Front of Yonge

Front of Yonge is located along the St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands region. Part of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve, Front of Yonge can be found between the larger towns of Brockville to the east, and Gananoque to the west. Approximately away from Ottawa and from Toronto, Front of Yonge is within driving distance to many of the larger cities of Ontario. Communities The township comprises the communities of Ballycanoe, Caintown, Mallorytown, Mallorytown Landing, McIntosh Mills, Trevelyan and Yonge Mills. The township administrative offices are located in Mallorytown. Mallorytown The largest settlement area of the township is the community of Mallorytown. It was founded by Nathaniel Mallory, a United Empire Loyalist who came to the area at Mallorytown Landing in 1784, and later moved inland in search of better farmland. Mallorytown Landing Mallorytown Landing is situated on the St. Lawrence River and is the location of the Visitor Centre for the Thousand Islands National Park, which comprises several ecologically important mainland properties and more than twenty islands between Kingston and Brockville. Established in 1904 as the first Canadian national park east of the Rockies, it is also the smallest of the national parks. During the War of 1812, Mallorytown Landing was a port for ships moving supplies and a blockhouse was built on nearby Chimney Island to defend the British supply line on the river (which is a National Historic Site of Canada today). ==History==

Front of Yonge is named for the Right Honourable Sir George Yonge, a British Secretary during the War of 1812. The area was settled by many United Empire Loyalists after the American Revolutionary War, who also participated in the War of 1812. Officially designated as Front of Yonge in 1859, this township, along with the nearby Front of Escott and Front of Leeds and Lansdowne, were the only three municipalities with "Front" in their names because they all front the St. Lawrence River. Years later, both Escott and Leeds and Lansdowne were assimilated into the municipality of Leeds and the Thousand Islands. That left Front of Yonge the only township in Ontario with "Front" in its name. In 1853, the Township of Yonge and Escott was divided into the Township of Front of Yonge and Escott and the Township of Rear of Yonge and Escott. A few years later in 1859, the Township of Front of Yonge and Escott was divided into the Township of Front of Yonge and the Township of Front of Escott. But in December 1888, these two townships were merged again into one municipality, named Township of Front of Yonge and Escott. In 1905, once more the united township was divided and the Township of Front of Yonge is separately incorporated. == Demographics ==

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Front of Yonge had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Mother tongue (2021): • English as first language: 93.6% • French as first language: 2.1% • English and French as first language: 0.4% • Other as first language: 3.5% ==See also==