Maitland, Ontario

Maitland
Country Road 2 in Maitland, Ontario
Country Road 2 in Maitland, Ontario
Maitland is located in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Maitland
Maitland
Maitland is located in Southern Ontario
Maitland
Maitland
Coordinates: 44°38′15″N 75°36′53″W / 44.63750°N 75.61472°W / 44.63750; -75.61472
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyLeeds and Grenville
TownshipAugusta Township
Population
 (2021)[1][2]
 • Total1,814
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA
K0E
Area codes613

Maitland, Ontario is a small village within Augusta Township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Canada.[3] It is located along the St. Lawrence River approximately five kilometres (3 mi) east of the city of Brockville.

The village was briefly settled in the 1750s by the French, who established a shipyard and small fort here; they called this settlement Pointe au Baril. After the Battle of the Thousand Islands the French were forced out and the area was primarily settled by the British, becoming the village of Maitland.[4] The village was named after Sir Peregrine Maitland, who was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada.

The village now has mainly residential properties, with some businesses located inside the village and factories near the outskirts.

  1. ^ "Census of Population". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Population calculated by combining Dissemination Blocks 35070221003, 35070221004, 35070222007-35070222011, 35070222013, 35070222018, 35070241001-35070241003, 35070241006-35070241009, 35070242007, 35070242008, 35070242010-35070242016, 35070242018, and 35070242019
  3. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  4. ^ McKenzie, R. (n.d.). Leeds and Grenville: Their First 200 Years. McClelland and Stewart.