Laurentian Valley
Township municipality (lower-tier)
Township of Laurentian Valley
Sign on Round Lake Road
Sign on Round Lake Road
Laurentian Valley is located in Renfrew County
Laurentian Valley
Laurentian Valley
Laurentian Valley is located in Southern Ontario
Laurentian Valley
Laurentian Valley
Coordinates: 45°46′05″N 77°13′26″W / 45.76806°N 77.22389°W / 45.76806; -77.22389[1]
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyRenfrew
EstablishedJanuary 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
Government
 • MayorSteve Bennett
Area
[2]
 • Land551.43 km2 (212.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total9,387
 • Density17.0/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Area code(s)613, 343
Websitewww.lvtownship.ca

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.

This township was created on January 1, 2000, from the former townships of Stafford-Pembroke and Alice and Fraser.[3]

Communities

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.

Demographics

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]

Laurentian Valley
historical populations
YearPop.±%
19968,978—    
20018,733−2.7%
20069,265+6.1%
20119,657+4.2%
20169,387−2.8%
[5]
1996 total is the combined figure for former townships

Budget

For the 2010–2011 fiscal year, the township will spend CA$2,700,000.[6]

The township office on Witt Road.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Laurentian Valley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2016 Census – Laurentian Valley Census Profile
  3. ↑ Restructured municipalities – Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  6. ↑ Peplinkskie, Tina (June 16, 2010). "Budget passes with 5.57% tax increase". Pembroke Observer. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
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