Renfrew County | |
Official Name: | County of Renfrew |
Settlement Type: | County (upper-tier) |
Seal Size: | 130px |
Coordinates: | 45.6667°N -92°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1861 |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Seat: | Pembroke (independent) |
Parts Type: | Municipalities |
P1: | City of Arnprior |
P2: | Town of Deep River |
P3: | Town of Laurentian Hills |
P4: | Town of Petawawa |
P5: | Town of Renfrew |
P6: | Township of Admaston/Bromley |
P7: | Municipality of Bonnechere Valley |
P8: | Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan |
P9: | Township of Greater Madawaska |
P10: | Township of Head, Clara and Maria |
P11: | Township of Horton |
P12: | Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards |
P13: | Township of Laurentian Valley |
P14: | Township of Madawaska Valley |
P15: | Township of McNab/Braeside |
P16: | Township of North Algona Wilberforce |
P17: | Township of Whitewater Region |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Land Km2: | 7357.94 |
Population Total: | 106365 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | 14.5 |
Timezone: | EST |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Area Code: | 613 and 343 |
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.
When Carleton County was withdrawn from Bathurst District in 1838, Renfrew County was severed from part of the remaining Lanark County,[2] but the two remained united for electoral purposes.[3] By 1845, all lands in the District had been surveyed into the following townships:
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Lanark | Renfrew | |
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Effective January 1, 1850, Bathurst District was abolished, and the "United Counties of Lanark and Renfrew" replaced it for municipal and judicial purposes.[4] The counties remained united for electoral purposes in the Parliament of the Province of Canada, referred to as the County of Lanark,[5] until Renfrew gained its own seat in 1853.[6]
The separation of Renfrew from Lanark began in 1861, with the creation of a Provisional Municipal Council[7] that held its first meeting in June 1861.[8] The United Counties were dissolved in August 1866.[8]
The territory was originally described in 1838 as consisting of:
In 1851, Pakenham was transferred to Lanark,[5] while Renfrew was expanded through the addition of:
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.[9] The final expansion of the County occurred in 1877-1878, with 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.[10]
Once all lands had been surveyed in 1878, the County consisted of the following geographic townships:
Current municipality | consisting of the townships of | |
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Town of Arnprior | ||
Town of Deep River | ||
Town of Laurentian Hills |
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Town of Petawawa |
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Town of Renfrew | ||
Township of Admaston/Bromley |
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Township of Bonnechere Valley |
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Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan |
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Township of Greater Madawaska |
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Township of Head, Clara and Maria |
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Township of Horton |
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Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards |
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Township of Laurentian Valley |
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Township of Madawaska Valley |
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Township of McNab/Braeside |
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Township of North Algona Wilberforce |
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Township of Whitewater Region |
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The county seat, Pembroke, is a separated municipality.
Renfrew County is known for its lakeside cottages and white-water rafting along the Ottawa River, and has more than 900 lakes.[11] 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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 7357.94km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
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.