Clarence-Rockland is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. Clarence-Rockland, located immediately to the east of Ottawa, was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of the Town of Rockland with Clarence Township.^[2]

The geographic Township of Clarence was established in 1798 and named after Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence.^[3] Communities were established in the township since the early 1840s.^[4] In July 1853, the Township Municipality of Clarence was created when it separated from the United Township of Russell, Cambridge and Clarence.^[5] Rockland was incorporated as a town in 1908.^[6]

The city includes the communities of Bourget, Cheney, Clarence, Clarence Creek, Hammond, Rockland, and Saint-Pascal-Baylon. The city administrative offices are located in Rockland, which is the largest community in the region.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Clarence-Rockland had a population of 26,505 living in 10,095 of its 10,316 total private dwellings, a change of 8.1% from its 2016 population of 24,512. With a land area of 297.47 km² (114.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 89.1/km² (230.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Mother tongue (2021):^[1]

• English as first language: 34.0 %
• French as first language: 57.0 %
• English and French as first language: 4.1 %
• Other as first language: 4.2 %

Clarence-Rockland Transpo provided a public transportation service to residents of the city; part of the Rural Partners Transit Service. This service consisted of bus routes 530 and 535, ran by Leduc Bus Lines. These routes connected many of the communities within Clarence-Rockland and Ottawa. Both routes have been indefinitely suspended since the COVID-19 pandemic due to safety concerns and low demand.^[12]

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