Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan is a township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed on January 1, 1999, through the merger of Brudenell and Lyndoch Township with Raglan Township.
Communities
The township comprises the smaller communities of Bruceton, Brudenell, Copp, Hardwood Lake, Harriets Corners, Jewellville, Latchford Bridge, Letterkenny, Lost Nation, Palmer Rapids, Quadeville, Rockingham, Schutt, Wingle and Wolfe.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan had a population of 1,552 living in 694 of its 998 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,503. With a land area of 701.29 km (270.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.2/km (5.7/sq mi) in 2021.
Canada census – Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan community profile
Historical census populations – Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan
Year
Pop.
±%
2001
1,565
—
2006
1,497
−4.3%
2011
1,658
+10.8%
2016
1,502
−9.4%
2021
1,552
+3.3%
Source: Statistics Canada
Historical census populations – Brudenell and Lyndoch Township
Year
Pop.
±%
1921
1,069
—
1931
1,032
−3.5%
1941
1,179
+14.2%
1951
1,073
−9.0%
1956
983
−8.4%
1961
999
+1.6%
1966
907
−9.2%
Year
Pop.
±%
1971
843
−7.1%
1976
825
−2.1%
1981
818
−0.8%
1986
759
−7.2%
1991
778
+2.5%
1996
791
+1.7%
Source: Statistics Canada
Historical census populations – Raglan Township
Year
Pop.
±%
1921
836
—
1931
772
−7.7%
1941
788
+2.1%
1951
789
+0.1%
1956
723
−8.4%
1961
734
+1.5%
1966
642
−12.5%
Year
Pop.
±%
1971
700
+9.0%
1976
787
+12.4%
1981
832
+5.7%
1986
848
+1.9%
1991
837
−1.3%
1996
820
−2.0%
Source: Statistics Canada
Notable stories
"Al Capone's Hideout", an Upper Madawaska Theatre Group production, is a musical comedy based on the story of Al Capone's stay in the area in 1942, when he and his gang allegedly hid out near Quadeville, Ontario.
^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.