Madawaska Valley
Township in Ontario, Canada
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The Township of Madawaska Valley is a township municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 through the amalgamation of the village of Barry's Bay and the townships of Radcliffe and Sherwood Jones & Burns.
Madawaska Valley | |
|---|---|
| Township of Madawaska Valley | |
Tourist office in Barry's Bay | |
  Madawaska Valley Location within Renfrew County  Madawaska Valley Location within Southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′N 77°40′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Renfrew |
| Formed | January 1, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark Willmer |
| • Federal riding | Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke |
| • Prov. riding | Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke |
| Area | |
| • Land | 665.83 km2 (257.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,927 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | K0J |
| Area codes | 613, 343 |
| Website | https://www.madawaskavalley.ca |
The area is also a culturally significant location for the Polish diaspora in Canada, and is known by members of the community as Kaszuby (English Kashubia), after a region in Northern Poland that many early settlers of the region hailed from.
Its largest population centre is Barry's Bay, and it also includes the settlements of Combermere and Wilno, the latter of which being named for the city of Vilnius (Polish Wilno), a city in modern Lithuania that has historically possessed a large Polish population and significant cultural ties to Poland.
The area is also the locus of Polish scouting organizations within Canada (including both ZHP and ZHR), who hold overnight camps for scouts annually, in July.[2]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Madawaska Valley had a population of 3,927 living in 1,713 of its 2,541 total private dwellings, a change of −4.8% from its 2016 population of 4,123. With a land area of 665.83 km2 (257.08 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.9/km2 (15.3/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,927 (-4.8% from 2016) | 4,123 (-3.7% from 2011) | 4,282 (-2.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 665.83 km2 (257.08 sq mi) | 672.51 km2 (259.66 sq mi) | 671.85 km2 (259.40 sq mi) |
| Population density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Median age | 58.4 (M: 57.6, F: 59.2) | 55.5 (M: 54.4, F: 56.4) | 51.3 (M: 49.9, F: 52.3) |
| Private dwellings | 2,541 (total) 1,713 (occupied) | 2,619 (total) 1,706 (occupied) | 2,748 (total) |
| Median household income | $62,800 | $52,679 |
- Population total in 1996:
- Barry's Bay: 1,086
- Radcliffe township: 1,116
- Sherwood, Jones and Burns township: 2,140
- Population in 1991:
- Barry's Bay: 1,088
- Radcliffe township: 1,077
- Sherwood, Jones and Burns township: 2,101
Mother tongue (2021):[1]
- English as first language: 84.2%
- French as first language: 2.2%
- English and French as first language: 0.5%
- Other as first language: 11.4%
Local government
List of former mayors:
- William "Bill" Schweig (2001–2003)
- John Hildebrandt
- David Shulist
- Kim Love (2014–2022)
- Mark Wilmer (2022–2025)
