Bonnechere Valley

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Bonnechere Valley
Township municipality (lower-tier)
Township of Bonnechere Valley
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Community of Eganville in Bonnechere Valley
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Bonnechere Valley
Coordinates: 45°27′N77°08′W / 45.450°N 77.133°W / 45.450; -77.133
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Renfrew
Established2001
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorJennifer Murphy
 • Federal riding Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
 • Prov. riding Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Area
[1]
 • Land588.36 km2 (227.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total3,898
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
K0J 1T0
Area codes 613, 343
Website www.bonnecherevalleytwp.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Bonnechere Valley is a township municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 3,898 in the 2021 Canadian census. It was established on January 1, 2001, by amalgamation of the village of Eganville and the townships of Grattan, Sebastapol, and South Algona. [2]

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Communities

The administrative and commercial centre of Bonnechere Valley is Eganville, a small community occupying a deep limestone valley carved at the Fifth Chute of the Bonnechere River.

The township also comprises the smaller communities of Augsburg, Castile, Clontarf, Constant Creek, Cormac, Dacre, Donegal, Esmonde, Grattan, Lake Clear, McGrath, Perrault, Ruby, Silver Lake, Scotch Bush, Vanbrugh, Woermke, and Zadow, as well as the ghost towns of Newfoundout, Balaclava and Foymount.

History

The power of the Bonnechere River has been harnessed since 1848 but it was John Egan's grist mill that gets credit for stimulating the area's economic growth.

In 1911, the Great Fire destroyed many of the buildings in Eganville. 75 homes were lost in all along with schools, churches and industries along both sides on the Bonnechere River. This fire was started by two teenagers smoking cigarettes in a shed. A year later, the Municipal Building was erected, and served as the village post office for almost a century. This building has since become the home of the Bonnechere Museum and one of the most well known symbols of Eganville.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bonnechere Valley had a population of 3,898 living in 1,739 of its 2,320 total private dwellings, a change of 6.1% from its 2016 population of 3,674. With a land area of 588.36 km2 (227.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.6/km2 (17.2/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Bonnechere Valley community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population3,898 (+6.1% from 2016)3,674 (-2.4% from 2011)3,763 (2.7% from 2006)
Land area588.36 km2 (227.17 sq mi)593.75 km2 (229.25 sq mi)593.19 km2 (229.03 sq mi)
Population density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age54.4 (M: 54.0, F: 54.4)47.6 (M: 46.8, F: 48.5)
Private dwellings2,320 (total)  1,739 (occupied)2,317 (total) 2,226 (total) 
Median household income$68,000$54,240
References: 2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5] earlier [6] [7]
Historical census populations – Bonnechere Valley
YearPop.±%
2001 3,591—    
2006 3,665+2.1%
2011 3,763+2.7%
2016 3,674−2.4%
2021 3,898+6.1%
Source: Statistics Canada [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Bonnechere Valley (Code 3547035) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Restructuring Activity Summary Table". Government of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  3. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  4. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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