| 词条 | United Counties of Prescott and Russell | ||||||||||||
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| name = Prescott and Russell | official_name = United Counties of Prescott and Russell {{native name|fr|Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell}} | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = United counties (upper-tier) | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | nickname = | motto = Sic Dat Diligentia Terra ("He who works hard reaps a good harvest") | image_map = Map of Ontario PRESCOTT AND RUSSELL.svg | mapsize = 300px | map_caption = Location of Prescott & Russell counties | coordinates = {{coord|45|28|N|74|50|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CAN}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name1 = {{ONT}} | subdivision_name2 = Eastern Ontario | established_title = Established | established_date = 1820 | seat_type = County seat | seat = L'Orignal | parts_type = Municipalities | parts_style = | p1 = Alfred and Plantagenet (township) | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Warden | leader_name = Robert Kirby | leader_title1 = Governing body | leader_name1 = Prescott and Russell County Council | total_type = | area_footnotes = [1] | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = 2004.44 | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = | population_total = 89,333 | population_as_of = 2016 | population_footnotes = [2] | population_density_km2 = 44.6 | population_note = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | website = www.prescott-russell.on.ca/ | footnotes = | p2 = Casselman (municipality) | p3 = Champlain (township) | p4 = Clarence-Rockland (city) | p5 = East Hawkesbury (township) | p6 = Hawkesbury (town) | p7 = Russell (township) | p8 = The Nation (municipality) | leader_title2 = MPs | leader_name2 = Francis Drouin | leader_title3 = MPPs | leader_name3 = Grant Crack | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | timezone = EST | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 }} The United Counties of Prescott and Russell ({{lang-fr|Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell}}) are consolidated counties located in the Canadian province of Ontario. Its county seat is L'Orignal.[3] It was created as a result of a merger between Russell County and Prescott County in 1820. It is located in Eastern Ontario, in the wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence River, approximately 55 km east of the City of Ottawa. Geography and natureAccording to Statistics Canada, the county has a total area of {{convert|2004.44|km2|2}}.[4] The United Counties are bordered by the Ontario/Quebec border to the east, and the Ottawa River to the north. It is crossed by the South Nation River that connects the Larose Forest and Alfred Bog. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has designated the Alfred Bog "a provincially significant wetland and an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest." Species of interest include the palm warbler, northern pitcher-plant, pink lady's-slipper, cottongrass, bog elfin and bog copper butterflies, and ebony boghaunter dragonfly. It also hosts one of the most southerly herds of moose. The bog is open to the public with a 272-metre boardwalk for nature walks.[5] SubdivisionsMunicipalities and townships with major unincorporated communities:
Historical townships
Demographics{{Canada census|2011_population=85,381 | 2011_pop_delta=6.5 | 2011_land_area=2004.44 | 2011_pop_density=42.6 |2011_median_age= | 2011_median_age_m= | 2011_median_age_f= |2011_total_pvt_dwell=34,400 | 2011_mean_hh_income= | 2011_access_date=2012-03-21 |2006_population=80,184 | 2006_pop_delta=4.9 | 2006_land_area=2001.18 | 2006_pop_density=40.1 |2006_median_age=40.5 | 2006_median_age_m=40.1 | 2006_median_age_f=40.9 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=31,310 | 2006_mean_hh_income= | 2006_access_date=2012-03-21 |2001_population=76,446 | 2001_pop_delta=3.3 | 2001_land_area=2001.23 | 2001_pop_density=38.2 |2001_median_age=37.7 | 2001_median_age_m=37.3 | 2001_median_age_f=38.0 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=28,648 | 2001_mean_hh_income= | 2001_access_date=2012-03-21 |2016_population=89,333|2016_pop_delta=4.6|2016_total_pvt_dwell=36,783}}
The median income for a household in the county is $52,664 and the median income for a family is $59,817. Males have an average income of $35,984 versus $25,917 for females. LanguagesPrescott and Russell has a large Franco-Ontarian population, and is (by percentage) the most francophone census division in Canada west of Quebec. In 2011 French was the sole mother tongue of 64.2% of its residents, and an additional 1.7% reported being natively bilingual in French and English.[6]
ServicesResponsibilities of the county government include social services (social assistance, child care, housing), county roads, paramedic / ambulance services and land-use planning. The County also operates the Prescott-Russell Residence, a home for the aged in Hawkesbury. LibrariesThere are many public libraries located in the county. The largest is the Hawkesbury Public Library, which is located in Hawkesbury. HealthThere are two hospitals in Prescott-Russell: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131115083444/http://www.hgh.ca/Pages/Home.aspx Hawkesbury and District General Hospital], in Hawkesbury, and the Glengarry Memorial Hospital, a rural hospital in Alexandria, Ontario. Also, there is a medevac helicopter, in Ottawa, Ontario. The two hospitals have seen an increase in wait times due to an influx of patients from Quebec.[7] The Government of Quebec has stalled efforts to build a second hospital in Western Quebec and it is not known when funding will be made available. Transit{{See also|OC Transpo routes#Rural partner routes (500-series)}}The counties are served by numerous commuter bus lines running to Ottawa, which are mainly operated by private contractors. The route numbers are part of the Rural Partners Transit Service of OC Transpo. Communities served include Rockland (with 10-12 trips in rush hour), Hawkesbury, Bourget, Casselman, Russell, and Embrun. Greyhound Canada buses between Ottawa and Montreal and Ottawa and Cornwall also service communities in the counties. PoliceThe county is policed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). 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.[8] The OPP is also in charge of patrolling Highway 417. See also{{Portal|Eastern Ontario}}
References1. ^ 2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3502&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Prescott&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |title=Prescott and Russell United counties census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2011 Census of Population |accessdate=2012-03-21}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 31, 2011 }} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3502&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Prescott%20and%20Russell&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=35&B1=All&Custom= |title=Community highlights for Prescott and Russell |accessdate=2007-12-28 |year=2006 |work= |publisher=}} 5. ^The Alfred Bog, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=F&Geo1=CD&Code1=3502&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Prescott&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1|title=Statistique Canada : Profil du Recensement de 2011|first=Gouvernement du Canada, Statistique|last=Canada|website=12.statcan.ca|accessdate=12 November 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|last=Lahaie|first=Lianne|title=Wait times at Hawkesbury hospital are on the rise|url=http://www.thereview.ca/story/wait-times-hawkesbury-hospital-are-rise|publisher=Hawkesbury Review}} 8. ^Ontario Provincial Police Website {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718210829/http://opp.ca/Organization/RegionsandDetachments/opp_000849.html |date=July 18, 2006 }} External links{{Commons category|Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario}}{{Wikivoyage|Prescott-Russell}}
| Centre = Prescott and Russell | North = Ottawa River {{flagicon|QC}} Papineau RCM, Quebec | Northeast = Ottawa River {{flagicon|QC}} Argenteuil RCM, Quebec | East = {{flagicon|QC}} Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM, Quebec | Southeast = | South = Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | Southwest = | West = Ottawa (single-tier city) | Northwest = }}{{Subdivisions of Ontario}}{{PrescottRussell}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Prescott And Russell United Counties, Ontario}} 2 : United counties in Ontario|United Counties of Prescott and Russell |
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