Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario

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motto =Sic Dat Diligentia Terra
("He who works hard reaps a good harvest")


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seat_type =County seat
seat =L'Orignal, Ontario
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p1 =Alfred and Plantagenet (township)
p2 = Casselman (municipality)
p3=Champlain (township)
p4=Clarence-Rockland (city)
p5=East Hawkesbury (township)
p6=Hawkesbury (town)
p7=Russell (township)
p8=The Nation (municipality)
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leader_title =Warden
leader_name =Gary J. Barton
leader_title1 =Governing body
leader_name1 =Prescott and Russell County Council
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leader_name2 =Pierre Lemieux
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leader_name3 =Jean-Marc Lalonde
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established_title = Established
established_date = 1820
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population_total = 80184
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website = [http://www.prescott-russell.on.ca/ www.prescott-russell.on.ca/]
footnotes = "For the former Ontario electoral district, see Prescott and Russell (electoral district)"

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell ( _fr. Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell) are consolidated counties located in the Canadian province of Ontario. As of 2006, the population is 80,184. [cite news | author = Le Droit | title = La population augmente plus vite à Gatineau qu'à Ottawa | publisher = Le Droit | date = March 14, 2007 | page = 6 ] Its county seat is L'Orignal, OntarioGR|6. It was created as a result of a merger between Russell County and Prescott County in 1820.

Prescott and Russell is (by percentage) the most francophone census division in Canada west of Quebec.

Geography

According to Statistics Canada, the county has a total area of convert|772.66|sqmi|km2|2.

Demographics

As of the census of 2006, there were 80,184 people and 31,310 households in the county. The population density was PD mi2 to km2|103.9|precision=1|spell=UK.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,664, and the median income for a family was $59,817. Males have an average income of $35,984 versus $25,917 for females.

Prescott and Russell is a stronghold of Franco-Ontarian culture. French is the mother tongue of 66.9% the people there.

Police Services

The county in policed by the Ontario Provincial Police. 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. [ [http://opp.ca/Organization/RegionsandDetachments/opp_000849.html Ontario Provincial Police Website] ]

Municipalities

*Alfred and Plantagenet (township)
*Casselman (municipality)
*Champlain (township)
*Clarence-Rockland (city)
*East Hawkesbury (township)
*Hawkesbury (town)
*Russell (township)
*The Nation (municipality)

Major unincorporated communities

*Alfred
*Bourget
*Embrun
*Limoges
*L'Orignal
*Plantagenet
*Rockland
*Russell
*St. Isidore
*Vankleek Hill

ee also

*List of roads in Prescott and Russell Counties

References

External links

* [http://www.prescott-russell.on.ca/ Les Comtés unis de Prescott-Russell - The United Counties of Prescott-Russell]
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Prescott-Russell Wikitravel: Prescott-Russell Travel Guide]