southern Ontario)
Coordinates: 45°13′35″N 76°11′40″W / 45.22629°N 76.19452°W / 45.22629; -76.19452
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyLanark
Established1818
Government
 • Federal ridingCarleton—Mississippi Mills
 • Prov. ridingLanark—Frontenac—Kingston
Area
 • Total4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total5,039
 • Density1,077.4/km2 (2,790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0A 1A0 & K0A 4A0
Area code613
Websitealmonte.com

Almonte (/ˈælmɒnt/ AL-mont; Spanish: [alˈmonte]) is a former mill town in Lanark County, in the eastern portion of Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate municipality, Almonte is a ward of the town of Mississippi Mills, which was created on January 1, 1998, by the merging of Almonte with Ramsay and Pakenham townships.[2] Almonte is 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of downtown Ottawa. Its population as recorded in the 2016 Canadian Census was 5,039.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Almonte [Population centre], Ontario and Ontario [Province]". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ County of Lanark website Lanark County: Local Municipalities Archived 2010-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, last retrieved February 14, 2010