Renfrew County is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario . It straddles the west bank of the Ottawa River . There are 17 municipalities in the county.
9-515: The Township of Madawaska Valley is a township municipality in Renfrew County , Ontario , Canada . It was formed in 2001 through the amalgamation of the village of Barry's Bay and the townships of Radcliffe and Sherwood Jones & Burns. Its largest population centre is Barry's Bay, and it also includes the settlements of Combermere and Wilno . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Madawaska Valley had
18-449: A change of 3.9% from its 2016 population of 102,394 . With a land area of 7,357.94 km (2,840.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.5/km (37.4/sq mi) in 2021. At Wilno, Ontario Canada's Kashubian community celebrates their heritage. The county is home to CFB Petawawa and gives its name to The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment . Wilno, Ontario Too Many Requests If you report this error to
27-469: A population of 3,927 living in 1,713 of its 2,541 total private dwellings, a change of -4.8% from its 2016 population of 4,123 . With a land area of 665.83 km (257.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.9/km (15.3/sq mi) in 2021. Mother tongue (2021): List of former mayors: This Eastern Ontario geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Renfrew County When Carleton County
36-578: The Ottawa River , and has more than 900 lakes. It is located in the primary region of Southern Ontario and the secondary region Eastern or Southeastern Ontario . Renfrew County is also the largest county in terms of area in Ontario, ahead of Hastings County. As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Renfrew County had a population of 106,365 living in 44,952 of its 51,134 total private dwellings,
45-816: The Parliament of the Province of Canada , referred to as the County of Lanark, until Renfrew gained its own seat in 1853. The separation of Renfrew from Lanark began in 1861, with the creation of a Provisional Municipal Council that held its first meeting in June 1861. The United Counties were dissolved in August 1866. The territory was originally described in 1838 as consisting of: ...the Townships of Packenham, McNab, Horton, Ross, Westmeath and Pembroke, together with
54-554: The Ottawa River, and a line drawn parallel to the general course of the said Boundaries of the said Townships from the western corner of the Township of Clarendon to the Ottawa River. In 1860, the newly surveyed townships of Miller and Canonto were transferred to Frontenac County , while the townships of Raglan, Lyndoch, Radcliffe and Brudenell were added to Renfrew. The final expansion of the County occurred in 1877-1878, with
63-479: The transfer of the United Townships of Hagarty, Sherwood, Jones, Richards and Burns, and the United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria, from Nipissing District . Once all lands had been surveyed in 1878, the County consisted of the following geographic townships: The county seat, Pembroke , is a separated municipality . Renfrew County is known for its lakeside cottages and white-water rafting along
72-553: The unsurveyed lands within the District of Bathurst, and all the islands in the Ottawa River , wholly or in greater part opposite to the said Townships and unsurveyed lands... In 1851, Pakenham was transferred to Lanark, while Renfrew was expanded through the addition of: ...all that tract of land lying between the Western Boundaries of the Townships of Lavant, Blithfield, Admaston, Bromley, Stafford and Pembroke and
81-470: Was withdrawn from Bathurst District in 1838, Renfrew County was severed from part of the remaining Lanark County , but the two remained united for electoral purposes. By 1845, all lands in the District had been surveyed into the following townships: Effective January 1, 1850, Bathurst District was abolished, and the "United Counties of Lanark and Renfrew" replaced it for municipal and judicial purposes. The counties remained united for electoral purposes in
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