Laurentian Hills
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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
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 km2 (244.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.5/km2 (11.8/sq mi) in 2021.
| 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 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| Historical census populations – Chalk River VillageYearPop.±%1956986—19611,135+15.1%19661,086−4.3%19711,094+0.7%19761,095+0.1%19811,010−7.8%1986923−8.6%1991874−5.3%1996974+11.4%Source: Statistics Canada | Historical census populations – Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay TPYearPop.±%19561,780—19612,079+16.8%19662,040−1.9%19712,066+1.3%19761,836−11.1%19811,743−5.1%19861,790+2.7%19911,656−7.5%19961,810+9.3%Source: Statistics Canada | |
| 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 | ||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1956 | 1,780 | — |
| 1961 | 2,079 | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 2,040 | −1.9% |
| 1971 | 2,066 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1,836 | −11.1% |
| 1981 | 1,743 | −5.1% |
| 1986 | 1,790 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,656 | −7.5% |
| 1996 | 1,810 | +9.3% |
| Source: Statistics Canada |
Local government
List of former mayors:
- Paul Curtis (2000)
- Vance Gutzman (2003)
- Richard Rabishaw (2010–2014)
- John Reinwald (2014–2022)
- Anne Giardini (2022–present)
Trivia
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.
See also
- Mercer, Jennifer. "Staying the Run: A History of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay Townships."