Admaston/Bromley

Admaston/Bromley is an incorporated township in Renfrew County, Eastern Ontario, Canada.^[1] It was formed on January 1, 2000, when Admaston and Bromley Townships were amalgamated. It takes part of its name from Admaston, Staffordshire, a small English hamlet.^[3]

Admaston/Bromley
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Admaston/Bromley
Typical countryside near Douglas
Admaston/Bromley Show map of Renfrew County Admaston/Bromley Show map of Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°31′45″N 76°53′49″W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Renfrew
Formed	January 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Michael Donohue
• MP	Cheryl Gallant (CPC)
• MPP	Billy Denault (OPC)
Area [2]
• Land	519.59 km2 (200.61 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	2,995
• Density	5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code	K0J
Area codes	613,343
Website	www.admastonbromley.com

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Admaston, Balsam Hill, Belangers Corners, Bromley, Bulgers Corners, Connaught, Douglas, Ferguslea, Fremo Corners, Kellys Corner, Martins Corner, McDougall, Moores Lake, Mount St. Patrick, Northcote, Oakgrove, Osceola, Payne, Pine Valley, Renfrew Junction, Rosebank, Shamrock, and Wolftown.

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  Douglas
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  Shamrock

Admaston

The community, as well as the township, were named for the little village of Admaston, Staffordshire, the native home of Sir Charles Bagot, second Governor General of the Province of Canada .

Bromley

The community, as well as the township, took its name from Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire, England, home of the Bagot family.

Douglas

When the post office was established in 1854, Scottish settlers chose the name Douglas after a town in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The town of Douglas is the third of five chutes along the Bonnechere River. The others being Castleford, Renfrew, Fourth Chute and Eganville. The chutes were used for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls; Douglas had a 21-foot (3.4 m) waterfall over which log drivers had to shepherd their timber.

Mount St. Patrick

The community was most likely first settled in the 1830's by squatters on the land, as there was no land registry until the 1850's. The settlers, almost solely Irish Catholics, named the village after Croagh Patrick, in County Mayo, Ireland.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Admaston/Bromley had a population of 2,995 living in 1,136 of its 1,305 total private dwellings, a change of 2% from its 2016 population of 2,935. With a land area of 519.59 km² (200.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.8/km² (14.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

Historical census populations – Admaston/Bromley

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	2,824	—
2006	2,716	−3.8%
2011	2,844	+4.7%
2016	2,935	+3.2%
2021	2,995	+2.0%
Source: Statistics Canada,[2] 2016[4] 2011[5], 2006[6], earlier[7]

Historical census populations – Admaston Township Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,829 —     1931 1,650 −9.8% 1941 1,408 −14.7% 1951 1,277 −9.3% 1956 1,257 −1.6% 1961 1,325 +5.4% 1966 1,288 −2.8% Year Pop. ±% 1971 1,331 +3.3% 1976 1,440 +8.2% 1981 1,471 +2.2% 1986 1,515 +3.0% 1991 1,551 +2.4% 1996 1,648 +6.3% Source: Statistics Canada[8]

Historical census populations – Bromley Township Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,796 —     1931 1,586 −11.7% 1941 1,563 −1.5% 1951 1,628 +4.2% 1956 1,600 −1.7% 1961 1,447 −9.6% 1966 1,318 −8.9% Year Pop. ±% 1971 1,217 −7.7% 1976 1,208 −0.7% 1981 1,196 −1.0% 1986 1,142 −4.5% 1991 1,201 +5.2% 1996 1,189 −1.0% Source: Statistics Canada[8]

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Raye-Anne Briscoe (2000–2014)
• Michael Donohue (2014–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Ontario
• List of townships in Ontario