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St. Isidore (formerly known as St. Isidore de Prescott) is a community in The Nation Municipality in Prescott and Russell County in Ontario, Canada.
The town was originally called St. Isidore de Prescott, but in 1989, when the community became an incorporated village, the name was shortened to St. Isidore.[1] However, the incorporated village was short-lived and became part of The Nation Municipality nine years later in 1998. St-Isidore has a French elementary school (Kindergarten to 6) called L'école Catholique de St-Isidore . The school has between 200 and 300 students.
A designated place, St. Isidore had a population of 751 in the Canada 2006 Census.[2]
A 24 megawatt solar power plant is located near the town.
The St-Isidore Catholic Church, built in 1879 was destroyed by fire on July 23, 2016.[3]
- ^ Place names of Ontario, page 302, Alan Rayburn (1997) ISBN 0-8020-7207-0
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". 12.statcan.ca. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Press Release – The St-Isidore Church Is Engulfed in Flames". La municipalité de la Nation Municipality. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20.