Gananoque
Sign in to saveGananoque ( ) is a town in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville of Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,383 year-round residents in the 2021 Canadian Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River, Gananoque's most important tourist attraction. The Gananoque River flows through the town and the St. Lawrence River serves as the southern boundary of the town.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gananoque
- Settlement.official_name
- Town of Gananoque
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town (single-tier)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Gananoque Pier.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Gananoque skyline
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Gananoque, Ontario.svg
- Settlement.nicknames
- Gateway to the Thousand Islands; Gan, the Noq
- Settlement.motto
- Pax Vobiscum (Latin: "Peace Be With You")
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- CAN ON Leeds and Grenville#Canada Southern Ontario
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Canada
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ontario
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Leeds and Grenville
- Settlement.established_title
- Settled
- Settlement.established_date
- 1789
- Settlement.established_title1
- Incorporated
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- Etymology
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Gananoque ( ) is a town in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville of Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,383 year-round residents in the 2021 Canadian Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River, Gananoque's most important tourist attraction. The Gananoque River flows through the town and the St. Lawrence River serves as the southern boundary of the town.
== Etymology == The name "Gananoque", first given to the river, is of indigenous origin, but its roots and meaning are unclear. Over the centuries, it has been written in no less than 57 different variations, making it difficult to determine its meaning.