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| settlement_type = [[List of towns in Ontario|Town]] ([[List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities|lower-tier]])
| image_skyline = Emerald Necklace Trail, Petawawa Ontario.JPG
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| image_caption = Emerald Necklace Trail and the Petawawa River
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| pushpin_map = CAN ON Renfrew#Canada Southern Ontario
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| coordinates = {{coord|45|54|N|77|17|W|region:CA-ON|display=title,inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name =
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name1 =
| subdivision_name2 = [[Renfrew County, Ontario|Renfrew]]
| established_title = Incorporated (town)
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| leader_title1 = Governing Body <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager -->
| leader_name1 = Petawawa Town Council
| leader_title2 = MPs▼
| leader_name2 = [[Cheryl Gallant]]▼
| leader_title3 = MPP▼
| leader_name3 = [[John Yakabuski]]▼
| area_footnotes = <ref name=sc21>{{SCref |year=2021 |unit=csd |code={{#property:P3012}} |access-date=2024-08-06}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 =
| area_land_km2 = 164.
| area_water_km2 =
| population_total = 18,160
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = 110.3
| population_footnotes = <ref name=sc21/>
| postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code|Postal code]]
| postal_code = K8H
▲| leader_title2 = MPs
▲| leader_name2 = [[Cheryl Gallant]]
▲| leader_title3 = MPP
▲| leader_name3 = [[John Yakabuski]]
| timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EST]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
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In the late 19th century, the area was surveyed and settled by [[Émigré|emigres]] from [[Scotland]], [[Ireland]] and [[Germany]]. The land was unsuitable for crops, but the heavily forested surroundings were useful for logging. Petawawa was incorporated as a [[township (Canada)|township]] in 1865. The [[Canadian military]] acquired land in the area in 1905, which later became [[Garrison Petawawa|Canadian Forces Base Petawawa]]. During this period it was used as an internment camp for German [[POW]]s during [[World War I]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Internment Camps in Canada during the First and Second World Wars, Library and Archives Canada |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/the-public/005-1142.27-e.html}}</ref> and [[World War II]]. Later, it became home to the [[Canadian Airborne Regiment]] before it was disbanded in 1995. Today, it is one of Canada's largest ground forces base with members deployed throughout the world on various missions supporting the [[United Nations]] in [[peacekeeping]] or the [[War on Terror]].
In 1961, the urban area of Petawawa was incorporated as a separate
Petawawa's primary employer is the [[Canadian Government]]. Most of Petawawa's residents work as civilian employees, or as members of the [[Canadian Forces]] at [[CFB Petawawa]] which is home to 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and 4 Canadian Division Support Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.gc.ca/iaol/143000440000726/index-Eng.html|title=Welcome to 2 CMBG |publisher=National Defence Canada|access-date=2011-08-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811214215/http://www.army.gc.ca/iaol/143000440000726/index-Eng.html|archive-date=2011-08-11}}</ref>▼
==Geography==
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In addition to the primary urban core of Petawawa, the town also comprises the communities of Black Bay, Kramer Subdivision, Laurentian View, McGuire, Petawawa Point, Pine Meadows, Pine Ridge, Pinehurst Estates and Riverview.
===Climate===
Petawawa has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'') with long, cold, snowy winters and warm summers.
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|Feb maximum humidex = 14.8
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== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Petawawa had a population of {{val|18160|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|6762|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|7174|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:18160-17187}}|17187|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|17187|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|164.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|18160|164.7|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=
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|footnote = Pre-2001 figures are for the Village of Petawawa; 2001 figures onward are for the Town of Petawawa.
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|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|17187
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|18160
==Economy==
▲Petawawa's primary employer is the [[Canadian Government]]. Most of Petawawa's residents work as civilian employees, or as members of the [[Canadian Forces]] at [[CFB Petawawa]] which is home to [[2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group]] and 4 Canadian Division Support Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.gc.ca/iaol/143000440000726/index-Eng.html|title=Welcome to 2 CMBG |publisher=National Defence Canada|access-date=2011-08-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811214215/http://www.army.gc.ca/iaol/143000440000726/index-Eng.html|archive-date=2011-08-11}}</ref>
Another major employer is [[Chalk River Laboratories]] located nearby in [[
▲In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Petawawa had a population of {{val|18160|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|6762|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|7174|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:18160-17187}}|17187|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|17187|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|164.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|18160|164.7|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000235 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=March 30, 2022}}</ref>
==Transportation==
[[Ontario Highway 17]], [[Ontario Northland Motor Coach Services|Ontario Northlands]] bus service from Ottawa and the local commercial airport ([[Pembroke Airport]]) located in Petawawa, all provide access to this town.
▲Another major employer is [[Chalk River Laboratories]] located nearby in [[Chalk River, Ontario|Chalk River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aecl.ca/site3.aspx|title=NRU Status Report #4 |publisher=[[Atomic Energy of Canada Limited]]|access-date=2009-05-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524005054/http://www.aecl.ca/site3.aspx|archive-date=2009-05-24}}</ref>
==Notable residents==
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| North = [[Laurentian Hills]]
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| East = ''[[Ottawa River]]'' / {{flagicon|QC}} [[
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| South = [[Laurentian Valley]]
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