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Maxville, Ontario

Maxville is an unincorporated community in North Glengarry, Ontario, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.

Since 1948, Maxville is host to the annual Glengarry Highland Games.

Its economy mostly depends on services to surrounding agricultural businesses.

History

Maxville was formed in 1869, formerly also called Mac’s Corners and Macsville. It was named after the many "Macs" of Scottish Highland origin living there. In 1881, the Canada Atlantic Railway was completed and a station was built in Maxville, resulting in quick growth. In 1891, Maxville was incorporated as a village municipality.

On July 5, 1910, the railway station burnt down, but a replacement one was built immediately. It closed in 1988 and demolished in the fall of 1998.

On January 1, 1998, the Village of Maxville, the Town of Alexandria, and the Townships of Kenyon and Lochiel were amalgamated into the new Township of North Glengarry.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Maxville had a population of 748 living in 311 of its 321 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 816. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

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