Clarence-Rockland is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the

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. Clarence-Rockland, located immediately to the east of

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, was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of the Town of Rockland with Clarence Township. The geographic Township of Clarence was established in 1798 and named after Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence. Communities were established in the township since the early 1840s. In July 1853, the Township Municipality of Clarence was created when it separated from the United Township of Russell, Cambridge and Clarence. Rockland was incorporated as a town in 1908.

Communities

The city includes the communities of Bourget, Cheney, Clarence, Clarence Creek, Hammond, Rockland, and Saint-Pascal-Baylon. The city administrative offices are located in Rockland, which is the largest community in the region.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Clarence-Rockland had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Languages

Mother tongue (2021): * French as first language: 57.0 % * English as first language: 34.0 % * English and French as first language: 4.1 % * Other as first language: 4.2 %

Public transportation

Clarence-Rockland Transpo provided a public transportation service to residents of the city; part of the ''Rural Partners Transit Service.'' This service consisted of bus routes 530 and 535, ran by Leduc Bus Lines. These routes connected many of the communities within Clarence-Rockland and

. Both routes have been indefinitely suspended since the COVID-19 pandemic due to safety concerns and low demand.

Notable people

* William Cameron Edwards

References

External links

* Cities in Ontario Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Populated places on the Ottawa River {{EasternOntario-geo-stub