The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (french: Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell) are consolidated counties located in the

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of Ontario. Its county seat is L'Orignal. It was created as a result of a merger between Russell County and Prescott County in 1820. It is located in Eastern Ontario, in the wedge-shaped area between the

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and St. Lawrence River, approximately 55 km (35 miles) east of the City of Ottawa.

Geography and nature

According to

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, the county has a total area of . The United Counties are bordered by the Ontario/Quebec 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 272-metre (297 yard) boardwalk for nature walks.

Subdivisions

Municipalities and townships with major unincorporated communities: * Township of Alfred and Plantagenet (part of Prescott sub-region) ** Alfred ** Plantagenet * Municipality of Casselman (part of Russell sub-region) * Township of

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(part of Prescott sub-region) ** L'Orignal ** Vankleek Hill * City of Clarence-Rockland (part of Russell sub-region) **

Rockland Rockland may refer to: People *Per Bergsland, nicknamed Peter Rockland, one of three successful escapees from Stalag Luft III (the "Great Escape") Places ;In Canada *Rockland, Greater Victoria *Rockland, Nova Scotia *Rockland, Ontario ;In the Uni ...

** Bourget * Township of East Hawkesbury (part of Prescott sub-region) * Town of Hawkesbury (part of Prescott sub-region) * Township of

Russell Russell may refer to: People * Russell (given name) * Russell (surname) * Lady Russell (disambiguation) * Lord Russell (disambiguation) Places Australia *Russell, Australian Capital Territory *Russell Island, Queensland (disambiguation) **Ru ...

(part of Russell sub-region) ** Embrun **

* Municipality of The Nation (part of Prescott and Russell sub-regions) **

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** St. Isidore

Historical townships

* Prescott County ** Alfred (now part of Alfred and Plantagenet) **

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(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 Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a loca ...

(still exists as part of Clarence-Rockland) **

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(transferred to Carleton County, now part of the City of

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) **

(still exists)

Demographics

As a

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in the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

conducted by

, 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 , it had a population density of in 2021. The median income for a household in the county was $78,748 and the median income for a family is $94,067. Males had an average income of $44,781 versus $33,240 for females.

Languages

In 2016

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

was the sole

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of 63.0% of its residents, and an additional 1.8% reported being natively bilingual in French and English.

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 th
Hawkesbury Public Library
which is located in Hawkesbury.

Health

There are two hospitals in Prescott-Russell
Hawkesbury and District General Hospital
in Hawkesbury, and th
Glengarry Memorial Hospital
a rural hospital in Alexandria, Ontario. Also, there is a medevac helicopter, in Ottawa, Ontario. The two hospitals have seen an increase in wait times due to an influx of patients from Quebec. The Government of Quebec has stalled efforts to build a second hospital in Western Quebec and it is not known when funding will be made available.

Transit

The counties are served by numerous commuter bus lines running to

, which are mainly operated by private contractors. The route numbers are part of the Rural Partners Transit Service of OC Transpo. Communities served include

(with 10-12 trips in rush hour), Hawkesbury, Bourget, Casselman,

, and Embrun.

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.Ontario Provincial Police Website
The OPP is also in charge of patrolling

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prescott And Russell United Counties, Ontario United counties in Ontario