Pontiac (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tjak]) is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Campbell's Bay is the county seat. It should not be confused with the municipality of Pontiac, which is located in the neighbouring Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality. For the electoral district see Pontiac (federal electoral district).
Pontiac | |
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 Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 76°55′W / 46.050°N 76.917°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | Campbell's Bay |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Warden | Jane Toller |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,105.70 km2 (5,446.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12,991.82 km2 (5,016.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 14,251 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  0.7% |
| • Dwellings | 10,208 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
Subdivisions
editThere are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
editPopulation
editCanada census – Pontiac community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 14,764 (+3.6% from 2016) | 14,251 (-0.7% from 2011) | 14,358 (-1.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 12,824.36 km2 (4,951.51 sq mi) | 12,991.82 km2 (5,016.17 sq mi) | 12,992.69 km2 (5,016.51 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) |
| Median age | 52 (M: 51.6, F: 52.4) | 50.4 (M: 50.1, F: 50.8) | 47.8 (M: 47.3, F: 48.3) |
| Private dwellings | 6,665 (total) | 10,208 (total) | 9,224 (total) |
| Median household income | $50,567 | $45,675 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1986 | 15,100 | — |
| 1991 | 15,111 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 15,576 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 14,565 | −6.5% |
| 2006 | 14,586 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 14,358 | −1.6% |
| 2016 | 14,251 | −0.7% |
| Source: [9] | ||
Language
edit| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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English
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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14,105
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5,635 | 1.7%
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40.0% | 8,020 |  0.1%
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56.9% | 275 | 10.0%
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1.9% | 195 | 14.7%
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1.4% | |||||
2011
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14,170
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5,735 | 3.3%
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40.5% | 8,015 | 2.1%
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56.7% | 250 | 117.4%
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1.8% | 170 | 15.0%
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1.2% | |||||
2006
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14,435
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5,930 | 7.8%
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41.1% | 8,190 | 0.4%
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56.7% | 115 | 67.1%
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0.8% | 200 | 33.3%
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1.4% | |||||
2001
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14,370
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5,500 | 7.9%
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38.3% | 8,220 | 8.7%
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57.2% | 350 | 29.6%
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2.4% | 300 | 81.8%
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2.1% | |||||
1996
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15,405
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5,970 | n/a | 38.8% | 9,000 | n/a | 58.4% | 270 | n/a | 1.8% | 165 | n/a | 1.1% | |||||
| Note: Percentages may not equal 100% due to multiple responses and rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||
Transportation
editAccess Routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141046". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 840". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Pontiac, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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