Boileau | |
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Coordinates: 45°55′N74°46′W / 45.917°N 74.767°W [1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Outaouais |
RCM | Papineau |
Constituted | March 8, 1882 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean-Marc Chevalier |
• Federal riding | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |
• Prov. riding | Papineau |
Area | |
• Total | 141.30 km2 (54.56 sq mi) |
• Land | 134.08 km2 (51.77 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [3] | |
• Total | 405 |
• Density | 3/km2 (8/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 20.9% |
• Dwellings | 406 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | boileau |
Boileau is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. The municipality was known as Ponsonby until 1993.
About 30 kilometers (19 mi) north of Montebello, the municipality is characterized by a relief ranging from 182 meters (597 ft) at Philisson Creek to 381 meters (1,250 ft) at the summit of Mont du Cimetière (Mount Cemetery). Sparsely populated, inhabited areas are the hamlets of Brookdale and Boileau and also around the Maskinongé Bay and Loup, Champagneur, and Cross Lakes. [4] Distance of Montreal is 155 Km, and Quebec is 402 Km, both are major cities of Canada. [5]
The area was first named Ponsonby on the Gale and Duberger map of 1795. [4] In all likelihood, it was named after a town in Cumberland County, England. It is also possible that it was named in honour of any of several noted persons called Ponsonby, including the Postmaster General of Canada of 1784, William Ponsonby (1744-1806). [6]
Settlers were attracted to the area by the nature's beauty and resources. They were generally from Ireland and England, or the nearby villages of Calumet and Grenville. In 1876, the Township of Ponsonby was proclaimed. In 1880, the Parish of Sainte-Valérie was formed, and a year later the Boileau post office opened, named after the first postmaster, Perpetus Poissant dit Boileau. In 1882, the Township Municipality of Ponsonby was established. [6]
Because the village was better known as Boileau and Ponsonby was limited to purely administrative use, the municipal authorities, with the support of the majority of the population, were granted the official name change from Ponsonby to Boileau in 1993. [6]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 405 (+20.9% from 2016) | 335 (-11.8% from 2011) | 380 (-23.8% from 2006) |
Land area | 134.08 km2 (51.77 sq mi) | 136.33 km2 (52.64 sq mi) | 136.50 km2 (52.70 sq mi) |
Population density | 3/km2 (7.8/sq mi) | 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) | 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) |
Median age | 57.6 (M: 57.6, F: 56.4) | 51.2 (M: 50.0, F: 52.6) | 52.9 (M: 52.4, F: 53.7) |
Private dwellings | 406 (total) 199 (occupied) | 407 (total) | 425 (total) |
Median household income | $54,400 | $43,392 | $46,038 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1986 | 212 | — |
1991 | 217 | +2.4% |
1996 | 228 | +5.1% |
2001 | 220 | −3.5% |
2006 | 499 | +126.8% |
2011 | 380 | −23.8% |
2016 | 335 | −11.8% |
2021 | 405 | +20.9% |
Source: Statistics Canada |
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