Alleyn-et-Cawood

Alleyn-et-Cawood
Municipality
Danford Lake
Location within Pontiac RCM
Alleyn-et-Cawood Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°55′N76°10′W / 45.917°N 76.167°W / 45.917; -76.167 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	Pontiac
Constituted	January 1, 1877
Government [2]
• Mayor	Carl Mayer
•  Federal riding	Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi
•  Prov. riding	Pontiac
Area [2]
• Total	326.05 km2 (125.89 sq mi)
• Land	308.91 km2 (119.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	229
• Density	0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	33.1%
• Dwellings	303
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0X 1P0
Area code	819
Highways	R-301
Website	www.alleyn-cawood.ca

Alleyn-et-Cawood is a municipality in the Outaouais region, northwest of Gatineau, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. Its main population centre is Danford Lake, located along Route 301.

Elected in 2013, the mayor of the municipality is Carl Mayer.

Highest point in the municipality is Mont O'Brien with an altitude of about 180 metres (590 ft). ^[4]

History

The municipality is named after the 2 geographic townships that it covers. The Township of Cawood was established in 1861, and named after Cawood in England (first used on a map by Gale and Duberger in 1795 and misspelled as Cadwood for a while). The Township of Alleyn, established in 1864, was named in honour of Charles Joseph Alleyn, a lawyer and politician of Quebec. ^{[1] [4]}

The United Township Municipality of Cawood-et-Alleyn was formed in 1876 when it split off from the United Township Municipality of Thorne-Cawood-et-Alleyn (which became the Municipality of Thorne). ^[1] In 2004, the united township municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood became the Municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood. ^[5]

Danford Lake

In 1855, the area's first settler was Patrick Danford, after whom the lake and community are named. He was followed by loggers and other settlers, notably William Heeney and his family in 1861. His descendants contributed much to the growth and development of the community. In 1868, the post office opened in Danford Lake, and in 1902, its first general store. ^[6]

Demographics

Canada census – Alleyn-et-Cawood community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	229 (+33.1% from 2016)	172 (2.4% from 2011)	168 (-32.3% from 2006)
Land area	308.91 km2 (119.27 sq mi)	314.83 km2 (121.56 sq mi)	316.03 km2 (122.02 sq mi)
Population density	0.7/km2 (1.8/sq mi)	0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)	0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
Median age	58.8 (M: 58.8, F: 58.4)	59.2 (M: 59.2, F: 59.5)	55.1 (M: 55.0, F: 56.0)
Private dwellings	303 (total)  126 (occupied)	281 (total)	126 (total)
Median household income	$.n/a	$35,968	$.n/a

Notes: 2021 and 2011 Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021 ^[7] 2016 ^[8] 2011 ^[9]

Historical Census Data - Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 341 —     1931 400 +17.3% 1941 397 −0.7% 1951 291 −26.7% 1956 281 −3.4% 1961 219 −22.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 207 −5.5% 1971 168 −18.8% 1976 150 −10.7% 1981 157 +4.7% 1986 167 +6.4% 1991 195 +16.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 185 −5.1% 2001 179 −3.2% 2006 248 +38.5% 2011 168 −32.3% 2016 172 +2.4% 2021 229 +33.1%
Source: Statistics Canada [10] [11]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec [11]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		230		70	16.7%	30.4%		145	31.8%	63.0%		5	n/a%	2.2%		5	n/a%	2.2%
2016		175		60	20.0%	34.3%		110	4.3%	62.9%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2011		170		50	23.1%	29.4%		115	37.8%	67.6%		5	n/a%	2.9%		5	n/a%	2.9%
2006		250		65	550.0%	26.0%		185	94.7%	74.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2001		180		10	50.0%	5.6%		95	34.5%	52.8%		0	0.0%	0.0%		75	n/a%	41.7%
1996		165		20	n/a	12.1%		145	n/a	87.9%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Commerce

Local businesses include:

• Magasin TL
• Lyndale Gardens
• Roger Johnson's Garage

Local government

Alleyn-et-Cawood forms part of the federal electoral district of Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi and has been represented by Sophie Chatel of the Liberal Party since 2021. Provincially, Alleyn-et-Cawood is part of the Pontiac electoral district and is represented by André Fortin of the Quebec Liberal Party since 2014.

Alleyn-et-Cawood federal election results ^[12]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	24%	35	53%	79	6%	10	13%	19	3%	5
	2019	32%	43	48%	63	8%	10	4%	6	7%	9

Alleyn-et-Cawood provincial election results ^[13]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	12%	11	50%	46	4%	4	8%	8
	2014	4%	7	92%	161	2%	3	2%	4

List of former mayors:

• Joseph Squitti (2001–2009)
• Charlene Scharf-Lafleur (2009–2013)
• Carl Mayer (2013–present)

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 379138". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 84050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Alleyn-et-Cawood (Code 2484050) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
4. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 11662". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-08-22. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
6. "History: Municipality of Alleyn and Cawood". Municipalité d'Alleyn-Cawood. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
10. "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.
11. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
12. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 1328)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
13. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 1328)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

External links

• Official website