Laurentian Valley

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Laurentian Valley
Township municipality (lower-tier)
Township of Laurentian Valley
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Sign on Round Lake Road
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Laurentian Valley
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Laurentian Valley
Coordinates: 45°46′05″N77°13′26″W / 45.76806°N 77.22389°W / 45.76806; -77.22389 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
County Renfrew
EstablishedJanuary 1, 2000 (2000-01-01)
Government
 • MayorSteve Bennett
Area
[2]
 • Land551.43 km2 (212.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
 • Total9,387
 • Density17.0/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Area code(s) 613, 343
Website www.lvtownship.ca

Laurentian Valley is a township municipality [1] in Renfrew County in eastern Ontario, Canada. [1] It borders on the Ottawa River, the city of Pembroke and the town of Petawawa.

Contents

This township was created on January 1, 2000, from the former townships of Stafford-Pembroke and Alice and Fraser. [3]

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Alice, Cotnam Island, Davis Mills, Fairview, Forest Lea, French Settlement, Gorr Subdivision, Government Road, Greenwood, Hiam, Huckabones Corners, Indian, Kathmae Siding, Locksley, Lower Stafford, Micksburg, Pleasant View, Shady Nook, Stonebrook and Trautrim Subdivision.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurentian Valley had a population of 9,450 living in 3,715 of its 3,877 total private dwellings, a change of

Laurentian Valley
historical populations
YearPop.±%
1996 8,978—    
2001 8,733−2.7%
2006 9,265+6.1%
2011 9,657+4.2%
2016 9,387−2.8%
[5]
1996 total is the combined figure for former townships

Budget

For the 2010–2011 fiscal year, the township will spend Can$ 2,700,000. [6]

The township office on Witt Road. LaurentianValley-Office.JPG
The township office on Witt Road.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Laurentian Valley". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2016 Census – Laurentian Valley Census Profile
  3. ↑ Restructured municipalities – Ontario map #5 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  6. ↑ Peplinkskie, Tina (June 16, 2010). "Budget passes with 5.57% tax increase". Pembroke Observer. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
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