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.
Head, Clara and Maria | |
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| United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria | |
 Highway 17 and Ottawa River at Deux-Rivières | |
  Head, Clara and Maria  Head, Clara and Maria | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 78°00′W / 46.167°N 78.000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Renfrew |
| Incorporated | 1878 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Debbi Grills |
| Area | |
| • Land | 719.20 km2 (277.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 267 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal codes | Bissett Creek: K0J 1E0 Deux Rivières: K0J 1R0 Mackey: K0J 2B0 Stonecliffe: K0J 2K0 |
| Area code(s) | 613, 705 |
| Website | www.townshipsof headclaramaria.ca |
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. Property taxes are the lowest in Renfrew County.[2]
History
editThe 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).[3]
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Lady Anna Maria Head (née Yorke) -
Geography
editHead, 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 has numerous with lakes and rivers, providing fishing, hunting, hiking, canoeing, and snowmobiling opportunities.[2]
Communities
editThe township includes the communities of Aylen,[4] Bissett Creek, Deux-Rivières, Mackey and Stonecliffe.
Deux-Rivières provides access to Algonquin Park via Brent Road. Stonecliffe is home to the municipal office and is near Driftwood Provincial Park.
Demographics
editIn 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.[1]
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Local government
editList of former reeves:[6]
- Jim Donnelly (1864)
- James Dunlop (1887–1902)
- W. P. Dunlop (1904–1909)
- Henery Beauchamp (1912–1916)
- J.E. Jennings (1917–1924)
- James E. Carey (1930–1936)
- D. A. Francoeur (1937–1950)
- George Clouthier (1951)
- Leslie J. Donnelly (1952–1964)
- Art Yates (1965–1968, 1971–1974)
- Loretta Boissonneault (1969–1970)
- Wyman Jennings (1975)
- Grant Horricks (1976–1980)
- Percy Watts (1981–1985)
- Ernie Boudreau (1986–1991)
- Lita Therrien (1992–1997)
- Colleen Clarriere (1998)
- William Crowshaw (1999–2006)
- Tammy Lea Stewart (née Sonnenburg) (2006–2014)
- Jim Gibson (2014–2017)[7]
- Robert James Reid (2017–2018)
- Debbi Grills (2018–present)
Transportation
editHighway 17 is the main road connecting the community to destinations to the northwest and west. Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services operates an intercity bus route from Ottawa to Sudbury along Highway 17.
Notable people
edit- Michael James Heney, a railroad contractor known for his work on the first two railroads built in Alaska, the White Pass and Yukon Route and the Copper River and Northwestern Railway, was born in Stonecliffe.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Head, Clara and Maria (Code 3547098) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ a b "Township of Head, Clara and Maria". renfrew.ic12.esolg.ca. County of Renfrew. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Aylen". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, Part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
- ^ "Township Politics". images.ourontario.ca. Head, Clara and Maria Public Library. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ https://townshipsofheadclaramaria.ca/download.php?dl=YToyOntzOjI6ImlkIjtzOjM6IjM2MCI7czozOiJrZXkiO2k6NTt9 [bare URL]
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