Mulgrave-et-Derry, Quebec

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Mulgrave-et-Derry
Municipality
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Quebec Route 315 through Blanche, Mulgrave-et-Derry
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Location within Papineau RCM
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Mulgrave-et-Derry
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°47′N75°22′W / 45.783°N 75.367°W / 45.783; -75.367 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Outaouais
RCM Papineau
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1870
Government
[2]
 • MayorMichael Kane
 •  Federal riding Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 •  Prov. riding Papineau
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total319.00 km2 (123.17 sq mi)
 • Land289.52 km2 (111.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total461
 • Density1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase2.svg 24.9%
 • Dwellings
476
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J8L 2H2
Area code 819
HighwaysQc315.svg R-315
Website www.mulgrave-derry.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Mulgrave-et-Derry, is a village north of Mayo, in the Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The region includes a number of notable lakes, including Gull Lake, Hawk Lake, Lady Lake, Smallian Lake, Lac St. Sixte, Lac La Blanche and Little Lake. Community buildings include the Hill and Gully Riders Snowmobile Club, St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Our Lady of Light Roman Catholic Church (now Our Lady of Light Cultural Centre).

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The Wallingford-Back mine, once one of Canada's largest sources of quartz, is located in Mulgrave-et-Derry. It became a tourist destination after ceasing operations in the 1970s, but also became unsafe; in 2017, it was barricaded. [4]

Demographics

Canada census – Mulgrave-et-Derry community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population461 (+24.9% from 2016)369 (0.8% from 2011)366 (% from 2006)
Land area289.52 km2 (111.78 sq mi)293.75 km2 (113.42 sq mi)295.99 km2 (114.28 sq mi)
Population density1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
Median age55.6 (M: 56.8, F: 53.6)55.8 (M: 55.8, F: 55.6)52.3 (M: 52.8, F: 51.8)
Private dwellings230 (total) 396 (total) 428 (total) 
Median household income$70,000$57,728
References: 2021 [5] 2016 [6] 2011 [7] earlier [8] [9]
Historical census populations – Mulgrave-et-Derry, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 225—    
1991 233+3.6%
1996 250+7.3%
2001 235−6.0%
2006 389+65.5%
2011 366−5.9%
2016 369+0.8%
2021 461+24.9%
The 2011 population is based on the revised count.
Source: Statistics Canada

Arms

Coat of arms of Mulgrave-et-Derry, Quebec
Notes
Granted 15 September 2022 [10]
Crest
A cerulean warbler singing proper perched on an oak branch fructed Or leaved Vert.
Escutcheon
Per pale Vert and Or on a pile reversed throughout per pale Argent and Azure a log cabin above a bar gemel wavy counterchanged.
Supporters
Two black bears proper, that to the dexter supporting on its shoulder a pickaxe Or its blade Argent, that to the sinister supporting on its shoulder an axe Or its blade Argent, both standing on a grassy mount set with bloodroot wildflowers proper and a split-rail fence Or.
Motto
Ad Harmoniam Cum Natura (Towards Harmony With Nature)
Badge
A lozenge per pale Argent and Azure charged with a snowmobile above a bar gemel wavy counterchanged and surmounting an annulus per pale Azure and Argent edged and inscribed with the Motto counterchanged.

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 379132". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 80085". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Mulgrave-et-Derry, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Barricades installed to keep tourists away from scenic Outaouais mine". CBC News. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  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. ↑ "Municipalité de Mulgrave-et-Derry". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 30 July 2023.


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