Kemptville

Kemptville is a town located in North Grenville in the eastern part of Ontario, Canada in the northernmost part of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. It is located approximately 2.5 to 3 km south of the Rideau River. It can be reached by way of the former Highway 16 and Leeds and Grenville Road 43, old Highway 43, which links Perth and old highway 38. It is now accessed by the Veterans Memorial Highway, Highway 416, which was completed in 1999, with an interchange in the east on the old road to Alexandria. The town is crossed by the Rideau Canal in the north but does not pass in the south. It is about 38 km NW of Cardinal, 408 km NE of Toronto and about 130 km NE of Kingston, about 50 km S of Ottawa about 180 km W of Montreal, and E of Smiths Falls. It is the largest community in North Grenville. The Rideau River Provincial Park is situated in the north and three bridges aling with one linking with Becketts Corners are to the north.

Kemptville has 3 elementary schools, 2 high schools, a park, a hotel. Much of the residential area are located in the south and east. The main streets are Rideau, Prescott and Van Buren. A creek named the Kemptville Creek divides Kemptville not in the centre but in the southeast where the least part of Kemptville is found. The creek begins southwest of Kemptville and empties 4 km NE into the Rideau. Much of Kemptville is forested especially east and north of the community. Farmlands cover the rest of the land especially the west and the southern part of the community with some exceptions. There are some homes lying next to the farmland.