The municipality was incorporated on December 24, 1921, as Shackleton and Machin, the names of the two geographic townships that then comprised its territory. It adopted its current name in 1984, renaming itself for its two largest communities. As of 2018[update], it includes the two original geographic townships; to the south the eastern half of geographic Macvicar Township, the western half of geographic Carmichael Township, and all of geographic Stringer Township; to the east, the western portion of geographic Haggart Township; and to the north, all of geographic Beardmore Township. Ironically, geographic Fauquier Township is adjacent to the west and is part of the municipality of Moonbeam.[4][5][7]
Fauquier is located along the Groundhog River. The main community landmark is a roadside statue of a groundhog.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fauquier-Strickland had a population of 467 living in 227 of its 278 total private dwellings, a change of -12.9% from its 2016 population of 536. With a land area of 1,010.45 km2 (390.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.5/km2 (1.2/sq mi) in 2021.[8]
Canada census – Fauquier-Strickland community profile
