United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Prescott and Russell
United counties (upper-tier)
United Counties of Prescott and Russell Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell (French)
Motto(s):  Sic Dat Diligentia Terra ("He who works hard reaps a good harvest")
Location of Prescott & Russell counties
Coordinates: 45°28′N 74°50′W / 45.467°N 74.833°W / 45.467; -74.833
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Eastern Ontario
Established	1820
County seat	L'Orignal
Municipalities	List Alfred and Plantagenet (township) Casselman (municipality) Champlain (township) Clarence-Rockland (city) East Hawkesbury (township) Hawkesbury (town) Russell (township) The Nation (municipality)
Government
• Warden	Normand Riopel
• Governing body	Prescott and Russell County Council
• MPs	Francis Drouin
• MPPs	Stéphane Sarrazin
Area [1]
• Land	2,004.47 km2 (773.93 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	89,333
• Density	44.6/km2 (116/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Website	www.prescott-russell.on.ca/

The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (French: Comtés unis de Prescott et Russell) is a county located in the Canadian province of Ontario. Its county seat is L'Orignal.^[2] The county was created as a result of a merger between Russell County and Prescott County in 1820. It is located in Eastern Ontario, in the wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence River, approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of the City of Ottawa. Under Ontario law, the county is an Upper-tier Municipality.