McNab/Braeside

McNab/Braeside is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, on the south shore of Chats Lake (part of the Ottawa River), straddling the lower Madawaska River in Renfrew County.

McNab/Braeside
Township (lower-tier)
Township of McNab/Braeside
Countryside near Braeside
Motto(s): 
"Fair Is The Land, Strong The People"
McNab/Braeside
Coordinates: 45°27′N 76°30′W
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyRenfrew
IncorporationJanuary 1, 1998 (1998-01-01)
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorTom Peckett
Area
 • Land255.74 km2 (98.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total7,178
 • Density28.1/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)613, 343
Websitewww.mcnabbraeside.com
Burnstown along the Madawaska River.

The township was created on January 1, 1998, when the Village of Braeside amalgamated with McNab Township.

Mayor Tom Peckett was elected in October 2014.[2]

History

McNab township was created in 1825, comprising roughly 80,000 acres of unsettled land, covering the current Town of Arnprior and Township of McNab/Braeside. It was granted by the government ("Family Compact") to Archibald 13th Laird of McNab (1779-1860), who had fled from his debts in Scotland. He promised to settle it with Highland clansmen, and the first group of eighty-four settlers arrived the same year, 1825. McNab ruled with an iron fist over the Scottish settlers. Only after eighteen years of petitions, court battles, and appeals was his grip loosened when the government finally began issuing Crown grants to the settlers. His feudal powers removed, the Laird eventually sold his lands to the government and returned to Europe in 1852, never to return.

Braeside was named in 1872 by W.J. McDonald probably for Braeside, Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland.[3]

Communities

In addition to the main town of Braeside, the township also comprises the communities of Burnstown, Clay Bank, Clay Valley, Dewars, Glasgow Station, Goshen, Lochwinnoch (partially), Lundys Corners, Pine Grove, Sand Point, Stewartville, Waba and White Lake.

Mayors
  • Tom Peckett (2014– )[2]
  • Mary M. Campbell (2006–2014)[2]

Demographics
Canada census – McNab/Braeside community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 7,178 (-2.6% from 2011) 7,371 (2.1% from 2006) 7,222 (5.5% from 2001)
Land area: 255.76 km2 (98.75 sq mi) 255.74 km2 (98.74 sq mi) 253.87 km2 (98.02 sq mi)
Population density: 28.1/km2 (73/sq mi) 28.8/km2 (75/sq mi) 28.4/km2 (74/sq mi)
Median age: 47.5 (M: 46.9, F: 48.1) 42.3 (M: 42.2, F: 42.5)
Total private dwellings: 3,125 3,061 2,934
Median household income: $81,067 $66,049
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
McNab/Braeside
historical populations
YearPop.±%
19966,480—    
20016,843+5.6%
20067,222+5.5%
20117,371+2.1%
20167,178−2.6%
[8][6][7][9][1]

Prior to amalgamation (1998):

  • Total Population in 1996: 6,480
    • McNab (township): 5,765
    • Braeside (village): 715
  • Population in 1991:
    • McNab (township): 5,464
    • Braeside (village): 562

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "McNab/Braeside census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  2. Carter, John (2014-10-27). "McNab-Braeside council ousted". Arnprior Chronicle-Guide. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  3. Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. "McNab/Braeside census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996 census
  10. Lecocq, Thelma (April 1, 1944). "D.C.C. of the C.P.R." Maclean's. Retrieved July 5, 2020.


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