The administration building of the county government.
Renfrew is a county in the Canadian
province of Ontario
. In
2006, the population was 97,545 and county covered , giving a
population density of . There are
17 official
municipalities.
Government
The county
head of government is in Pembroke
. In
2006, the county was represented at the
Canadian House of Commons as part
of the riding of
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke.
Geography
Renfrew Country is known for its lakeside cottages and white-water
rafting along the
Ottawa River, and has
more than 900 lakes . It is located in the subregion of
Southern Ontario named
Eastern Ontario.
Municipalities
The city
of Pembroke
is a separated municipality.
Original townships
- Admaston
(Now part of Admaston Bromley)
- Alice
(Now part of Laurentian Valley)
- Bagot
(Now part of Greater Madawaska)
- Blythfield
(Now part of Greater Madawaska)
- Bromley
(Now part of Admaston Bromley)
- Brougham
(Now part of Greater Madawaska)
- Brudenell
(Now part of Brudenell, Lyndoch and
Raglan)
- Buchanan
(Now part of the Town of Laurentian
Hills)
- Burns
(Now part of Madawaska Valley)
- Clara (Now part of Head,
Clara, and Maria)
- Fraser
(Now part of Laurentian Valley)
- Grattan
(Now part of Bonnechere Valley)
- Griffith
(Now part of Greater Madawaska)
- Hagarty
(Now part of Killaloe, Hagarty and
Richards)
- Head (Now part of Head,
Clara and Maria)
- Horton
(Still
exists)
- Jones
(Now part of Madawaska Valley)
- Lyndoch
(Now part of Brudenell, Lyndoch and
Raglan)
- Maria (Now part of Head,
Clara and Maria)
- Matawatchan
(Now part of Greater Madawaska)
- McKay
(Now part of the Town of Laurentian
Hills]])
- McNab
(Now McNab/Braeside)
- North Algona (Now
part of North Algona-Wilberforce)
- Pembroke
(Now part of Laurentian Valley)
- Petawawa
(Now the Town of Petawawa)
- Radcliffe
(Now part of Madawaska Valley)
- Raglan
(Now part of Brudenell, Lyndoch and
Raglan)
- Richards
(Now part of Killaloe, Hagarty and
Richards)
- Rolph
(Now part of the Town of Laurentian
Hills)
- Ross
(Now part of Whitewater Region)
- Sebastopol
(Now part of Bonnechere Valley)
- Sherwood
(Now part of Madawaska Valley)
- South Algona
(Now part of Bonnechere Valley)
- Stafford
(Now part of Laurentian Valley)
- Westmeath
(Now part of Whitewater Region)
- Wilberforce (Now
part of North Algona-Wilberforce)
- Wylie
(Now part of the Town of Laurentian
Hills)
Military
The county gives its name to
The Lanark and Renfrew
Scottish Regiment.
See also
References
External links