First known as Clark’s Mills, Camden East has a population of 306 people today. This welcoming rural community has rolling agricultural land, lakes and the Napanee river running through it.
Community Profile
A rural municipality, respectful of its history and culture, offering a variety of residential, recreational and commercial opportunities that provides its residents, businesses and visitors with a full range of services while promoting a healthy lifestyle, high community standards, business success, accountability and transparency and prosperous relationships.
The Township of Stone Mills offers a variety of residential living environments in its many hamlets, rural and waterfront residential areas, home to long-time residents, young families, professional couples, artisans, and seasonal dwellers.
Our Communities
This charming hamlet hosts the annual Centreville Fair at the fairgrounds. The fairgrounds are also a great gathering place for residents and visitors who frequent the grandstand and park.
Colebrook is a rural hamlet found just north of Yarker. Nestled on the banks of the Napanee River, this Stone Mills community is surrounded by active farms and is near the Cataraqui Trail, Camden Lake Provincial Wildlife Area and Varty Lake.
Croydon is a rural farming community which at one time featured several hotels, a general store, a church, a post office, a schoolhouse, and a gristmill. Today the main attraction is the Salmon River, which runs through the heart of the hamlet. The river is used for fishing, canoeing, and kayaking.
The rural community of Enterprise is surrounded by farmland. Within the hamlet there is an actively used ballpark, and an outdoor rink. Community members are very entrepreneurial with a number of unique stores in the area.
The name of this charming hamlet is to commemorate Napoleon’s retreat from the Russian city in 1812. And even though the name is large in stance this charming rural area boasts a population of only 65 (approximately).
The village of Newburgh was settled in about 1822 and by 1851 the village was well established as a local manufacturing centre with mills, a foundry, and tanneries. Today, Newburgh is thriving with a population of approximately 695 people and has lots of amenities right in the village for residents.
Strathcona is a quiet and pretty community. Since 1873 it has been home to Strathcona Paper, and this boxboard manufacturer continues to be one of Lennox & Addington County’s major employers.
Tamworth has all the services of a city with the charm of a village. Churches, arena, restaurants, and many other shops and amenities make this a great place to visit or live.
A slower pace just means more time for the things that really matter. Enjoy the river’s rapids at Yarker Falls while checking out the enormous crumbling stone piers on the shoreline where the railway once crossed the river.
Contact Us
Township of Stone Mills
4504 County Rd 4
Centreville, ON K0K 1N0
Phone: 613-378-2475
Hours of Operation
Monday: 8:30am - 6:00pm
Tuesday-Thursday: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday: 8:30am - 12:30pm
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