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is Scott Gee. Unlike other Towns and Villages of Ontario which have disbanded their municipal police forces in favour of contracting with the
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which operates two theatre spaces: The Springer Theatre, and the Firehall Theatre, attracting international attention since 1982.
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watershed and playing a key role in the town's early history and economic importance. In 1830, water was diverted near
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when there were fears American militia forces were planning to attack. The Gananoque Blockhouse stood until 1852.
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forces raided the government depot in the town to disrupt the flow of British supplies between Kingston and
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containing five guns. The blockhouse was abandoned after the War of 1812 and given to a private landowner.
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flows through the town and the St. Lawrence River serves as the southern boundary of the town.
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Gananoque lies directly on three of Canada's busiest transportation routes: the four-lane
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name which means "town on two rivers". The town's name rhymes with the place name
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Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 2,404 (total: 2,516).
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Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History, Canadian Historic Site, 1980
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total private dwellings, a change of 4.3% from its 2016 population of
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Blockhouses in Canada, 1749–1841: a Comparative Report and Catalogue.
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once linked the main CN Rail tracks to the heart of the village; the
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Population in 1996: 5219 (or 5217 when adjusted for boundary changes)
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Gananoque Police Service is a small law enforcement agency in the
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to the north of downtown. Gananoque is also served by the
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Municipalities in Leeds and Grenville United Counties
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Ontario populated places on the Saint Lawrence River
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The theatre company in Gananoque is 1830:Single-tier municipalities in Ontario 744:’s program on Man and the Biosphere. 367: 334: 309: 301: 288: 273: 263: 255: 247: 224: 212: 90: 7: 1114: 768:. It is the western terminus of the 706:through the Thousand Islands and to 1792: 919:. Town of Gananoque. Archived from 293:7.03 km (2.71 sq mi) 724:Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands 25: 871:—Gananoque-born recipient of the 735:Thousand Islands – Frontenac Arch 714:, the summer theatre festival of 146: 116: 1791: 1780: 1779: 1767: 1209: 1202: 1173: 1156: 1148: 1131: 667:English as first language: 94.2% 618:, Gananoque had a population of 408: 145: 138: 115: 108: 68: 1046:. Statistics Canada. 2007-03-13 951:. Statistics Canada. 2017-02-08 836:terminated near the town hall. 1379:Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry 1165:Leeds and the Thousand Islands 1143:Leeds and the Thousand Islands 1121:Leeds and the Thousand Islands 728:The Thousand Islands Playhouse 716:The Thousand Islands Playhouse 670:French as first language: 1.3% 1: 1174: 1132: 1038:"Gananoque community profile" 772:, and a short drive from the 676:Other as first language: 4.1% 1157: 1149: 1107:Places adjacent to Gananoque 159:Show map of Southern Ontario 97:(Latin: "Peace Be With You") 1749:Ontario electoral districts 314:767.9/km (1,989/sq mi) 265: • Federal riding 1851: 1754:Former counties of Ontario 1510:Single-tier municipalities 690:Thousand Islands Playhouse 558:American Revolutionary War 541: 538:map of Gananoque from 1787 29:Gananoque (disambiguation) 26: 1734: 1112: 917:"2018 Municipal Election" 857:Ontario Provincial Police 758:Canadian National Railway 612:2021 Census of Population 606:The Gananoque clock tower 275: • Prov. riding 168: 102: 91: 79: 67: 62: 48: 1578:Separated municipalities 848:community of Gananoque. 840:Gananoque Police Service 834:Thousand Islands Railway 770:Thousand Islands Parkway 656:Population in 1991: 5209 650:Population in 2001: 5167 647:Population in 2006: 5285 644:Population in 2011: 5194 641:Population in 2016: 5159 1457:Regional municipalities 875:for actions during the 774:Thousand Islands Bridge 502:, which appears in the 36:Town in Ontario, Canada 1744:Ontario municipalities 794:stop at the unstaffed 692: 607: 539: 508:Little Cataraqui Creek 494:The town's name is an 688: 605: 533: 337: • Summer ( 1798:WikiProject: Ontario 1759:Geography of Ontario 1724:Northwestern Ontario 1719:Northeastern Ontario 1707:Southwestern Ontario 1364:Prescott and Russell 1339:Lennox and Addington 1197:Saint Lawrence River 1186:Saint Lawrence River 480:Saint Lawrence River 472:2021 Canadian Census 311: • Density 27:For other uses, see 1739:Ontario communities 1334:Leeds and Grenville 1011:Statistics Canada: 896:Philadelphia Flyers 830:short line railroad 762:St. Lawrence Seaway 760:main line, and the 756:, the double-track 556:militia during the 464:Leeds and Grenville 462:) is a town in the 230:Leeds and Grenville 184: /  1774:Ontario portal 993:. February 9, 2022 886:Frank Belknap Long 809:Historically, the 693: 637:Population trend: 608: 552:, who served with 540: 512:Cataraqui Cemetery 303: • Total 257: • Mayor 18:Gananoque, Ontario 1807: 1806: 1228: 1227: 1223: 1222: 1191:Frontenac Islands 991:Statistics Canada 877:Battle of Hill 70 800:Gananoque Airport 796:Gananoque station 738:Biosphere Reserve 710:, New York, live 681:Local attractions 616:Statistics Canada 544:Raid on Gananoque 516:Kingston, Ontario 401: 400: 290: • Land 249: • Type 63:Town of Gananoque 16:(Redirected from 1842: 1835:Towns in Ontario 1795: 1794: 1786:Category:Ontario 1783: 1782: 1772: 1771: 1770: 1714:Northern Ontario 1702:Golden Horseshoe 1687:Southern Ontario 1261:Subdivisions of 1255: 1248: 1241: 1232: 1214: 1213: 1207: 1206: 1177: 1176: 1160: 1159: 1152: 1151: 1135: 1134: 1115: 1101: 1094: 1087: 1078: 1073: 1072: 1070:Official website 1055: 1054: 1052: 1051: 1034: 1028: 1009: 1003: 1002: 1000: 998: 983: 977: 972:Young, Richard. 970: 961: 960: 958: 956: 945: 932: 931: 929: 928: 913: 804:general aviation 697:Thousand Islands 633: 629: 625: 621: 476:Thousand Islands 458: 454: 449: 448: 445: 444: 441: 438: 435: 432: 429: 426: 423: 420: 417: 414: 397: 392: 389: 387: 342: 199: 198: 196: 195: 194: 189: 185: 182: 181: 180: 177: 160: 149: 148: 142: 130: 119: 118: 112: 84:Thousand Islands 80:Nicknames:  72: 39: 21: 1850: 1849: 1845: 1844: 1843: 1841: 1840: 1839: 1810: 1809: 1808: 1803: 1768: 1766: 1730: 1697:Eastern Ontario 1692:Central Ontario 1675: 1572: 1533:Greater Sudbury 1504: 1451: 1388: 1265: 1259: 1229: 1224: 1208: 1201: 1200: 1189: 1161: 1108: 1105: 1068: 1067: 1064: 1059: 1058: 1049: 1047: 1036: 1035: 1031: 1010: 1006: 996: 994: 985: 984: 980: 971: 964: 954: 952: 947: 946: 935: 926: 924: 915: 914: 910: 905: 881:First World War 865: 863:Notable persons 853:Chief of Police 846:Eastern Ontario 842: 811:Gananoque River 750: 683: 663:Mother tongue: 631: 627: 623: 619: 600: 546: 528: 504:Cataraqui River 492: 484:Gananoque River 456: 452: 411: 407: 384: 364: 336: 279:Leeds—Grenville 269:Leeds—Grenville 192: 190: 188:44.33°N 76.17°W 186: 183: 178: 175: 173: 171: 170: 164: 163: 162: 161: 158: 157: 156: 155: 154: 150: 133: 132: 131: 128: 127: 126: 125: 124: 120: 98: 87: 82:Gateway to the 75: 58: 44: 37: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1848: 1846: 1838: 1837: 1832: 1827: 1822: 1812: 1811: 1805: 1804: 1802: 1801: 1789: 1777: 1762: 1761: 1756: 1751: 1746: 1741: 1735: 1732: 1731: 1729: 1728: 1727: 1726: 1721: 1711: 1710: 1709: 1704: 1699: 1694: 1683: 1681: 1677: 1676: 1674: 1673: 1668: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1643: 1638: 1633: 1628: 1623: 1618: 1613: 1608: 1603: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1582: 1580: 1574: 1573: 1571: 1570: 1565: 1560: 1555: 1550: 1548:Kawartha Lakes 1545: 1540: 1535: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1514: 1512: 1506: 1505: 1503: 1502: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1461: 1459: 1453: 1452: 1450: 1449: 1444: 1439: 1434: 1429: 1424: 1419: 1414: 1409: 1404: 1398: 1396: 1390: 1389: 1387: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1356: 1351: 1349:Northumberland 1346: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1275: 1273: 1267: 1266: 1260: 1258: 1257: 1250: 1243: 1235: 1226: 1225: 1221: 1220: 1218: 1193: 1181: 1180: 1178: 1171: 1168: 1167: 1162: 1147: 1145: 1139: 1138: 1136: 1129: 1126: 1125: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1110: 1109: 1106: 1104: 1103: 1096: 1089: 1081: 1075: 1074: 1063: 1062:External links 1060: 1057: 1056: 1029: 1004: 978: 962: 933: 907: 906: 904: 901: 900: 899: 889: 883: 873:Victoria Cross 864: 861: 841: 838: 749: 748:Transportation 746: 682: 679: 678: 677: 674: 671: 668: 658: 657: 654: 651: 648: 645: 642: 599: 596: 527: 524: 491: 488: 399: 398: 382: 378: 377: 372: 366: 365: 362: 360: 354: 353: 343: 333: 332: 322: 316: 315: 312: 308: 307: 304: 300: 299: 295: 294: 291: 287: 286: 282: 281: 276: 272: 271: 266: 262: 261: 258: 254: 253: 250: 246: 245: 241: 240: 237: 233: 232: 227: 223: 222: 217: 211: 210: 207: 201: 200: 166: 165: 152: 151: 144: 143: 137: 136: 135: 134: 122: 121: 114: 113: 107: 106: 105: 104: 103: 100: 99: 93: 89: 88: 86:; 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Gananoque, Ontario
Gananoque (disambiguation)
Town
single-tier
Gananoque waterfront at Joel Stone Park
Thousand Islands
Gananoque is located in United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Gananoque is located in Southern Ontario
44°20′N 76°10′W / 44.33°N 76.17°W / 44.33; -76.17
Country
Province
Ontario
Leeds and Grenville
Leeds—Grenville
Leeds—Grenville
Time zone
UTC−5
EST
DST
UTC−4
EDT
Postal code
Area code
613
www.gananoque.ca
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GAN-ə-NOK-way
Leeds and Grenville
Ontario

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