Prescott, Ontario

Prescott
Town (single-tier)
Town of Prescott
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Coordinates: 44°43′N 75°31′W / 44.717°N 75.517°W / 44.717; -75.517
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Leeds and Grenville
Settled	1787
Incorporated	1850
Government
• Mayor	Gauri Shankar
• Federal riding	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
• Prov. riding	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
Area [1]
• Land	3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	4,078
• Density	825.5/km2 (2,138/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code	K0E
Area code	613
Website	www.prescott.ca

Prescott is a town on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in province of Ontario, Canada. The town is a part of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. In 2021, it had a population of 4,078. The Ogdensburg–Prescott International Bridge, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Prescott at Johnstown, crosses the Canada–United States border and connects the town with the city of Ogdensburg, New York.

Prescott was founded in the early 19th century by Edward Jessup, a Loyalist soldier during the American Revolution, who named the village after a former Governor-in-Chief, Robert Prescott. Before 1834, the town was a part of Augusta township; however, in that year, the town became a police village and severed its ties with Augusta.^[2] The land here was ideal for settlement during the 18th and 19th centuries as it was situated between Montreal and Kingston along the St. Lawrence River at the head of the rapids.