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Head, Clara and Maria

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Head, Clara and Maria
United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria
Highway 17 and Ottawa River at Deux-Rivières
Highway 17 and Ottawa River at Deux-Rivières
Head, Clara and Maria is located in Renfrew County
Head, Clara and Maria
Head, Clara and Maria
Head, Clara and Maria is located in Southern Ontario
Head, Clara and Maria
Head, Clara and Maria
Coordinates: 46°10′N 78°00′W / 46.167°N 78.000°W / 46.167; -78.000
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyRenfrew
Incorporated1878
Government
 • MayorDebbi Grills
Area
 • Total728.38 km2 (281.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total248
 • Density0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code span
Deux Rivières - K0J 1R0; Bissett Creek - K0J 1E0; Stonecliffe - K0J 2K0; Mackey - K0J 2B0;
Area code613 705
Websitewww.townshipsof
headclaramaria.ca

Head, Clara and Maria, officially the United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria, is a municipality and incorporated township in Renfrew County in eastern Ontario, Canada, It is on the Ottawa River and on the northern edge of Algonquin Park.

Virtually all the communities (Deux-Rivières, Bissett Creek, Stonecliffe and Mackey) and activities are along Highway 17, the rest of the township is largely crown land which is mostly wilderness. Head, Clara and Maria is bordered on the north by the Ottawa River and on the south by Algonquin Provincial Park. Trans Canada Highway 17 runs through the four hamlets which make up this municipality. The municipality is a remarkable cottage destination with many provincial land use permits allowing cottages on crown land. Property taxes are the lowest in Renfrew County.

History

The township of Head was named in honour of Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet who served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick 1847-1854 and Governor-General of Canada 1854-1861. The township of Maria was named in honour of his wife, Lady Anna Maria Head (Nee Yorke) (1808-1890).[2]

Communities

Stonecliffe, 1923
Stonecliffe sign on Ontario Highway 17

The township includes the communities of Aylen,[3] Bissett Creek, Deux-Rivières, Mackey and Stonecliffe. The municipal offices are located in Stonecliffe.

Deux-Rivières is home to Antlers King Fisher Lodge and access to Algonquin Park via the Brent Road. Stonecliffe is home to Yates General Store, Morning Mist Resort, Pine Valley Lodge, Driftwood Provincial Park and the Municipal Office. Mackey is home to Lakeview Trailer Park.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Head, Clara and Maria had a population of 267 living in 116 of its 133 total private dwellings, a change of 7.7% from its 2016 population of 248. With a land area of 719.2 km2 (277.7 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.4/km2 (1.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "2016 Census Profile".
  2. ^ Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 153.
  3. ^ "Aylen". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  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.

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