Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan

"Letterkenny, Ontario" redirects here. For the fictional town in the eponymous TV show, see Letterkenny (TV series).

Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan is a township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed on January 1, 1999, through the merger of Brudenell and Lyndoch Township with Raglan Township.

Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan
Near Latchford Bridge
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan Show map of Renfrew County Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan Show map of Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°19′N 77°24′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Renfrew
Established	January 1, 2000
Government
• Mayor	Valerie Jahn
• Federal riding	Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke
• Prov. riding	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Area [1]
• Land	701.29 km2 (270.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,552
• Density	2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA	K0J
Area codes	613, 343
Website	www.blrtownship.ca

Communities

The township comprises the smaller communities of Bruceton, Brudenell, Copp, Hardwood Lake, Harriets Corners, Jewellville, Latchford Bridge, Letterkenny, Lost Nation, Palmer Rapids, Quadeville, Rockingham, Schutt, Wingle and Wolfe.

• 
  Brudenell
• 
  The Madawaska River at Palmer Rapids.
• 
  Schutt

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan had a population of 1,552 living in 694 of its 998 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,503. With a land area of 701.29 km² (270.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.2/km² (5.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	1,552 (+3.3% from 2016)	1,503 (-9.3% from 2011)	1,658 (10.8% from 2006)
Land area	701.29 km2 (270.77 sq mi)	706.24 km2 (272.68 sq mi)	705.83 km2 (272.52 sq mi)
Population density	2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)	2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)	2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi)
Median age	55.6 (M: 56.0, F: 55.6)	53.5 (M: 54.0, F: 52.8)
Private dwellings	998 (total)  694 (occupied)	963 (total)	1031 (total)
Median household income	$62,000	$51,072

References: 2021^[2] 2016^[3] 2011^[4]

Mother tongue (2021):^[1]

• English as first language: 92.3%
• French as first language: 1.6%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 5.2%

Historical census populations – Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	1,565	—
2006	1,497	−4.3%
2011	1,658	+10.8%
2016	1,502	−9.4%
2021	1,552	+3.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][5]

Historical census populations – Brudenell and Lyndoch Township Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,069 —     1931 1,032 −3.5% 1941 1,179 +14.2% 1951 1,073 −9.0% 1956 983 −8.4% 1961 999 +1.6% 1966 907 −9.2% Year Pop. ±% 1971 843 −7.1% 1976 825 −2.1% 1981 818 −0.8% 1986 759 −7.2% 1991 778 +2.5% 1996 791 +1.7% Source: Statistics Canada[6]

Historical census populations – Raglan Township Year Pop. ±% 1921 836 —     1931 772 −7.7% 1941 788 +2.1% 1951 789 +0.1% 1956 723 −8.4% 1961 734 +1.5% 1966 642 −12.5% Year Pop. ±% 1971 700 +9.0% 1976 787 +12.4% 1981 832 +5.7% 1986 848 +1.9% 1991 837 −1.3% 1996 820 −2.0% Source: Statistics Canada[6]

Notable stories

"Al Capone's Hideout", an Upper Madawaska Theatre Group production, is a musical comedy based on the story of Al Capone's stay in the area in 1942, when he and his gang allegedly hid out near Quadeville, Ontario.^[7]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario