St. Isidore, Ontario
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St. Isidore is a community in The Nation Municipality in Prescott and Russell County
Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario
The United Counties of Prescott and Russell are consolidated counties located in the Canadian province of Ontario. As of 2006, the population is 80,184. Its county seat is L'Orignal, Ontario. It was created as a result of a merger between Russell County and Prescott County in 1820...

 in Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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.

The town was originally called St. Isidore de Prescott, but in 1989, when the community became an incorporated village, the name was shortened to St. Isidore . However, the incorporated village was short-lived and became part of The Nation Municipality nine years later in 1998.
St-Isidore has a french elementary school (Kindergarten to 8) called L'école Catholique de St-Isidore . The school has between 200 and 300 students.

A designated place
Designated place
A designated place or DPL is a type of community or populated area identified by Statistics Canada for statistical purposes. DPLs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages.DPLs are communities that lack...

, St. Isidore had a population of 751 in the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

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A 24 megawatt solar power plant
Solar power in Canada
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 is located near the town.

Demographics

  • Population: 751 (2006 Federal Census)
  • % Change (2001-2006): ??.?
  • Dwellings: ???
  • Area (km²): ???
  • Density (persons per km²): ???

Languages

Mother tongue Population Percentage
English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

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French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

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English and French ??? ?.?%
Mother tongue Population Percentage
Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

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Arabic ??? ?.?%
German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

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Ethnocultural ancestries

Canadian ?.?%
French
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...

?.?%
English ?.?%
Irish
Irish Canadian
Irish Canadian are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who originated in Ireland. 1.2 million Irish immigrants arrived, 1825 to 1970, at least half of those in the period from 1831-1850. By 1867, they were the second largest ethnic group , and comprised 24% of Canada's population...

?.?%
Scottish ?.?%
German
German-Canadian
German Canadians are Canadians of ethnic German ancestry. The 2006 Canadian census put the number of Canadians of German ethnicity at 3,179,425. Only a small fraction of German Canadians are descendants of immigrants from what is today Germany...

?.?%
Dutch ?.?%
North American Indian
First Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...

?.?%
Italian ?.?%



People from St. Isidore

  • Royal Galipeau
    Royal Galipeau
    Royal Galipeau is a Member of Parliament for the Ottawa—Orléans federal constituency. He was the successful Conservative Party candidate in the Canadian federal elections of 2006 and 2008...

     - politician
  • Benoît Pouliot
    Benoit Pouliot
    Benoît Robert Pouliot is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...

     - professional ice hockey player
  • Francis Wathier
    Francis Wathier
    Francis Wathier is a ice hockey left winger for the NHL's Dallas Stars. He has had two stints with the Dallas Stars, playing in two games in October 2009 and three games in February 2010.-External links:...

    - professional ice hockey player
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