Head, Clara and Maria

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Head, Clara and Maria
United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria
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Highway 17 and Ottawa River at Deux-Rivières
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Head, Clara and Maria
Coordinates: 46°10′N78°00′W / 46.167°N 78.000°W / 46.167; -78.000
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Renfrew
Incorporated1878
Government
  MayorDebbi Grills
Area
[1]
  Land719.20 km2 (277.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total267
  Density0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal codes
Bissett Creek: K0J 1E0
Deux Rivières: K0J 1R0
Mackey: K0J 2B0
Stonecliffe: K0J 2K0
Area code(s) 613, 705
Website www.townshipsof
headclaramaria.ca

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.

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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. [2]

History

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). [3]

Geography

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. [2]

Communities

The township includes the communities of Aylen, [4] 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.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Head, Clara and Maria had a population of 267 living in 116 of its 133 total private dwellings, a change of

Historical census populations – Head, Clara and Maria
YearPop.±%
1921 488    
1931 536+9.8%
1941 620+15.7%
1951 645+4.0%
1956 549−14.9%
1961 549+0.0%
YearPop.±%
1966 554+0.9%
1971 474−14.4%
1976 433−8.6%
1981 372−14.1%
1986 293−21.2%
1991 256−12.6%
YearPop.±%
1996 294+14.8%
2001 228−22.4%
2006 228+0.0%
2011 235+3.1%
2016 248+5.5%
2021 267+7.7%
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [5]

Local government

List of former reeves: [6]

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Head, Clara and Maria (Code 3547098) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  2. 1 2 "Township of Head, Clara and Maria". renfrew.ic12.esolg.ca. County of Renfrew. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  3. Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p.  153.
  4. "Aylen". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  5. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, Part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
  6. "Township Politics". images.ourontario.ca. Head, Clara and Maria Public Library. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. https://townshipsofheadclaramaria.ca/download.php?dl=YToyOntzOjI6ImlkIjtzOjM6IjM2MCI7czozOiJrZXkiO2k6NTt9 [ bare URL ]