Everything about Hawkesbury Ontario totally explained
Hawkesbury is a town in Eastern
Ontario on the
Ottawa River, near the
Quebec/
Ontario border.
It lies on the south shore of the
Ottawa River about halfway between downtown
Ottawa and downtown
Montreal in
Prescott and Russell. The Long-Sault Bridge (replacing the Perley Bridge) links it to
Grenville, Quebec, to the north. It is located 25 km west of
Lachute, Quebec.
Hawkesbury is touted as the third most bilingual town in
Ontario, with about 69.6% of its inhabitants being fluent in
English and
French, the two
official languages of
Canada. (
West Nipissing is first with 73.4% followed by
Hearst at 71%.) 89% of the population is made up of French speaking
Franco-Ontarians. Unfortunately, development on the outskirts has hurt some of the business and the Main Street is slowly recovering.
History
Founded in 1798, the town was named after
Charles Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury.
Thomas Mears built the first
gristmills and
sawmills, and the Union, the Ottawa River's first steamer. Demand for timber during the
Napoleonic Wars created a boom.
Timber and pulp-and-paper industries have been supplanted by textiles, synthetic fibres, metal extrusions, steel, glass and plastics. Hawkesbury has also become the business and service centre of the county of Prescott-Russell, although recently
Rockland has become the largest community . The Grenville Canal on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River opposite Hawkesbury is an important link in the river's transportation system. The only interprovincial bridge between Ottawa and Quebec east of Ottawa is located here. Part of Hawkesbury was submerged by a
Hydro-Québec dam built between 1950 and 1962. New developments today are happening due to baby boomers from Ottawa, Montreal and area purchasing some of the many new condos in towers.
Media
Hawkesbury and area are served primarily by media from
Montreal, and to a lesser extent by media from
Ottawa. The town does, however, have two radio stations which broadcast at least partially from local studios in Hawkesbury.
Radio
Television
Channel 39: CHLF-TV-2, TFO
Channel 48: CICO-TV-96, TVOntario
Transportation
Hawkesbury is served primarily by Highway 34, a 17-kilometre spur route which connects the community to Highway 417. South of the Highway 417 interchange, a former portion of Highway 34 continues southerly to South Lancaster as Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry County Road 34. Hawkesbury is also located along Prescott and Russell County Road 17, a former routing of Highway 17 and the Trans-Canada Highway.
The town is served by three small airports:
Hawkesbury Airport
Hawkesbury (East) Airport
Hawkesbury (Windover Field) Airport
Demographics
According to the 2006 Statistics Canada Census:
Population: 10,869
% Change (2001-2006): 5.3
Dwellings: 4,974
Area (km².): 9.46
Density (persons per km².): 1149.3
Total 100.0% 10,510
English 15.9% 1,675
French 77.0% 8,090
Non-official language 4.3% 450
English and French 2.7% 285
97.4% Caucasian
0.9% Arabic
0.7% Aboriginal
0.6% AsianFurther Information
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