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|area_code = [[Area code 613|613]]
|area_code = [[Area code 613|613]]
|website = [http://www.laurentianhills.ca/ www.laurentianhills.ca]
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'''Laurentian Hills''' is a municipality in [[Eastern Ontario]], Canada, on the [[Ottawa River]] in [[Renfrew County, Ontario|Renfrew County]]. It surrounds (by land) [[Deep River, Ontario|Deep River]] on the Ontario side of the river. The town is home to the [[Nuclear Power Demonstration]]. The municipality was formed on January 1, 2000, when the United Townships of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay and the Village of Chalk River were merged.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countyofrenfrew.on.ca/municipalprofiles.htm |title=Municipal Profiles |publisher=County of Renfrew |accessdate=2009-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117034239/http://countyofrenfrew.on.ca/municipalprofiles.htm |archive-date=2009-01-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Laurentian Hills''' is a municipality in [[Eastern Ontario]], Canada, on the [[Ottawa River]] in [[Renfrew County, Ontario|Renfrew County]]. It surrounds (by land) [[Deep River, Ontario|Deep River]] on the Ontario side of the river. The municipality was formed on January 1, 2000, when the United Townships of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay and the Village of Chalk River were merged.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.countyofrenfrew.on.ca/municipalprofiles.htm |title=Municipal Profiles |publisher=County of Renfrew |accessdate=2009-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117034239/http://countyofrenfrew.on.ca/municipalprofiles.htm |archive-date=2009-01-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The town was home to the [[Nuclear Power Demonstration]] nuclear power plant. The prototype nuclear power plant was operational from 1962 to 1987 and has since then been shut down, awaiting permanent disposal of its radioactive nuclear components.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnl.ca/environmental-stewardship/nuclear-power-demonstration-closure-project/|title = Nuclear Power Demonstration Closure Project}}</ref>


==Communities==
==Communities==
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The town comprises the communities of [[Chalk River]], Meilleurs Bay, Moor Lake, Point Alexander, Rolphton, and Wylie.
The town comprises the communities of [[Chalk River]], Meilleurs Bay, Moor Lake, Point Alexander, Rolphton, and Wylie.


==Demographics==
== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Laurentian Hills had a population of {{val|2885|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|1251|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|1393|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:2885-2961}}|2961|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|2961|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|634.31|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|2885|634.31|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=SC21/>


{{Historical populations
According to the [[Canada 2016 Census]]:<ref name=SC16/>
|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Laurentian Hills
*Population: 2,961
|align = none
*% Change (2011–2016): 5.3%
|cols =
*Dwellings: 1,387
|percentages =
*Area (km².): 640.48
|footnote =
*Density (persons per km².): 4.6
⚫
|source = Statistics Canada<ref>[[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census</ref>
| 2001 |2750
| 2006 |2789
| 2011 |2811
| 2016 |2961
| 2021 |2885
}}

{|
| {{Historical populations
|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Chalk River Village
|align = none
|cols =
|percentages =
|footnote =
|source = Statistics Canada<ref name=census1971>{{cite journal |title=1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical) |journal=Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, Part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2) |date=July 1973 |pages=76, 139 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>
| 1956 |986
| 1961 |1135
| 1966 |1086
| 1971 |1094
| 1976 |1095
| 1981 |1010
| 1986 |923
| 1991 |874
| 1996 |974
}}

| {{Historical populations
|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} <br/>Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay TP
|align = none
|cols =
|percentages =
|footnote =
|source = Statistics Canada<ref name=census1971/>
| 1956 |1780
| 1961 |2079
| 1966 |2040
| 1971 |2066
| 1976 |1836
| 1981 |1743
| 1986 |1790
| 1991 |1656
| 1996 |1810
}}
|}


==Local government==
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Population trend:<ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]] census</ref>
List of former mayors:
* Population in 2016: 2961
{{Incomplete list|date=July 2024}}
* Population in 2011: 2811
* Paul Curtis (2000)
* Population in 2006: 2789
* Vance Gutzman (2003)
* Population in 2001: 2750
* Richard Rabishaw (2010–2014)
* Population in 1996:
* John Reinwald (2014–2022)
** Chalk River: 974
* Anne Giardini (2022–present)
** Rolphton, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay: 1810
* Population in 1991:
** Chalk River: 874
** Rolphton, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay: 1656


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
An Ontario Historical Plaque in front of the School House Museum was erected by the province to commemorate the role of Steamboating on the Upper Ottawa in Ontario's heritage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_PQR/Plaque_Renfrew17.html |title=Ontario Plaque |access-date=2009-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017063537/http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_PQR/Plaque_Renfrew17.html |archive-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
An Ontario Historical Plaque in front of the School House Museum was erected by the province to commemorate the role of steamboating on the Upper Ottawa in Ontario's heritage.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_PQR/Plaque_Renfrew17.html |title=Ontario Plaque |access-date=2009-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017063537/http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_PQR/Plaque_Renfrew17.html |archive-date=2008-10-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of francophone communities in Ontario]]
*[[List of townships in Ontario]]
*[[List of townships in Ontario]]


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{{Geographic location
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Laurentian Hills
| Centre = Laurentian Hills
| North = ''[[Ottawa River]]''<br/>{{flagicon|QC}} [[Rapides-des-Joachims]]
| North = {{flagicon|QC}} [[Rapides-des-Joachims]]<br/>''[[Ottawa River]]''
| Northeast = [[Deep River, Ontario|Deep River]]
| Northeast = [[Deep River, Ontario|Deep River]]
| East = ''[[Ottawa River]]'' / {{flagicon|QC}} [[Sheenboro]]
| East = ''[[Ottawa River]]'' / {{flagicon|QC}} [[Sheenboro]]
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| South = [[Laurentian Valley]]
| South = [[Laurentian Valley]]
| Southwest =
| Southwest =
| West = [[Unorganized South Nipissing District|Unorganized South Nipissing]]<br/>([[Algonquin Park]])
| West = [[Unorganized South Nipissing District|Unorg. South Nipissing]]<br/>([[Algonquin Park]])
| Northwest = [[Head, Clara and Maria]]
| Northwest = [[Head, Clara and Maria]]
}}
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[[Category:Municipalities in Renfrew County]]
[[Category:Municipalities in Renfrew County]]
[[Category:Towns in Ontario]]
[[Category:Towns in Ontario]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Ottawa River]]

Latest revision as of 22:35, 6 August 2024

Laurentian Hills
Town (lower-tier)
Town of Laurentian Hills
Municipal offices in Point Alexander
Municipal offices in Point Alexander
Laurentian Hills is located in Renfrew County
Laurentian Hills
Laurentian Hills
Laurentian Hills is located in Southern Ontario
Laurentian Hills
Laurentian Hills
Coordinates: 46°08′N 77°33′W / 46.133°N 77.550°W / 46.133; -77.550
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyRenfrew
EstablishedJanuary 1, 2000
Government
 • MayorAnne Giardini
 • Federal ridingRenfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
 • Prov. ridingRenfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Area
[1]
 • Land634.31 km2 (244.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
2,885
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0J 1J0
Area code613
Websitewww.laurentianhills.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Laurentian Hills is a municipality in Eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River in Renfrew County. It surrounds (by land) Deep River on the Ontario side of the river. The municipality was formed on January 1, 2000, when the United Townships of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay and the Village of Chalk River were merged.[2]

The town was home to the Nuclear Power Demonstration nuclear power plant. The prototype nuclear power plant was operational from 1962 to 1987 and has since then been shut down, awaiting permanent disposal of its radioactive nuclear components.[3]

Communities

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Main Street in Chalk River.

The town comprises the communities of Chalk River, Meilleurs Bay, Moor Lake, Point Alexander, Rolphton, and Wylie.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurentian Hills had a population of 2,885 living in 1,251 of its 1,393 total private dwellings, a change of -2.6% from its 2016 population of 2,961. With a land area of 634.31 km2 (244.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.5/km2 (11.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

Historical census populations – Laurentian Hills
YearPop.±%
2001 2,750—    
2006 2,789+1.4%
2011 2,811+0.8%
2016 2,961+5.3%
2021 2,885−2.6%
Source: Statistics Canada[4]
Historical census populations – Chalk River Village
YearPop.±%
1956 986—    
1961 1,135+15.1%
1966 1,086−4.3%
1971 1,094+0.7%
1976 1,095+0.1%
1981 1,010−7.8%
1986 923−8.6%
1991 874−5.3%
1996 974+11.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[5]
Historical census populations –
Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay TP
YearPop.±%
1956 1,780—    
1961 2,079+16.8%
1966 2,040−1.9%
1971 2,066+1.3%
1976 1,836−11.1%
1981 1,743−5.1%
1986 1,790+2.7%
1991 1,656−7.5%
1996 1,810+9.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[5]

Local government

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List of former mayors:

  • Paul Curtis (2000)
  • Vance Gutzman (2003)
  • Richard Rabishaw (2010–2014)
  • John Reinwald (2014–2022)
  • Anne Giardini (2022–present)

Trivia

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An Ontario Historical Plaque in front of the School House Museum was erected by the province to commemorate the role of steamboating on the Upper Ottawa in Ontario's heritage.[6]

See also

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References

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  • Mercer, Jennifer. "Staying the Run: A History of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay Townships."
  1. ^ a b c "Laurentian Hills (Code 3547090) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  2. ^ "Municipal Profiles". County of Renfrew. Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  3. ^ "Nuclear Power Demonstration Closure Project".
  4. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ a b "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, Part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
  6. ^ "Ontario Plaque". Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
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