Lennox and Addington County
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Lennox and Addington[1] is a county in the Eastern Ontario Region of the province of Ontario in Canada.
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Map of Lennox and Addington County
Figure 1 shows a map of Lennox and Addington County in relation to Eastern Ontario.
Figure 1: Map of Lennox and Addington County[2]
Regional economy
Income data pertaining to Lennox and Addington County compared with Ontario for the year 2006 are summarized on the Eastern Ontario Economy Page.
Demographics
An important characteristic of the demographic in this county is a fairly substantial migration of middle class people to live in the countryside.
- These are young couples, young families and retirees from large centres like Toronto.
- The attraction is 1-3 acre plots of land and newly built housing at reasonable prices. This is a shift for this province because the restrictions on housing density on rural roads has been lessened.
- Much of new housing being built is outside towns and villages[3].
- The attraction is 1-3 acre plots of land and newly built housing at reasonable prices. This is a shift for this province because the restrictions on housing density on rural roads has been lessened.
Demographic data for Lennox and Addington compared with Eastern Ontario region and Ontario for the year 2006 are summarized on the Eastern Ontario Demographics Page.
Energy
Energy Supply Infrastructure
- Natural gas is delivered by pipeline.
- Propane is available for delivery.
- The homeowner stores it in large bottles, 100, 250 gal or larger.
- A delivery service is used to refill usually a couple times a year. The cost is about 2x pipeline gas[4].
- The homeowner stores it in large bottles, 100, 250 gal or larger.
Energy Demand
The following chart shows an estimate of the total energy use by L&A broken down by source. It is an extrapolation based on the population of L&A compared to all of Ontario.
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Residential Energy Use
The following charts show an estimate of the Residential Space Heating Energy Use and the breakdown by product and district.
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Land use
Land use in Lennox and Addington is governed by the Ontario Land Use Policy, specifically the Provincial Policy Statement 2005.
Land Capability
Detailed information on land capability and land use may be found on the Canada Land Inventory web site.
Agricultural land capability for Lennox and Addington County is shown in Figure 2[5].
Figure 2: Agricultural land capability for Lennox and Addington County
Detailed land capability information for the area around Tamworth and Stone Mills is given in Figure 3. This map was compiled using the Canada Land Inventory Classification as presented for Specialty Crop and Canada Land Inventory Mapping for the Feed-in Tariff Program: Eastern Ontario Grid Reference 31C10. This tool can be used to produce land use capability maps for any area in Canada.
Figure 3: Detailed land capability information Tamworth Stone Mills area
Farm Land Area by Use of Land
Table 1 shows farm land area classified by use of land for Lennox and Addington County as reported from the 2006 Census[6].
Table 1: 2006 Farm Land Area (hectares) Classified by Use of Land for Lennox and Addington County, Eastern Ontario and Ontario
| In crops | Summer fallow | Tame or seeded pasture | Natural land for pasture | Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands | All other land | Total | |
| Lennox & Addington | 37,097 | 316 | 5,332 | 15,058 | 13,531 | 3,871 | 75,205 |
| Eastern Ontario | 546,492 | 1,862 | 59,728 | 128,804 | 193,271 | 43,411 | 973,568 |
| Ontario | 3,660,941 | 11,895 | 303,400 | 450,281 | 750,355 | 973,568 | 5,386,453 |
Land use relative to soil capability
Table 2 below gives a broad view of the scale of non-agricultural land in the County in relation to the dependable agricultural soils. It shows that out of a total of about 280,000 ha, there are around 200,000 ha not used by agriculture or forestry in the County.
Table 2: Land use in relation to soil capability (hectares)[7],[8]
| Hectares | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Organic | Classes 4,5,6,7 | Total | |
| Land use - All other land, census year 2006 | 3,871 | ||||||
| Land use - All other land (including Christmas tree area, woodlands and wetlands), census year 2006 | 17,402 | ||||||
| Land use - Natural land for pasture, census years 2006 | 15,058 | ||||||
| Land use - Tame or seeded pasture, census years 2006 | 5,332 | ||||||
| Land use - Summerfallow land, census years 2006 | 316 | ||||||
| Total land in crops (excluding Christmas tree) | 37,097 | ||||||
| Total area farms | 75,205 | ||||||
| Total area by soil class (hectares) | 284,122 | 12,570 | 13,710 | 34,843 | 8,296 | 214,703 | 284,122 |
Agricultural activity
An overview of agricultural activity in Lennox and Addington County is given in Table 3 below using data from Statistics Canada web site: Agriculture. Further information on census divisions and agricultural census regions may be found on the Census Maps Canada wiki page.
Once the prime agricultural land, (class one and two lands as classified by the Canada Land Inventory) has been excluded, the total land available for potential energy crop production is just over 135,500 hectares[5].
Table 3: Agriculture Profile for Lennox and Addington[9]
| Stone Mills | L&A | Eastern Ontario Region | Ontario | Canada | |
| Farm and farm operator statistics | |||||
| Total Population in 2006 | 40,542 | 1,447,655 | 12,160,282 | 31,511,587 | |
| Total number of operators | 870 | 13,005 | 82,410 | 327,060 | |
| Total number of farms | 617 | 8,864 | 57,211 | 229,373 | |
| Land statistics | |||||
| Land area (km2) | 688 | 2,776 | 28,268 | 907,574 | 5,469,898 |
| Total area of farms (hectares) | 28,793 | 75,205 | 973,568 | 5,386,453 | 67,586,739 |
| Average area of farms (hectares) | 120 | 122 | 110 | 94 | 295 |
| Farm finance statistics | |||||
| Total gross farm receipts (excluding forest products sold) (dollars) | 19,568,052 | 53,994,832 | 999,920,834 | 10,342,031,229 | 42,191,981,171 |
| Total farm capital (market value in dollars) | 156,513,861 | 431,642,956 | 6,960,723,600 | 65,336,796,501 | 248,317,591,506 |
| Crop and horticulture statistics | |||||
| Land in crops (hectares) | 11,782 | 37,097 | 546,492 | 3,660,941 | 35,912,247 |
| Top crops (hectares) | |||||
| Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures | 5,286 | ||||
| All other tame hay and fodder crops | 4,447 | ||||
| Corn for silage | 430 | ||||
| Barley | 352 | ||||
| Corn for grain | 299 | ||||
| Livestock statistics | |||||
| Total cattle and calves | 8,770 | 22,960 | 356,412 | 1,982,651 | 15,773,527 |
| Total pigs | x | x | 107,182 | 3,950,592 | 15,043,132 |
Institutional Commercial and Industrial (IC&I) Market
The IC&I market of Lennox and Addington comprises a wide array of public and private operations, employing in total more than 6000 people[10].
A new elementary school for over 600 pupils is planned for the Town of Greater Napanee.
Further Information Resources
- Biomass energy at work_Case studies of community scale systems in the US Canada and Europe - community scale case studies
- Case study summary_Suffolk County Council UK - school wood fired boilers case study Suffolk County in the United Kingdom
- Heating with biomass_A feasibility study of Wisconsin schools heated with wood - school wood combustion data and case studies
- Vermont fuels for schools_A renewable energy use initiative - school woodchip heating
References
- ↑ Lennox & Addington web site: Economic Development
- ↑ Statistics Canada web site: Map Tools Lennox and Addington
- ↑ [John Stinson email 17-10-2010 3.43am]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 [John Stinson email 17-10-2010 3.43am]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Biomass for rural vitality report
- ↑ Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs web site: Farm Land Area Classified by Use of Land
- ↑ Ontario's agricultural and rural economy_Today and tomorrow_A qualitative and quantitative perspectivepg 115
- ↑ Statistics Canada web site: Land use, tenure, and land management practices
- ↑ Statistics Canada web site: Agriculture Profile Lennox and Addington
- ↑ County of Lennox and Addington: Website package for site selectors
