Cardiff, Ontario

The entrance to the townsite, off of Highway 118, is marked by a large metal sculpture of a dragonfly.

[1] Cardiff is located in the geological area of the Grenville Province and has a unique combination of underground minerals.

[2] Cardiff opened in 1862, and was one of nine townships purchased by the Canadian Land and Emigration Company.

[4] Larger numbers of British settlers arrived in 1870, with the population reaching 31 in 1873, and 137 by 1883.

[9][10] Public facilities in Cardiff include the small Cardiff Elementary School,[11] a Royal Canadian Legion hall,[12] a Catholic church[13] and a United church, an outdoor swimming pool,[14] a post office,[15] and a library.