Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario
The
United Counties of Prescott and Russell (
French:
Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell) are consolidated
counties located in the
Canadian province of
Ontario. As of 2001, the population is 76,446. Its
county seat is
L'Orignal, Ontario6. It was created as a result of a merger between
Russell County and
Prescott County in
1820.
According to
Statistics Canada, the county has a total area of 2,001
km² (773
mi²).
As of the
census² of
2001, there were 76,446 people, 27,680 households, and 22,225 families residing in the county. The
population density was 38/km² (98/mi²). There are 28,648 housing units.
The median income for a household in the county was $52,664, and the median income for a family was $59,817. Males have an average income of $35,984 versus $25,917 for females.
Prescott and Russell is a stronghold of
Franco-Ontarian culture.
French is the
mother tongue of 66.9% the people there.
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Alfred and Plantagenet (township)
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Casselman (municipality)
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Champlain (township)
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Clarence-Rockland (city)
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East Hawkesbury (township)
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Hawkesbury (town)
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Russell (township)
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The Nation (municipality)
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Alfred *
Bourget *
Embrun *
Limoges *
L'Orignal*
Plantagenet*
Rockland *
Russell *
St. Isidore de Prescott *
Vankleek Hill*
List of roads in Prescott and Russell Counties*
Les Comtés unis de Prescott-Russell - The United Counties of Prescott-Russell*
Wikitravel: Prescott-Russell Travel Guide
