Prescott and Russell United Counties

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Prescott and Russell United Counties
Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell
Prescott and Russell United Counties Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell
Location of the region in Ontario
Basic data
Country Canada
province Ontario

Administrative headquarters L'Original
Coordinates : 45 ° 30 ′  N , 74 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 30 ′  N , 74 ° 30 ′  W
Residents 85,381 (as of 2011)
surface 2,004.44 km²
Population density 42.6 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Eastern Standard Time ( UTC −5)
Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC −4, daylight saving time)
Web presence www.prescott-russell.on.ca

Prescott and Russell United Counties (French Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell ) is a county in the southeast of the Canadian province of Ontario . The county seat is L'Original in the parish of Champlain . The population is 85,381 (2011), the area 2004.44 km², which corresponds to a population density of 42.6 inhabitants per km². Located on the Ottawa River , the county was formed in 1820 through the merger of Prescott and Russell Counties . Around two thirds of the population belong to the French- speaking minority of the Franco-Ontarians .

Communities

The Prescott and Russell United Counties have the following parishes:

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