Laurentian Hills Explained

Laurentian Hills
Official Name:Town of Laurentian Hills
Settlement Type:Town (lower-tier)
Pushpin Map:CAN ON Renfrew#Canada Southern Ontario
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Renfrew
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Anne Giardini
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Established Title:Established
Established Date:January 1, 2000
Area Land Km2:634.31
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2885
Population Density Km2:4.5
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:46.1333°N -110°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:K0J 1J0
Area Code:613

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.[1]

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.[2]

Communities

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

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurentian Hills had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 634.31km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Local government

List of former mayors:

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.[3]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipal Profiles . County of Renfrew . 2009-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090117034239/http://countyofrenfrew.on.ca/municipalprofiles.htm . 2009-01-17 . dead .
  2. Web site: Nuclear Power Demonstration Closure Project.
  3. Web site: Ontario Plaque . 2009-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081017063537/http://www.ontarioplaques.com/Plaques_PQR/Plaque_Renfrew17.html . 2008-10-17 . dead .