Lanark County
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![]() Location of the region in Ontario
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Basic data | |
Country | Canada |
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Ontario
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Administrative headquarters | Perth |
Coordinates : | 45 ° 3 ′ N , 76 ° 20 ′ W |
Residents | 65,667 (as of 2011) |
surface | 3,033.82 km² |
Population density | 21.6 inhabitants / km² |
Time zone : | Eastern Standard Time ( UTC −5) Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC −4, daylight saving time) |
Web presence | www.county.lanark.on.ca |
Lanark County is a county in the southeast of the Canadian province of Ontario . The county seat is Perth . The population is 65,667 (2011), the area 3033.82 km², which corresponds to a population density of 21.6 inhabitants per km². The county is named after the town of Lanark in Scotland . Lanark County is one of the main producing areas of the Canadian maple syrup and calls itself "Ontario's maple syrup capital".
Communities
The parishes in Lanark County are:
- Beckwith
- Carleton Place
- Drummond / North Elmsley
- Lanark Highlands
- Mississippi Mills
- Montague
- Perth
- Tay Valley
The Smith Falls Ward, geographically and statistically part of Lanark County, is not under its administration.