Hawkesbury, Ontario
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| Town of Hawkesbury | |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Province | Ontario |
| County | Prescott and Russell |
| Established | 1798 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Town |
| - Mayor | Jeanne Charlebois |
| - Governing Body | Hawkesbury Town Council |
| - MP | Pierre Lemieux (CPC) |
| - MPP | Jean-Marc Lalonde (OLP) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 9.46 km² (3.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - Total | 10,869 |
| - Density | 1,149.3/km² (2,976.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | K6A |
| Area code(s) | 613 |
| Website: Town of Hawkesbury | |
Hawkesbury is a town in Eastern Ontario on the Ottawa River, near the Quebec/Ontario border.
It lies on the south shore of the Ottawa River about halfway between downtown Ottawa and downtown Montreal in Prescott and Russell. The Long-Sault Bridge (replacing the Perley Bridge) links it to Grenville, Quebec, to the north. It is located 25 km west of Lachute, Quebec.
Hawkesbury is touted as the third most bilingual town in Ontario, with about 69.6% of its inhabitants being fluent in English and French, the two official languages of Canada. (West Nipissing is first with 73.4% followed by Hearst at 71%.) 89% of the population is made up of French speaking Franco-Ontarians. Unfortunately, development on the outskirts has hurt some of the business and the Main Street is slowly recovering.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1798, the town was named after Charles Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury.
Thomas Mears built the first gristmills and sawmills, and the Union, the Ottawa River's first steamer. Demand for timber during the Napoleonic Wars created a boom.
Timber and pulp-and-paper industries have been supplanted by textiles, synthetic fibres, metal extrusions, steel, glass and plastics. Hawkesbury has also become the business and service centre of the county of Prescott-Russell, although recently Rockland has become the largest community [1]. The Grenville Canal on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River opposite Hawkesbury is an important link in the river's transportation system. The only interprovincial bridge between Ottawa and Quebec east of Ottawa is located here. Part of Hawkesbury was submerged by a Hydro-Québec dam built between 1950 and 1962. New developments today are happening due to baby boomers from Ottawa, Montreal and area purchasing some of the many new condos in towers.
[edit] Media
Hawkesbury and area are served primarily by media from Montreal, and to a lesser extent by media from Ottawa. The town does, however, have two radio stations which broadcast at least partially from local studios in Hawkesbury.
[edit] Radio
[edit] Television
- Channel 39: CHLF-TV-2, TFO
- Channel 48: CICO-TV-96, TVOntario
[edit] Transportation
Hawkesbury is served primarily by Highway 34, a 17-kilometre spur route which connects the community to Highway 417. South of the Highway 417 interchange, a former portion of Highway 34 continues southerly to South Lancaster as Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Road 34. Hawkesbury is also located along Prescott and Russell County Road 17, a former routing of Highway 17 and the Trans-Canada Highway.
The town is served by three small airports:
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 10,869
- % Change (2001-2006): 5.3
- Dwellings: 4,974
- Area (km².): 9.46
- Density (persons per km².): 1149.3
- Total 100.0% 10,510
- English 15.9% 1,675
- French 77.0% 8,090
- Non-official language 4.3% 450
- English and French 2.7% 285
- 97.4% Caucasian
- 0.9% Arabic
- 0.7% Aboriginal
- 0.6% Asian
[edit] References
- ^ According to [1] Rockland has a population of 12,637, while according to [2], Hawkesbury has a population of 10,314
[edit] External links
- Hawkesbury, Ontario is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Official web site
- Contesting web site
- Future web site of citizens of Hawkesbury
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