Laurentian Hills, Ontario
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Eastern Ontario
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, Canada
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, on the Ottawa River
Ottawa River
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in Renfrew County
Renfrew County, Ontario
Renfrew is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. In 2006, the population was 97,545 and county covered , giving a population density of . There are 17 official municipalities.-Government:...
. It surrounds Deep River
Deep River, Ontario
Deep River is a town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Located along the Ottawa River, it lies about north-west of Ottawa on the Trans-Canada Highway...
. The town is home to the Nuclear Power Demonstration
Nuclear Power Demonstration
Nuclear Power Demonstration was the first Canadian nuclear power reactor, and the prototype for the CANDU reactor design. Built by Canadian General Electric , in partnership with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and Ontario Hydro , it consisted of a single 22 MWe pressurized heavy water reactor ...
. The municipality was formed on January 1, 2000, when the United Townships of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay and the Village of Chalk River were merged together.
Communities
The town comprises the communities of Chalk RiverChalk River, Ontario
Chalk River is a Canadian rural community part of the Laurentian Hills municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario. It is located in the Upper Ottawa Valley along Highway 17 , 10 km inland from the Ottawa River, approximately 21 km northwest of Petawawa, and 182 km northwest of Ottawa...
, Meilleurs Bay, Moor Lake, Point Alexander, Rolphton, and Wylie.
Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 CensusCanada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
:
- Population: 2,789
- % Change (2001-2006): 1.4
- Dwellings: 1,230
- Area (km².): 640.37
- Density (persons per km².): 4.4
Population trend:
- Population in 2006: 2789
- Population in 2001: 2750
- Population in 1996:
- Chalk River: 974
- Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay: 1810
- Population in 1991:
- Chalk River: 874
- Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay: 1656