Long Sault, Ontario
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Long Sault is one of two towns in the Canadian province of Ontario (Ingleside is the other) built to replace The Lost Villages, which were flooded by the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958.
The economy is sustained by a small number of manufacturing facilities (including plastics and textiles) and by tourism (mainly during the summer months). It sits at one end of the Long Sault Parkway.
Located in southeastern Ontario, near the city of Cornwall. (45.03 N, 74.89 W)
Population: 2401 (2001, Industry Canada (http://broadband.gc.ca/demographic_servlet/community_demographics/2528)).
Government
Municipal, lower tier: Township of South Stormont
Municipal, upper tier: United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry
Provincial: Ontario (Riding of Stormont-Dundas-Charlottenburgh)
Federal: Canada (Riding of Stormont-Dundas-Charlottenburgh)