East Hawkesbury

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

East Hawkesbury
Township (lower-tier)
Township of East Hawkesbury Canton de Hawkesbury Est
Highway 417 at East Hawkesbury
East Hawkesbury Show map of United Counties of Prescott and Russell East Hawkesbury Show map of Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°30′14″N 74°30′00″W
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  (2016)[2]
• Total	3,296
• Density	14.0/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA	K0B
Area code(s)	613, 343, 450, 579
Website	www.easthawkesbury.ca

Communities

The township comprises the villages of Chute-à-Blondeau, Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott and Saint-Eugène. The township administrative offices are located in Saint-Eugène.^[3]

• 
  Chute-à-Blondeau
• 
  St. Eugene

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, East Hawkesbury had a population of 3,418 living in 1,425 of its 1,507 total private dwellings, a change of 3.7% from its 2016 population of 3,296. With a land area of 235.06 km² (90.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.5/km² (37.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	3,418 (+3.7% from 2016)	3,296 (-1.2% from 2011)	3,335 (-1.0% from 2006)
Land area	235.06 km2 (90.76 sq mi)	235.01 km2 (90.74 sq mi)	235.18 km2 (90.80 sq mi)
Population density	14.5/km2 (38/sq mi)	14.0/km2 (36/sq mi)	14.2/km2 (37/sq mi)
Median age	50.8 (M: 50.4, F: 51.2)	49.8 (M: 50.3, F: 49.4)	46.9 (M: 47.4, F: 46.4)
Private dwellings	1,507 (total)  1,425 (occupied)	1,482 (total)	1,386 (total)
Median household income	$81,000	$66,752	$66,310

Canada census – East Hawkesbury community profile

References: 2021^[5] 2016^[2] 2011^[1] earlier^[6][7]

Historical census populations – East Hawkesbury

Year	Pop.	±%
1986	2,788	—
1991	3,159	+13.3%
1996	3,296	+4.3%
2001	3,415	+3.6%
2006	3,368	−1.4%
2011	3,335	−1.0%
2016	3,296	−1.2%
Source: Statistics Canada

See also

• List of townships in Ontario
• List of francophone communities in Ontario

References

1. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
2. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
3. "Mayor's Welcome :: East Hawkesbury Township". easthawkesbury.ca. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

External links

• Official website