Lanark County is a county located in the Canadian province of Ontario. As of 2006, the population is 63,785. Its county seat is Perth.
The county took its name from the town of Lanark in Scotland.
According to Statistics Canada, the county has a total area of 1,150.25 square miles (2,979.13 km).It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario.
The county is one of the top centres of maple syrup production in Ontario and de...
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Lanark County is a county located in the Canadian province of Ontario. As of 2006, the population is 63,785. Its county seat is Perth.
The county took its name from the town of Lanark in Scotland.
According to Statistics Canada, the county has a total area of 1,150.25 square miles (2,979.13 km).It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Eastern Ontario.
The county is one of the top centres of maple syrup production in Ontario and describes itself as "The Maple Syrup Capital of Ontario".
As of the census of 2001, there were 62,495 people, 23,905 households, and 18,090 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 inhabitants per square mile (21 /km). There are 27,781 housing units.
There were 23,905 households out of which 32.54% had children living with them, 32.54% were married couples living together, 23.32% are one-person households, and 12.31% are other household types.
In the county, the population was spread out with 19.68% of the population under...
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