East Hawkesbury

East Hawkesbury
Township (lower-tier)
Township of East Hawkesbury
Canton de Hawkesbury Est

Location within Prescott and Russell
East Hawkesbury

Location within Ontario

Coordinates: 45°31′N 74°28′W / 45.517°N 74.467°W / 45.517; -74.467Coordinates: 45°31′N 74°28′W / 45.517°N 74.467°W / 45.517; -74.467
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Prescott and Russell
Government
  Mayor Robert Kirby
  Federal riding Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
  Prov. riding Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Area[1]
  Land 235.18 km2 (90.80 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 3,335
  Density 14.2/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code FSA K0B
Area code(s) 613
Website www.easthawkesbury.ca

East Hawkesbury is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. It is on the Ottawa River. Its eastern boundary is the border with the province of Quebec.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Barb, Chevrier, Chute-à-Blondeau, Glen Andrew, Golden Hill, La Renouche, Maple Row, Pointe-Fortune, Stardale, St. Davids, Ste-Anne-de-Prescott and St. Eugene.

Chute-a-Blondeau
St. Eugene

History

During World War II the Royal Canadian Air Force built and operated No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan [2] on a site 2 km south of St. Eugene. The school opened on 28 October 1940 and closed on 19 June 1945.

The airfield was located at 45°29′17″N 074°28′17″W / 45.48806°N 74.47139°W / 45.48806; -74.47139 (St. Eugene Aerodrome).

Demographics

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "East Hawkesbury census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  2. Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437.
  3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-27.

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