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Laurentian Hills is a municipality in Eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River in Renfrew County. It surrounds (by land) Deep River on the Ontario side of the river. The municipality was formed on January 1, 2000, when the United Townships of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay and the Village of Chalk River were merged.
The town was home to the Nuclear Power Demonstration nuclear power plant. The prototype nuclear power plant was operational from 1962 to 1987 and has since then been shut down, awaiting permanent disposal of its radioactive nuclear components.
Communities
Main Street in Chalk River.
The town comprises the communities of Chalk River, Meilleurs Bay, Moor Lake, Point Alexander, Rolphton, and Wylie.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurentian Hills had a population of 2,885 living in 1,251 of its 1,393 total private dwellings, a change of -2.6% from its 2016 population of 2,961. With a land area of 634.31 km (244.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.5/km (11.8/sq mi) in 2021.
Historical census populations – Laurentian Hills
Year
Pop.
±%
2001
2,750
—
2006
2,789
+1.4%
2011
2,811
+0.8%
2016
2,961
+5.3%
2021
2,885
−2.6%
Source: Statistics Canada
Historical census populations – Chalk River Village
Year
Pop.
±%
1956
986
—
1961
1,135
+15.1%
1966
1,086
−4.3%
1971
1,094
+0.7%
1976
1,095
+0.1%
1981
1,010
−7.8%
1986
923
−8.6%
1991
874
−5.3%
1996
974
+11.4%
Source: Statistics Canada
Historical census populations – Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay TP
An Ontario Historical Plaque in front of the School House Museum was erected by the province to commemorate the role of steamboating on the Upper Ottawa in Ontario's heritage.
^ "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.
Municipal offices in Point Alexander
Laurentian HillsShow map of Renfrew County
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