| Head, Clara and Maria | |
| Official Name: | United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria |
| Settlement Type: | Township (lower-tier) |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN ON Renfrew#Canada Southern Ontario |
| Coordinates: | 46.1667°N -78°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Renfrew |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Debbi Grills |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | 1878 |
| Area Land Km2: | 719.20 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 267 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.4 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | Bissett Creek: K0J 1E0 Deux Rivières: K0J 1R0 Mackey: K0J 2B0 Stonecliffe: K0J 2K0 |
| Area Code: | 613, 705 |
Head, Clara and Maria, officially the United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria, is a municipality and incorporated township in Renfrew County in eastern Ontario, Canada, It is on the Ottawa River and on the northern edge of Algonquin Park.
Virtually all the communities (Deux-Rivières, Bissett Creek, Stonecliffe and Mackey) and activities are along Highway 17, the rest of the township is largely crown land, which is mostly wilderness. Property taxes are the lowest in Renfrew County.[1]
The township of Head was named in honour of Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet who served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick 1847-1854 and Governor-General of Canada 1854-1861. The township of Maria was named in honour of his wife, Lady Anna Maria Head (Nee Yorke) (1808-1890).[2]
Head, Clara and Maria is bordered on the north by the Ottawa River and on the south by Algonquin Provincial Park. Trans Canada Highway 17 runs through the four hamlets which make up this municipality.
The municipality has numerous with lakes and rivers, providing fishing, hunting, hiking, canoeing, and snowmobiling opportunities.[1]
The township includes the communities of Aylen,[3] Bissett Creek, Deux-Rivières, Mackey and Stonecliffe.
Deux-Rivières provides access to Algonquin Park via Brent Road. Stonecliffe is home to the municipal office and is near Driftwood Provincial Park.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Head, Clara and Maria had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 719.2km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
List of former reeves:[4]