Beckwith is a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 in eastern Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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, in the County of Lanark

Lanark County, Ontario

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 on the Mississippi River

Mississippi River (Ontario)

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. It is located within Canada's National Capital Region

National Capital Region (Canada)

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Communities

The township comprises the communities of 10th Line Shore, Ontario, Black's Corners, Franktown, Franktown Station, Gillies Corners, Hay's Shore, McCann's Shore, Prospect, Rothwell's Shore, Scotch Corners and Tennyson.

Black's Corners, a hamlet south of Carleton Place

Carleton Place, Ontario

Carleton Place is a town in the eastern portion of Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Lanark County, about west of downtown Ottawa. It is located at the crossroads of Highway 15 and Highway 7, halfway between the towns of Perth, Almonte, Smiths Falls, and the nation's capital, Ottawa...

, is the location for the town hall of Beckwith. This site was chosen in 1857 as a compromise between Franktown and Carleton Place where the township council had met on an alternating basis previously. Currently, there are just a few houses and a store there.

Culture

Franktown promotes itself as the "Lilac Capital of Ontario". It is home to Lilac Lane, which features a beautiful park containing many lilac bushes that have grown there naturally over time, and where a lilac

Lilac

Syringa is a genus of about 20–25 species of flowering woody plants in the olive family , native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere....

 festival is held near the end of May. Within the park facility there is also a baseball diamond and play structure.

Also located within Franktown are the Calvary Christian Academy, a private school, and the "Franktown General Store", which features a gas bar, general merchandise, a take-out section (opened in 2007) as well as dry-cleaning services.

Geography

An Environment Canada

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 weather doppler radar

Radar

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 station for Ottawa

Ottawa

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 and eastern Ontario, part of the Canadian weather radar network

Canadian weather radar network

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, is located at Franktown.

The Jock River

Jock River

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 originates in a marsh near Franktown.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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• Population: 6,387
• % Change (1996-2001): 5.6
• Dwellings: 2,649
• Area (km².): 240.12
• Density (persons per km².): 26.6

External links

• Township of Beckwith