Renfrew County

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County in Ontario, Canada

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::summary County in Ontario, Canada ::

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FieldValue
nameRenfrew County
official_nameCounty of Renfrew
native_name
settlement_typeCounty (upper-tier)
image_skylineRenfrewCounty-Office.JPG
image_captionThe administration building of the county government
seal_size130px
image_mapMap of Ontario RENFREW.svg
map_captionLocation of Renfrew County
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1
subdivision_name2
established_titleEstablished
established_date1861
seat_typeCounty seat
seatPembroke (independent)
parts_typeMunicipalities
parts_style
parts
p1City of Arnprior
p2Town of Deep River
p3Town of Laurentian Hills
p4Town of Petawawa
p5Town of Renfrew
p6Township of Admaston/Bromley
p7Municipality of Bonnechere Valley
p8Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan
p9Township of Greater Madawaska
p10Township of Head, Clara and Maria
p11Township of Horton
p12Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards
p13Township of Laurentian Valley
p14Township of Madawaska Valley
p15Township of McNab/Braeside
p16Township of North Algona Wilberforce
p17Township of Whitewater Region
leader_title1
total_type
area_footnotes
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
area_blank1_titleCensus div.
area_blank1_km27357.94
area_noteLand area excludes Pembroke
elevation_footnotes
population_total
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_density_km2
population_blank1_titleCensus div.
population_blank1106365
population_density_blank1_km214.5
population_noteTotal excludes Pembroke
timezoneEST
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
postal_code_type
area_codes613 and 343
website
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::callout[type=note] the county in Ontario, Canada ::

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History

Bathurst District

When Carleton County was withdrawn from Bathurst District in 1838, Renfrew County was severed from part of the remaining Lanark County, but the two remained united for electoral purposes.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:

::data[format=table title="Counties comprising Bathurst District (1845)"]

LanarkRenfrew
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United Counties of Lanark and Renfrew

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 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.

Geographical evolution

The territory was originally described in 1838 as consisting of:

...the Townships of Packenham, McNab, Horton, Ross, Westmeath and Pembroke, together with 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 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 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:

Municipal reorganization (2001)

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| caption = Map showing the city of Pembroke, with the five towns and twelve townships of Renfrew County, Ontario. | minimap=file| mini-file = Map of Ontario RENFREW.svg | mini-width = 69| mini-height = 67| scalemark = 65 | map-data=Q1815526,Q1075086 | map-data-light=Q543997,Q3267284,Q3267266,Q1455440,Q2143987,Q4683344,Q4942173,Q4978601,Q3115997,Q5689065,Q9293943,Q6407265,Q4116605,Q4353375,Q6802434,Q7053695,Q9372343 |auto-caption=1| nolabels = 1 | mark-coord = | mark-size=8| mark-title=City of Pembroke| label-color=#443333| label=Pembroke| label-size=13| label-pos=left | mark-coord1=| mark-title1=City of Arnprior|label1=Arnprior|label-pos1=bottom|label-size1=11|label-color1=#443333|label-offset-x1=-4|label-offset-y1=-2 | shape1=n-square| shape-color1=blue| shape-outline1=white| mark-size1=16 | mark-coord2=| mark-title2=Town of Deep River| label2=Deep River | mark-coord3=| mark-title3=Town of Laurentian Hills|label3=Laurentian Hills|label-offset-y3=-3|label-pos3=right|label-offset-x3=2 | mark-coord4=| mark-title4=Town of Petawawa| label4=Petawawa|label-pos4=right| label-offset-x4=2 | mark-coord5=| mark-title5=Town of Renfrew| label5=Renfrew | mark-coord6=| mark-title6=Township of Admaston/Bromley | mark-coord7=| mark-title7=Township of Bonnechere Valley | mark-coord8=| mark-title8=Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan | mark-coord9=| mark-title9=Township of Greater Madawaska | mark-coord10=| mark-title10=Township of Head, Clara and Maria | mark-coord11=| mark-title11=Township of Horton | mark-coord12=| mark-title12=Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | mark-coord13=| mark-title13=Township of Laurentian Valley | mark-coord14=| mark-title14=Township of Madawaska Valley | mark-coord15=| mark-title15=Township of McNab/Braeside | mark-coord16=| mark-title16=Township of North Algona Wilberforce | mark-coord17=| mark-title17=Township of Whitewater Region | label18=Ottawa River| mark-coord18=| label-size18=9| label-angle18=71| mark-size18=0| label-color18=#77A1CB| mark-title18=none | label19=Bonnechere |labela19=River| mark-coord19=| label-size19=8| label-angle19=6| mark-size19=0| label-color19=#77A1CB| mark-title19=none | label20=Madawaska River| mark-coord20=| label-size20=8| label-angle20=30| mark-size20=0| label-color20=#77A1CB| mark-title20=none ::data[format=table]

Current municipalityconsisting of the townships of
Town of Arnprior
Town of Deep River
Town of Laurentian Hills
Town of Petawawa
Town of Renfrew
Township of Admaston/Bromley
Township of Bonnechere Valley
Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan
Township of Greater Madawaska
Township of Head, Clara and Maria
Township of Horton
Township of Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards
Township of Laurentian Valley
Township of Madawaska Valley
Township of McNab/Braeside
Township of North Algona Wilberforce
Township of Whitewater Region
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The county seat, Pembroke, is a separated municipality.

Geography

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Renfrew County is known for its lakeside cottages and white-water rafting along 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.

Demographics

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 7357.94 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. |location = Renfrew County (census division) |2021_population=106,365 | 2021_pop_delta=+3.9 | 2021_land_area=7,357.94 | 2021_pop_density=14.5 |2021_median_age=45.2 | 2021_median_age_m=43.2 | 2021_median_age_f=47.2 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=51,134 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=44,952 |2021_mean_hh_income=80,000 |2021_geocode=2021A00033547 | 2021_access_date=2022-04-27 |2016_population=102,394 | 2016_pop_delta=+1.1 | 2016_land_area=7448.57 | 2016_pop_density=13.7 |2016_median_age=44.8 | 2016_median_age_m=43.0 | 2016_median_age_f=46.5 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=49,860 |2016_occ_pvt_dwell=42,779 | 2016_mean_hh_income=67,683 | 2016_access_date=2024-04-19 |2011_population=101,326 | 2011_pop_delta=3.9 | 2011_land_area=7440.81 | 2011_pop_density=13.6 |2011_median_age= | 2011_median_age_m= | 2011_median_age_f= |2011_total_pvt_dwell=48,229 | 2011_mean_hh_income= | 2011_access_date=2012-03-19 |2006_population=97,545 | 2006_pop_delta=2.5 | 2006_land_area=7403.46 | 2006_pop_density=13.2 |2006_median_age=42.1 | 2006_median_age_m=41.1 | 2006_median_age_f=43.1 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=46,533 | 2006_mean_hh_income= | 2006_access_date=2012-03-19 |2001_population=95,138 | 2001_pop_delta=-1.1 | 2001_land_area=7403.60 | 2001_pop_density=12.9 |2001_median_age=39.2 | 2001_median_age_m=38.3 | 2001_median_age_f=40.1 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=44,528 | 2001_mean_hh_income= | 2001_access_date=2012-03-19 | notes= Includes City of Pembroke.

|title = Historical census populations – Renfrew County |align = none |cols = 3 |percentages = |footnote = |source = Statistics Canada | 1921 |51505 | 1931 |52227 | 1941 |54720 | 1951 |66717 | 1956 |78245 | 1961 |89635 | 1966 |89453 | 1971 |90875 | 1976 |89099 | 1981 |87484 | 1986 |88965 | 1991 |91685 | 1996 |96224 | 2001 |95138 | 2006 |97545 | 2011 |101326 | 2016 |102394 | 2021 |106365

Arts and culture

At Wilno, Ontario Canada's Kashubian community celebrates their heritage.

Military

The county is home to CFB Petawawa and gives its name to The Lanark and Renfrew Scottish Regiment.

Notable people

References

References

  1. (9 February 2022). "Renfrew, County (CTY) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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  7. {{Cite canlaw. (1853)
  8. {{Cite canlaw. (1861)
  9. Mitchell, S.E.. (1919). "The Story of Renfrew: From the Coming of the First Settlers about 1820". Smallfield & Son.
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  11. Proclamations of June 2, 1877 and January 6, 1878, implementing {{Cite canlaw. (1877)
  12. (2006). "Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #5". [[Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario).
  13. [https://www.countyofrenfrew.on.ca/ Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada located in the Ottawa Valley, County of Renfrew]
  14. Larabie, Raymond (August 10, 2020). ''[https://typodermicfonts.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/between-the-lines-v1.pdf Between the Lines: The Hidden Stories of Typodermic Fonts]{{Dead link. (September 2025)

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