Laurentian Valley is a township municipality[1] in Renfrew County in eastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It borders on the Ottawa River, the city of Pembroke and the town of Petawawa.
Laurentian Valley | |
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Township municipality (lower-tier) | |
Township of Laurentian Valley | |
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Coordinates: 45°46′05″N 77°13′26″W[1] | |
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County | Renfrew |
Established | January 1, 2000 (2000-01-01) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Steve Bennett |
Area | |
• Land | 551.43 km2 (212.91 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 9,387 |
• Density | 17.0/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
Area code(s) | 613, 343 |
Website | www |
This township was created on January 1, 2000, from the former townships of Stafford-Pembroke and Alice and Fraser.[3]
The township comprises the communities of Alice, Cotnam Island, Davis Mills, Fairview, Forest Lea, French Settlement, Gorr Subdivision, Government Road, Greenwood, Hiam, Huckabones Corners, Indian, Kathmae Siding, Locksley, Lower Stafford, Micksburg, Pleasant View, Shady Nook, Stonebrook and Trautrim Subdivision.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurentian Valley had a population of 9,450 living in 3,715 of its 3,877 total private dwellings, a change of 0.7% from its 2016 population of 9,387. With a land area of 539.08 km2 (208.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 17.5/km2 (45.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1996 | 8,978 | — |
2001 | 8,733 | −2.7% |
2006 | 9,265 | +6.1% |
2011 | 9,657 | +4.2% |
2016 | 9,387 | −2.8% |
[5] 1996 total is the combined figure for former townships |
For the 2010–2011 fiscal year, the township will spend Can$2,700,000.[6]
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