Bryson, Quebec

Bryson
Municipality
Bryson Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°40′39″N76°37′25″W / 45.67750°N 76.62361°W / 45.67750; -76.62361 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	Pontiac
Constituted	January 1, 1873
Government [2]
• Mayor	Alain Gagnon
•  Federal riding	Pontiac
•  Prov. riding	Pontiac
Area [2] [3]
• Total	3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
• Land	3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	646
• Density	180.4/km2 (467/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	7.3%
• Dwellings	302
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0X 1H0
Area code	819
Highways	R-148 R-301

Bryson is a village and municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River.

History

From 1858 to 1873, the village was called Havelock in honor of British general Henry Havelock (1795-1857). Because another Havelock Township had already been incorporated two years prior in the province of Quebec, Havelock was renamed in 1873 after local lumber baron and politician George Bryson when the Municipality of the Village of Bryson was incorporated. ^[1]

On December 20, 2004, it changed status from Village Municipality to (regular) Municipality. ^[1]

Demographics

Canada census – Bryson community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	646 (-7.3% from 2016)	697 (7.7% from 2011)	647 (+4.7% from 2006)
Land area	3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)	3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi)	3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population density	180.4/km2 (467/sq mi)	190.8/km2 (494/sq mi)	196.9/km2 (510/sq mi)
Median age	45.2 (M: 45.6, F: 45.2)	47.4 (M: 46.9, F: 47.9)	44.4 (M: 41.4, F: 47.2)
Private dwellings	302 (total)  284 (occupied)	357 (total)	301 (total)
Median household income	$66,500	$53,376	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. ^[4]
References: 2021 ^[5] 2016 ^[6] 2011 ^[7] earlier ^{[8] [9]}

Historical Census Data - Bryson, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1976 837 —     1981 809 −3.3% 1986 787 −2.7% 1991 763 −3.0% 1996 753 −1.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 673 −10.6% 2006 618 −8.2% 2011 647 +4.7% 2016 697 +7.7% 2021 646 −7.3%
Source: Statistics Canada [10]

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Léo Piché (1969–1990)
• James Stewart (2001–2005)
• Albert Davis (2005–2009)
• John Griffin (2009–2013)
• Alain Gagnon (2013–present)

See also

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

References

1. "Reference number 379331 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Bryson". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
3. "Bryson, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
4. "Bryson census profile". 2011 Census of Population . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
5. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
10. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Elections Canada Results - 39th General Election (2006)
• Director General of Quebec Elections
• Official Transport Quebec Road Map