Laurentian Valley is a

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, Canada. It borders on the

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, the city of Pembroke and the town of

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

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,

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, Kathmae Siding, Locksley, Lower Stafford, Micksburg, Pleasant View, Shady Nook, Stonebrook and Trautrim Subdivision.

History

In 1997, the Township of Stafford and the Township of Pembroke merged to form the Township Municipality of Stafford-Pembroke. On January 1, 2000, this township merged with the Township of Alice & Fraser to form the Township Municipality of Laurentian Valley. Jack Wilson was its first mayor.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Laurentian Valley had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Local government

List of former mayors: * Jack Wilson (2000–2014) * Steve Bennett (2014–present) For the 2010–2011 fiscal year, the township spent .

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