The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (french: Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell) are consolidated
counties
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located in the
Canadian province
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of
Ontario
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. Its
county seat
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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
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, in the wedge-shaped area between the
Ottawa River
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and
St. Lawrence River
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, approximately 55 km (35 miles) east of the
City of Ottawa
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.
Geography and nature
According to
Statistics Canada
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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
The South Nation River is a river in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It springs from forests and marshes located north of Brockville and it flows northeast to empty into the Ottawa River north of Plantagenet. Shows the river's course highlighted on a t ...
that connects the
Larose Forest
Larose Forest is a man-made forest in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada. It is about east of Ottawa, straddling the boundary of Clarence-Rockland and The Nation municipality.
The forest, part of the of forest in On ...
and
Alfred Bog
The Alfred Bog is a domed peat bog in Eastern Ontario, Canada, about south of Alfred and east of Ottawa. The bog is considered the largest high-quality bog in Southern Ontario, and was designated by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources as ...
. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has designated the Alfred Bog "a provincially significant wetland and an
Area of Natural and Scientific Interest
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." Species of interest include the
palm warbler
The palm warbler (''Setophaga palmarum'') is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.
Description
Measurements:
* Length:
* Weight:
* Wingspan:
Taxonomy
The species comprises two distinct subspecies that may merit specific stat ...
,
northern pitcher-plant
''Sarracenia purpurea'', the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, turtle socks, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae.
Description
Like other species of ''Sarracenia'', ''S. purpurea'' obtains most ...
,
pink lady's-slipper
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,
cottongrass
''Eriophorum'' (cottongrass, cotton-grass or cottonsedge) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the sedge family. They are found throughout the arctic, subarctic, and temperate portions of the Northern Hemisphere in acid bog h ...
,
bog elfin
''Callophrys lanoraieensis'', the bog elfin, is a species of Lycaenidae that is native to North America.
Description
The wingspan ranges from .[bog copper
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butterflies, and
ebony boghaunter
The ebony boghaunter (''Williamsonia fletcheri'') is a species of dragonfly in the emerald family Corduliidae. It is found in southeastern Canada and the northeastern United States. Larvae occur in acidic bogs.
Taxonomy
The Ebony Boghaunter ...
dragonfly. It also hosts one of the most southerly herds of
moose
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. 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
Alfred and Plantagenet is a Franco-Ontarian township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Located approximately from downtown Ottawa at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the South Nation River.
The t ...
(part of Prescott sub-region)
**
Alfred
Alfred may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series
* ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne
* ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák
*"Alfred (Interlu ...
**
Plantagenet
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* Municipality of
Casselman (part of Russell sub-region)
* Township of
Champlain (part of Prescott sub-region)
**
L'Orignal
**
Vankleek Hill
Vankleek Hill is a town in Champlain Township in Eastern Ontario. It has a population of 1,996.
The town was named after Simeon Vankleek, a United Empire Loyalist who settled there near the end of the 18th century. The agricultural-based communi ...
* City of
Clarence-Rockland
Clarence-Rockland is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. Clarence-Rockland is located immediately to the east of Ottawa and is considered part of the Prescott and Russell County.
...
(part of Russell sub-region)
**
Rockland
**
Bourget
* Township of
East Hawkesbury
East Hawkesbury is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Situated on the Ottawa River, its eastern boundary is the border with the province of Quebec.
Communities
The township comprises the village ...
(part of Prescott sub-region)
* Town of
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury or Hawksbury may refer to:
People
*Baron Hawkesbury, or Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1727-1808), English statesman
Places
;Geography
*Hawkesbury Island, an island in British Columbia, Canada
* Hawkesbury Island, Queensland ...
(part of Prescott sub-region)
* Township of
Russell (part of Russell sub-region)
**
Embrun
**
Russell
* Municipality of
The Nation
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(part of Prescott and Russell sub-regions)
**
Limoges
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**
St. Isidore
Historical townships
*
Prescott County
**
Alfred
Alfred may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series
* ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne
* ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák
*"Alfred (Interlu ...
(now part of Alfred and Plantagenet)
**
Caledonia
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(now part of The Nation)
**
East Hawkesbury
East Hawkesbury is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Situated on the Ottawa River, its eastern boundary is the border with the province of Quebec.
Communities
The township comprises the village ...
(still exists)
**
Longueuil
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(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
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(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 l ...
(still exists as part of Clarence-Rockland)
**
Cumberland
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(transferred to
Carleton County
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The western border is Aroostook County, Maine, Aroostook County, Maine, the northern border is Victoria County, New Brunswick, Victoria County, and the ...
, now part of the City of
Ottawa
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)
**
Russell (still exists)
Demographics
As a
census division
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in the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, 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 was the sole
mother tongue
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of 63.0% of its residents, and an additional 1.8% reported being natively bilingual in French and English.
Services
![L'Orignal ON 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/L%27Orignal_ON_2.JPG)
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 Hawkesbury or Hawksbury may refer to:
People
*Baron Hawkesbury, or Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1727-1808), English statesman
Places
;Geography
*Hawkesbury Island, an island in British Columbia, Canada
* Hawkesbury Island, Queensland ...
.
Health
There are two hospitals in Prescott-Russell
Hawkesbury and District General Hospital in
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury or Hawksbury may refer to:
People
*Baron Hawkesbury, or Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1727-1808), English statesman
Places
;Geography
*Hawkesbury Island, an island in British Columbia, Canada
* Hawkesbury Island, Queensland ...
, and th
Glengarry Memorial Hospital a rural hospital in
Alexandria, Ontario. Also, there is a
medevac helicopter, in
Ottawa, Ontario
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. 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
Ottawa
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, which are mainly operated by private contractors. The route numbers are part of the Rural Partners Transit Service of OC Transpo. Communities served include
Rockland (with 10-12 trips in rush hour),
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury or Hawksbury may refer to:
People
*Baron Hawkesbury, or Charles Jenkinson, 1st Earl of Liverpool (1727-1808), English statesman
Places
;Geography
*Hawkesbury Island, an island in British Columbia, Canada
* Hawkesbury Island, Queensland ...
,
Bourget,
Casselman,
Russell, 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 Highway 417
The following highways are numbered 417:
Canada
* Manitoba Provincial Road 417
* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 417
* Ontario Highway 417
Costa Rica
* National Route 417
Iceland
* Route 417
Japan
* Japan National Route 417
United States
* ...
.
See also
* List of municipalities in Ontario
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* List of townships in Ontario
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Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District
Historical/Geographic Townships
*Abbott
*Aberdeen Additional
*Abigo
*Abotossaway
* ...
* Prescott and Russell Recreational Trail
The Prescott-Russell Recreational Trail is a long rail trail in Prescott-Russell, Ontario, Canada, maintained by the county of Prescott-Russell. The trail begins in the village of Saint-Eugène and goes to the eastern boundary of the City of ...
* St. Davids
* List of secondary schools in Ontario#Prescott and Russell United Counties
References
External links
*
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