East Hawkesbury

East Hawkesbury is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Situated on the Ottawa River, its eastern boundary is the border with the province of Quebec.

East Hawkesbury
Township (lower-tier)
Township of East Hawkesbury Canton de Hawkesbury Est
Highway 417 at East Hawkesbury
East Hawkesbury Show map of United Counties of Prescott and Russell East Hawkesbury Show map of Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 45°30′14″N 74°30′00″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Prescott and Russell
Incorporated	January 1, 1850
Government
• Mayor	Robert Kirby
• Federal riding	Prescott—Russell—Cumberland
• Prov. riding	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Area [1]
• Land	235.06 km2 (90.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,418
• Density	14.5/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA	K0B
Area codes	613, 343, 450, 579
Website	www.easthawkesbury.ca

Communities

The township comprises the villages of Chute-à-Blondeau, Sainte-Anne-de-Prescott and Saint-Eugène. The township administrative offices are located in Saint-Eugène.^[2]

• 
  Chute-à-Blondeau
• 
  St. Eugene

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, East Hawkesbury had a population of 3,418 living in 1,425 of its 1,507 total private dwellings, a change of 3.7% from its 2016 population of 3,296. With a land area of 235.06 km² (90.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.5/km² (37.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Canada census – East Hawkesbury community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	3,418 (+3.7% from 2016)	3,296 (-1.2% from 2011)	3,335 (-1.0% from 2006)
Land area	235.06 km2 (90.76 sq mi)	235.01 km2 (90.74 sq mi)	235.18 km2 (90.80 sq mi)
Population density	14.5/km2 (38/sq mi)	14.0/km2 (36/sq mi)	14.2/km2 (37/sq mi)
Median age	50.8 (M: 50.4, F: 51.2)	49.8 (M: 50.3, F: 49.4)	46.9 (M: 47.4, F: 46.4)
Private dwellings	1,507 (total)  1,425 (occupied)	1,482 (total)	1,386 (total)
Median household income	$81,000	$66,752	$66,310

References: 2021^[3] 2016^[4] 2011^[5]

Historical census populations – East Hawkesbury

Year Pop. ±% 1871 4,611 —     1881 5,082 +10.2% 1891 4,896 −3.7% 1901 4,621 −5.6% 1911 4,041 −12.6% 1921 3,855 −4.6% 1931 3,631 −5.8% 1941 3,465 −4.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 3,231 −6.8% 1956 3,231 +0.0% 1961 3,163 −2.1% 1966 2,835 −10.4% 1971 2,842 +0.2% 1976 2,895 +1.9% 1981 2,968 +2.5% 1986 2,788 −6.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 3,159 +13.3% 1996 3,296 +4.3% 2001 3,415 +3.6% 2006 3,368 −1.4% 2011 3,335 −1.0% 2016 3,296 −1.2% 2021 3,418 +3.7%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][6][7]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario
• List of francophone communities in Ontario