St. Isidore, Ontario

St. Isidore
Unincorporated community
St. Isidore is located in Southern Ontario
St. Isidore
St. Isidore
Location within Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°23′06″N 74°54′20″W / 45.38500°N 74.90556°W / 45.38500; -74.90556
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyPrescott and Russell
MunicipalityThe Nation
Settled1845
Incorporated1965
Dissolved (amalgamated)January 1, 1998
Government
 • Fed. ridingPrescott—Russell—Cumberland
 • Prov. ridingGlengarry—Prescott—Russell
Area
 • Land1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
892
 • Density763.4/km2 (1,977/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
K0C 2B0
Area codes613, 343

St. Isidore (formerly known as St. Isidore de Prescott) is a community in The Nation Municipality in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell in Ontario, Canada. A designated place, St. Isidore had a population of 892 in the 2021 Canadian census.[1]

The town was originally called St. Isidore de Prescott, but in 1989, the name was shortened to St. Isidore.[2] The community became an incorporated village in 1965 when it separated from Caledonia and South Plantagenet Township.[3] However, the incorporated village was short-lived and became part of The Nation Municipality on January 1, 1998, along with the Townships of Caledonia, Cambridge, and South Plantagenet.[4]

St-Isidore has a French elementary school (Kindergarten to 6) called L'école Catholique de St-Isidore . The school has between 200 and 300 students.

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

The St-Isidore Catholic Church, built in 1879 was destroyed by fire on July 23, 2016.[5]

Demographics

Church in St. Isidore, Ontario

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, St. Isidore had a population of 892 living in 370 of its 385 total private dwellings, a change of 10.8% from its 2016 population of 805. With a land area of 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi), it had a population density of 762.4/km2 (1,974.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Statistics from 2011 census:[6]

  • Population in 2011: 752
  • Total private dwellings: 330
  • Land area (square km): 1.15
  • Population density per square km: 652.4
  • Median age of the population: 45.1
  • Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling: 315
  • Single-detached house: 225
  • Other dwelling: 15
  • Apartment, duplex: 10
  • Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys: 55
Mother tongue (2021)[1] Population Percentage
English 190 22.2%
French 610 71.3%
English and French 25 2.9%

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "St. Isidore, Dissolved municipality (DMU), Ontario [Designated place] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  2. ↑ Place names of Ontario, page 302, Alan Rayburn (1997) ISBN 0-8020-7207-0
  3. 1 2 "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  4. ↑ "Municipal restructuring activity summary table - Dataset - Ontario Data Catalogue". data.ontario.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Press Release – The St-Isidore Church Is Engulfed in Flames". La municipalité de la Nation Municipality. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20.
  6. 1 2 "St. Isidore, DMU, Ontario (Designated place) Census Profile, 2011 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
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