Laurentian Valley is an incorporated township in Renfrew County in eastern

Eastern Ontario

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 Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. It borders on the Ottawa River

Ottawa River

The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...

, the city of Pembroke

Pembroke, Ontario

Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...

 and the town of Petawawa

Petawawa, Ontario

Petawawa is a town located in eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Situated in the Ottawa Valley, with a population of 14,651 . Petawawa is the most populous municipality in Renfrew County.-Geography:...

.

This township was created on January 1, 2000 from the former townships of Stafford-Pembroke and Alice and Fraser.

Communities

The township comprises the communities of Alice, Cotnam Island, Davis Mills, Fairview, Forest Lea, French Settlement, Gorr Subdivision, Government Road, Greenwood, Hiam, Huckabones Corners, Indian

Indian, Ontario

Indian is an unincorporated place and former railway point in the incorporated township of Laurentian Valley in Renfrew County, eastern Ontario, Canada...

, Kathmae Siding, Locksley, Lower Stafford, Micksburg, Pleasant View, Shady Nook, Stonebrook and Trautrim Subdivision.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 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: 9,265
• % Change (2001-2006): 6.1
• Total Private Dwellings: 3,506
• Area (km².): 552.44
• Density (persons per km².): 16.8

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 9265
• Population in 2001: 8733
• Population in 1996: 8978 (combined figure for former townships)

Budget

For the 2010-2011 fiscal year, the township will spend .