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{{For|the hamlet in Scotland|Arnprior, Stirling}} {{Use Canadian English|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Arnprior | official_name = Town of Arnprior | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | other_name = | settlement_type = [[List of towns in Ontario|Town]] ([[List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities|lower-tier]]) | image_skyline = Arnprior John Street.JPG | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = Centre of Arnprior | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_size = | nickname = "The 'Prior'" | motto = Where the Rivers Meet | pushpin_map = CAN ON Renfrew#Canada Southern Ontario | pushpin_mapsize = | coordinates = {{coord|45|26|N|76|21|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = [[Canada]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Census divisions of Ontario|County]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name1 = [[Ontario]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Renfrew County|Renfrew]] | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Established (timber industry) | established_date = 1851 | established_title2 = Incorporated (Village) | established_date2 = {{Start date|1862}} | established_title3 = Incorporated (Town) | established_date3 = 1892 | government_type = Town | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Lisa McGee | leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> | leader_name1 = Quattro Crew | unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | total_type = Total | area_footnotes = <ref name=SC21>{{SCref |year=2021 |unit=csd |code={{#property:P3012}} |access-date=2024-08-02}}</ref><ref name=urban21>{{cite web |title=Arnprior Ontario [Population centre] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=arnprior&DGUIDlist=2021S05100021&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Government of Canada - Statistics Canada |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = 13.04 | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = 12.09 | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = 74.2 | population_total = 9,629 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = <ref name=SC21/><ref name=urban21/> | population_density_km2 = 738.5 | population_urban = 11,305 | population_density_urban_km2 = 935.1 | postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code|Postal Code FSA]] | postal_code = K7S | area_codes = [[Area codes 613, 343, and 753|613, 343, 753]] | website = {{Official URL}} | unemployment_rate = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] | utc_offset = β05:00 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = β04:00 }} <!-- Infobox ends --> '''Arnprior''' is a town in [[Renfrew County]], [[Ontario]], Canada. Arnprior has experienced significant growth in populations with the widening of the [[Ontario Highway 417]] to four lanes. The town experienced an increase in population by 8.4% from 2011 to 2016, at which time its population was 8,795.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ottawavalleyeconomicdevelopment.com/ec-dev-data/|title=Economic Development Data - Ottawa Valley Economic Development|first=Blue North|last=Studios|website=Ottawavalleyeconomicdevelopment.com}}</ref> It was also during these critical 5 years that the Town of Arnprior surpassed the neighboring Town of [[Renfrew, Ontario]], to become the county's third-largest town or city by population, behind [[Petawawa]] and [[Pembroke, Ontario|Pembroke]]. The town is a namesake of [[Arnprior, Stirling|Arnprior]], [[Scotland]], and is known for its lumber, hydro power generation, aerospace, farming, and proximity to the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]].
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