Casselman, Ontario
Casselman | |
|---|---|
| Village of Casselman Municipalité de Casselman | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′30″N 75°05′00″W / 45.30833°N 75.08333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Prescott and Russell |
| Settled | 1844 |
| Incorporated | June 11, 1888 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Genevieve Lajoie |
| • MP | Giovanna Mingarelli |
| • MPP | Stéphane Sarrazin |
| Area | |
| • Land | 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,960 |
| • Density | 772.2/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | K0A 1M0 |
| Area code | 613 |
| Website | www |
Casselman is a village in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Situated on the South Nation River about 55 km (34 mi) southeast of downtown Ottawa, along the Trans-Canada Highway 417.
Casselman is an enclave within the Municipality of The Nation, since Casselman citizens refused to join the fusion of municipalities in 1998. The village was named after Martin Casselman who built a sawmill near the site of the current town in 1844.
It is served by the Casselman railway station on the Montreal–Ottawa Via Rail train, twice a day in each direction.
Casselman hosted L'écho d'un peuple, at Ferme Drouin, one of the biggest shows ever presented in Ontario, until the organization ran into financial trouble in 2008.