Clarence-Rockland

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Clarence-Rockland
City (lower-tier)
City of Clarence-Rockland
Cité de Clarence-Rockland
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Clarence-Rockland
Coordinates: 45°29′17″N75°12′54″W / 45.4881°N 75.215°W / 45.4881; -75.215
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
County Prescott and Russell
Settled1840s
IncorporationJanuary 1998
Government
 • TypeCity
 • MayorMario Zanth
 • Federal riding Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
 • Prov. riding Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Area
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 • Land297.47 km2 (114.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
26,505
 • Density89.1/km2 (231/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code 613 / 343
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Clarence-Rockland is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. Clarence-Rockland, located immediately to the east of Ottawa, was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of the Town of Rockland with Clarence Township. [2]

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The geographic Township of Clarence was established in 1798 and named after Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence. [3] Communities were established in the township since the early 1840s. [4] In July 1853, the Township Municipality of Clarence was created when it separated from the United Township of Russell, Cambridge and Clarence. [5] Rockland was incorporated as a town in 1908. [6]

Communities

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Town hall in Rockland

The city includes the communities of Bourget, Cheney, Clarence, Clarence Creek, Hammond, Rockland, and Saint-Pascal-Baylon. The city administrative offices are located in Rockland, which is the largest community in the region.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clarence-Rockland had a population of 26,505 living in 10,095 of its 10,316 total private dwellings, a change of 8.1% from its 2016 population of 24,512. With a land area of 297.47 km2 (114.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 89.1/km2 (230.8/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Clarence-Rockland community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population26,505 (+8.1% from 2016)24,512 (5.7% from 2011)23,185 (11.5% from 2006)
Land area297.47 km2 (114.85 sq mi)297.71 km2 (114.95 sq mi)297.86 km2 (115.00 sq mi)
Population density89.1/km2 (231/sq mi)82.3/km2 (213/sq mi)77.8/km2 (202/sq mi)
Median age43.2 (M: 42.4, F: 44.0)42.2 (M: 41.8, F: 42.7)40.2 (M: 39.9, F: 40.5)
Private dwellings10,316 (total)  10,095 (occupied)9,537 (total) 8796 (total) 
Median household income$106,000$88,823$82,898
References: 2021 [7] 2016 [8] 2011 [9]
Historical census populations – Clarence-Rockland
YearPop.±%
2001 19,612—    
2006 20,790+6.0%
2011 23,185+11.5%
2016 24,512+5.7%
2021 26,505+8.1%
Source: Statistics Canada [1]
Historical census populations – Clarence Township
YearPop.±%
1871 2,666—    
1881 4,411+65.5%
1891 4,779+8.3%
1901 6,085+27.3%
1911 5,463−10.2%
1921 5,307−2.9%
YearPop.±%
1931 4,904−7.6%
1941 4,630−5.6%
1951 4,497−2.9%
1956 4,605+2.4%
1961 4,727+2.6%
1966 4,057−14.2%
YearPop.±%
1971 4,589+13.1%
1976 5,782+26.0%
1981 6,518+12.7%
1986 7,516+15.3%
1991 8,982+19.5%
1996 10,563+17.6%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes (Rockland Town annexed part of Clarence in 1963).
Source: Statistics Canada [10] [11]
Historical census populations – Rockland Town
YearPop.±%
1891 1,465—    
1901 1,998+36.4%
1911 3,397+70.0%
1921 3,496+2.9%
1931 2,118−39.4%
1941 2,040−3.7%
YearPop.±%
1951 2,348+15.1%
1956 2,757+17.4%
1961 3,037+10.2%
1966 3,513+15.7%
1971 3,649+3.9%
1976 3,930+7.7%
YearPop.±%
1981 3,961+0.8%
1986 4,894+23.6%
1991 6,771+38.4%
1996 8,070+19.2%
Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes (Rockland Town annexed part of Clarence in 1963).
Source: Statistics Canada [10] [11]

Languages

Mother tongue (2021): [1]

Public transportation

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Thurso-Clarence/Rockland electric cable ferry, Ecolos

Clarence-Rockland Transpo provided a public transportation service to residents of the city; part of the Rural Partners Transit Service. This service consisted of bus routes 530 and 535, ran by Leduc Bus Lines. These routes connected many of the communities within Clarence-Rockland and Ottawa. Both routes have been indefinitely suspended since the COVID-19 pandemic due to safety concerns and low demand. [12]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Clarence-Rockland (Code 3502036) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  2. ↑ Dunford, Fraser; Society, Ontario Genealogical (2005). Municipal Records in Ontario: History and Guide. Ontario Genealogical Society. ISBN   978-0-7779-2150-0.
  3. ↑ Gardiner, Herbert Fairbairn (1899). Nothing but names, an inquiry into the origin of the names of the counties and townships of Ontario. G. N. Morang & Company. p. 51.
  4. ↑ "History". www.clarence-rockland.com. 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  5. ↑ Wendell M. Stanley (1987). "From Swamp and Shanty: The History of Russell Village and the Western part of Russell Township. 1827 - 1987" (PDF). www.mes-racines.ca. Ottawa, Ontario: The Runge Press Limited. p. 118. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Deborah Welch; Michael Payne (4 March 2015). "Clarence-Rockland". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  8. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  9. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  10. 1 2 Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  11. 1 2 "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  12. ↑ "Route 530 & Route 535 | Leduc Bus Lines Ltd". www.leducbus.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.


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