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Hawkesbury

Ottawa River mill town that stayed bilingual

Hawkesbury in brief

Hawkesbury hugs the Ottawa River in Prescott and Russell, linked to Grenville, Quebec, by the Long-Sault Bridge, the only interprovincial crossing east of Ottawa. About 70 percent of residents speak both English and French, making it one of Ontario's most bilingual towns.

Founded in 1798 and named for Baron Hawkesbury, it grew around a sawmill that Americans Thomas Mears and David Pattee built in 1805. Napoleonic timber demand fed a boom that left millworks sprawling along the lower Ottawa.

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#90
City Score rank
31%
City Score
2
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City Score over time

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Rankings for Hawkesbury

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Composite · OpenStats

OpenStats City Score

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Average standing across OpenStats-owned rankings built from public data (currently radon, building permit value, and residential mill rates). Each placement is scored from 0–1 within its edition, then averaged. External livability lists stay on hometown pages as separate published appearances.

Single edition · 2026

#90
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.315

Only one published edition places Hawkesbury in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Health · OpenStats

OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon

OpenStats

Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.

Single edition · 2026

#60
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 111.7

Only one published edition places Hawkesbury in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Property tax · OpenStats

OpenStats Residential Mill Rates

OpenStats

Municipalities ranked by residential mill rate. Rank 1 is the highest published rate (higher tax burden).

Single edition · 2024

#5
Published · 2024 · of 43
Score 18.54

Only one published edition places Hawkesbury in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Worth knowing in Hawkesbury

Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.

  • Hawkesbury is the third most bilingual town in Ontario, with about 70% of its inhabitants being fluent in English and French.

    Wikipedia

  • Franco-Ontarians make up 89% of the population.

    Wikipedia

  • Hawkesbury on the Ottawa River is among Ontario's most francophone towns, sitting in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell.

    Wikipedia

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