United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Geography

According to Statistics Canada, the county has a total area of 2004.27 km2.

The county is bordered by the Ontario/Québec border to the east, and the Ottawa River to the north. It is crossed by the South Nation River that connects the Larose Forest and Alfred Bog. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has designated the Alfred Bog "a provincially significant wetland and an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest." Species of interest include the palm warbler, northern pitcher-plant, pink lady's-slipper, cottongrass, bog elfin and bog copper butterflies, and ebony boghaunter dragonfly. It also hosts one of the most southerly herds of moose. The bog is open to the public with a 273 m boardwalk for nature walks.

[[List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities|Lower-tier Municipalities]]

Historical townships

• Prescott County
  • Alfred (now part of Alfred and Plantagenet)
  • Caledonia (now part of The Nation)
  • East Hawkesbury (still exists)
  • Longueuil (now part of Champlain)
  • North Plantagenet (now part of Alfred and Plantagenet)
  • South Plantagenet (now part of The Nation)
  • West Hawkesbury (now part of Champlain)
• Russell County
  • Cambridge (now part of The Nation)
  • Clarence (still exists as part of Clarence-Rockland)
  • Cumberland (transferred to Carleton County, now part of the City of Ottawa)
  • Russell (still exists)

Demographics

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the United Counties of Prescott and Russell had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 2004.27 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

| 1921 | | 1931 | | 1941 | | 1951 | | 1956 | | 1961 | | 1966 | | 1971 | | 1976 | | 1981 | | 1986 | 57620 | 1991 | 67183 |1996| 74013 |2001| 76446 |2006| 80184 |2011| 85381 |2016| 89333 |2021| 95639

Languages

In 2021, French was the sole mother tongue of 57.7% of its residents, and an additional 3.8% reported being natively bilingual in French and English.

Mother tongue (2021):

• English as first language: 34.0%
• French as first language: 57.7%
• English and French as first language: 3.8%
• Other as first language: 3.8%

Services

Responsibilities of the county government include social services (social assistance, child care, housing), county roads, paramedic / ambulance services and land-use planning. The county also operates the Prescott-Russell Residence, a home for the aged in Hawkesbury.

Libraries

There are many public libraries located in the county. The largest is the Hawkesbury Public Library, which is located in Hawkesbury.

Health

Hawkesbury and District General Hospital, in Hawkesbury, Ontario is the only hospital in the county.

Police

The county is policed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). There are two main police stations in Prescott and Russell; one in Embrun and one in Hawkesbury. In addition, there is a police station in Rockland that acts as a satellite to the one in Embrun. The OPP is also in charge of patrolling Highway 417.

References

References

1. "Prescott and Russell, United counties (UC) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties.
4. https://www.nation.on.ca/recreation/birding/alfred-bog-walk-alfred-ontario Alfred Bog Walk, Alfred, Ontario - The Nation
5. (2021). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities)".
6. [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]] census
7. [http://opp.ca/Organization/RegionsandDetachments/opp_000849.html Ontario Provincial Police Website] {{webarchive. link. (July 18, 2006)
8. "Prescott and Russell United counties census profile". Statistics Canada.