Casselman, Ontario
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Casselman is a village in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the South Nation River.
It is a small village on the Trans-Canada Highway 417 between Ottawa and Montréal at the crossroads of Highway 138, a smaller highway which runs south to Cornwall-Massena.
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 2,910
- % Change (1996-2001): 1.1
- Dwellings: 1,111
- Area (sq. km.): 5
- Density (persons per sq. km.): 582.5
Casselman is surrounded on all sides by The Nation.
The village was named after Martin Casselman who built a sawmill near the site of the current town in 1844.
Casselman hosts L'écho d'un peuple (http://www.francoscenie.ca/bienvenue.html), one of the biggest shows ever presented in Ontario.
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| West: The Nation |
Casselman | East: The Nation |
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External link
- Official web site for the municipality of Casselman (http://village.casselman.on.ca/)