Madawaska Valley

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Madawaska Valley
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Madawaska Valley
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Tourist office in Barry's Bay
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Madawaska Valley
Coordinates: 45°30′N77°40′W / 45.500°N 77.667°W / 45.500; -77.667
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
County Renfrew
FormedJanuary 1, 2001
Government
 • MayorMark Willmer
 • Federal riding Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
 • Prov. riding Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Area
[1]
 • Land665.83 km2 (257.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
3,927
 • Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
K0J
Area code(s) 613, 343
Website https://www.madawaskavalley.ca

The Township of Madawaska Valley is a township municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 through the amalgamation of the village of Barry's Bay and the townships of Radcliffe and Sherwood Jones & Burns.

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The area is also a culturally significant location for the Polish diaspora in Canada, and is known by members of the community as Kaszuby (English Kashubia), after a region in Northern Poland that many early settlers of the region hailed from.

Its largest population centre is Barry's Bay, and it also includes the settlements of Combermere and Wilno, the latter of which being named for the city of Vilnius (Polish Wilno), a city in modern Lithuania that has historically possessed a large Polish population and significant cultural ties to Poland.

The area is also the locus of Polish scouting organizations within Canada (including both ZHP and ZHR), who hold overnight camps for scouts annually, in July. [2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Madawaska Valley had a population of 3,927 living in 1,713 of its 2,541 total private dwellings, a change of -4.8% from its 2016 population of 4,123. With a land area of 665.83 km2 (257.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.9/km2 (15.3/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Madawaska Valley community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population3,927 (-4.8% from 2016)4,123 (-3.7% from 2011)4,282 (-2.3% from 2006)
Land area665.83 km2 (257.08 sq mi)672.51 km2 (259.66 sq mi)671.85 km2 (259.40 sq mi)
Population density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age58.4 (M: 57.6, F: 59.2)55.5 (M: 54.4, F: 56.4)51.3 (M: 49.9, F: 52.3)
Private dwellings2,541 (total)  1,713 (occupied)2,619 (total)  1,706 (occupied)2,748 (total) 
Median household income$62,800$52,679
References: 2021 [3] 2016 [4] 2011 [5]
Historical census populations – Madawaska Valley
YearPop.±%
2001 4,406—    
2006 4,381−0.6%
2011 4,282−2.3%
2016 4,123−3.7%
2021 3,927−4.8%
Source: Statistics Canada [1] [6]

Mother tongue (2021): [1]

Local government

List of former mayors:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Madawaska Valley (Code 3547030) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  2. ↑ Current, The (2018-04-01). "The thriving cultural heritage of the Polish Kashubian community". Madawaska Valley Current. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  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 2018-02-19.
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  6. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census


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