Clarendon, Quebec

Clarendon
Historic cemetery on Front Road
Historic cemetery on Front Road
Location within Pontiac RCM
Location within Pontiac RCM
Clarendon is located in Western Quebec
Clarendon
Clarendon
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°39′N 76°31′W / 45.650°N 76.517°W / 45.650; -76.517[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPontiac
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorEdward Walsh
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingPontiac
Area
 • Total347.85 km2 (134.31 sq mi)
 • Land330.46 km2 (127.59 sq mi)
Elevation
167 m (548 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,392
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 10.8%
 • Dwellings
968
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-148
R-303
Websiteclarendonqc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Clarendon is a municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River across from Horton Township in Ontario.

Its settlements include Clarendon, North Clarendon, Charteris, Lawn, Murrell, Radford, Sand Bay, Starks Corners, and Yarm. The town of Shawville is surrounded by, but not part of, Clarendon.[4]

Largely cleared of forests, Clarendon is a predominantly agricultural municipality, with an elevation of 167 meters (548 ft) above sea level. The only notable lake is Green Lake, which is surrounded by cottages.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Clarendon". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  3. ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Clarendon, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Canton de Clarendon" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-05-27.