Arnprior, Ontario

Arnprior is a town in eastern Renfrew County, in eastern Ontario, Canada at the mouth of the Madawaska River, as it enters the Ottawa River. As of the 2001 census, it had a population of 7,192 people.

History

The area was first settled by the Scottish Archibald McNabb who named the area after his family's ancestral home of Arnpryor, Scotland. After becoming reknowed for the despotic way he treated those on his land he was forced to vacate the area in 1840 and the area was vacant until 1851 when it became incorporated into eastern Ontario's massive timber industry. Arnprior was incorporate in 1892.

Demographics

(according to Statistics Canada 2001 census):
Growth Rate (1996-2001): 1.1%
Total Private Dwellings: 3114
Area: 13.03 km²
Density: 552 people per km²

Mayor: Leonard Shean

Communities

Arnprior
Chats Haven

	North: Ottawa River
West: McNab/Braeside	Arnprior	East: Ottawa
	South: Lake Madawaska

Town of Arnprior Official Website: http://www.townarnprior.on.ca/