The county of Frontenac, situated within the
Mecklenburg District, was originally created as an
electoral district for the
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in 1792 and its original limits were described as being: Mecklenburg was renamed as the "Midland District" in 1792. At the beginning of 1800, the County was reorganized as follows: :* the eastern part of the islands of the county of
Ontario were transferred to Frontenac, on the former's dissolution :* Frontenac was declared to consist solely of the townships of Pittsburg, Kingston, Loughborough, Portland, Hinchbrooke, Bedford and Wolfe Island :* the remaining
unorganized territory remained part of Midland District Through the addition of newly surveyed townships, by 1845 the County covered the following territory: In 1860, the newly surveyed townships of Miller and Canonto were transferred from
Renfrew County In 1998, the County was reorganized, and it now consists of the townships of
North Frontenac,
Central Frontenac,
South Frontenac and
Frontenac Islands. The City of
Kingston absorbed
Kingston and
Pittsburgh Townships and exists now as a
separated municipality. The county council itself was abolished and replaced by a management unit with limited powers, known as the Frontenac Management Board. The management unit became a county again in 2004. ==Demographics==