Clarence-Rockland

Clarence-Rockland
City (lower-tier)
City of Clarence-Rockland
Cité de Clarence-Rockland

Location within Prescott and Russell
Clarence-Rockland
Location in Ontario
Coordinates: 45°29′N 75°12′W / 45.483°N 75.200°W / 45.483; -75.200Coordinates: 45°29′N 75°12′W / 45.483°N 75.200°W / 45.483; -75.200
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
County Prescott and Russell
Settled 1840s
Incorporation January 1998
Government
 • Type City
 • Mayor Guy Desjardins
Area[1]
 • Land 297.86 km2 (115.00 sq mi)
Population (2016)[1]
 • Total 24,512
 • Density 82.3/km2 (213/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 613
Website www.clarence-rockland.com
Town hall in 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 Canada's National Capital Region in the census.

The city was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of the Town of Rockland with Clarence Township.

Communities

The city includes the communities of Bourget, Cheney, Clarence, Clarence Creek, Hammond, Rockland, Saint-Pascal-Baylon. The city administrative offices are located in Rockland, which is the largest community in the city.

Demographics

Canada census – Clarence-Rockland community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 24,512 (5.7% from 2011) 23,185 (11.5% from 2006) 20,790 (6.0% from 2001)
Land area: 297.86 km2 (115.00 sq mi) 296.53 km2 (114.49 sq mi)
Population density: 77.8/km2 (202/sq mi) 70.1/km2 (182/sq mi)
Median age: 38.6 (M: 38.3, F: 38.9)
Total private dwellings: 9,537 8796 7667
Median household income: $71,203
References: 2016[2] 2011[1] 2006[3] earlier[4]

The city is officially bilingual. It is 69 per cent francophone and is the largest majority-francophone city in North America outside of Quebec or the Caribbean, recently achieving a greater population than Edmundston, New Brunswick. (There are higher numbers of francophones in other Canadian cities such as Ottawa (122,665), Sudbury (45,420), Toronto (34,900), Winnipeg (26,855), Moncton (20,425) and Timmins (17,390), but French speakers in these cities are a minority.)

In January, 2005, the city introduced a bylaw which required all new businesses to put up signs in both English and French. Although the bylaw was criticized as infringing on individual constitutional rights, it was passed by the council.[5][6][7]

Public transportation

Clarence-Rockland Transpo provides a public transportation service to residents of the city; part of the Rural Partners Transit Service

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". Canada 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  4. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=10740
  6. ↑ https://www.scribd.com/doc/36482185/Doc-001
  7. ↑ http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2010/10/the-freedom-not-to-express-yourself/
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