Papineau-Cameron

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Papineau-Cameron
Township (single-tier)
Township of Papineau-Cameron
Canton de Papineau-Cameron
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Papineau-Cameron
Coordinates: 46°18′N78°44′W / 46.300°N 78.733°W / 46.300; -78.733
CountryCanada
Province Ontario
District Nipissing
Founded1887
Government
 • TypeTownship
 • MayorRobert Corriveau
 • Fed. riding Nipissing—Timiskaming
 • Prov. riding Nipissing
Area
[1]
 • Land564.23 km2 (217.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
982
 • Density1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
P0H 1V0
Area codes 705, 249
Website papineaucameron.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Papineau-Cameron is a township municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in Nipissing District. The township is located on the south side of the Mattawa and Ottawa Rivers along Highway 17.

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It is most known for its agricultural land, clean environment, pristine lakes, and trails.

History

The Township of Papineau was named after speaker of the house in Lower Canadian Legislature (1815-1837), Louis-Joseph Papineau. While Cameron got its name from Chief Justice Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron, a senior government official. [2]

The townships were first inhabited by natives. Non-native settlers started arriving in the 1830s. Many early immigrants were farmers and lumbermen, whose families would later join them. The Township of Papineau and the Township of Cameron were both incorporated in 1887. [2] Cameron subsequently dropped its council, [3] but was reincorporated as an Improvement District in 1944. [4]

There was a mass migration of Finnish mineworkers to Cameron in 1912. They would settle there and farm the land, leading to further development of the community of Klock.

In 1992, the townships of Papineau and Cameron amalgamated, thus forming the municipal township of Papineau-Cameron. [2]

In 2007, Papineau-Cameron, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Bonfield, Mattawan and Calvin cooperated to create a newly branded Mattawa Voyageur Country tourist region in order to promote the area. [5]

Communities

The township includes the communities of Klock, Morel, and Rankin.

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Municipal building of Papineau-Cameron

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Papineau-Cameron had a population of 982 living in 407 of its 495 total private dwellings, a change of -3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,016. With a land area of 564.23 km2 (217.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi) in 2021. [1]

Canada census – Papineau-Cameron community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population982 (-3.3% from 2016)1,016 (+3.9% from 2011)978 (-7.6% from 2006)
Land area564.23 km2 (217.85 sq mi)566.39 km2 (218.68 sq mi)566.74 km2 (218.82 sq mi)
Population density1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Median age52.4 (M: 53.6, F: 51.2)50.6 (M: 51.4, F: 49.1)
Private dwellings495 (total)  407 (occupied)514 (total) 439 (total) 
Median household income$73,500$59,264
References: 2021 [6] 2016 [7] 2011 [8]
Historical census populations – Papineau-Cameron
YearPop.±%
1996 973—    
2001 997+2.5%
2006 1,058+6.1%
YearPop.±%
2011 978−7.6%
2016 1,016+3.9%
2021 982−3.3%
Source: Statistics Canada [1]
Historical census populations – Cameron Improvement District
YearPop.±%
1891 242—    
1901 386+59.5%
1911 312−19.2%
1921 312+0.0%
1931 277−11.2%
YearPop.±%
1941 295+6.5%
1951 268−9.2%
1956 224−16.4%
1961 185−17.4%
1966 160−13.5%
YearPop.±%
1971 136−15.0%
1976 139+2.2%
1981 138−0.7%
1986 148+7.2%
1991 147−0.7%
Source: Statistics Canada [9] [10]
Historical census populations – Papineau Township
YearPop.±%
1881 205—    
1891 370+80.5%
1901 670+81.1%
1911 633−5.5%
1921 606−4.3%
1931 568−6.3%
YearPop.±%
1941 621+9.3%
1951 724+16.6%
1956 735+1.5%
1961 716−2.6%
1966 690−3.6%
1971 652−5.5%
YearPop.±%
1976 658+0.9%
1981 653−0.8%
1986 691+5.8%
1991 759+9.8%
Source: Statistics Canada [9] [10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Papineau-Cameron (Code 3548013) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "Papineau Cameron Township". Mattawa Museum. 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  3. ↑ Doug Mackey (11 April 2003). "Cameron Township in Perspective". North Bay Nugget. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Ninth Census of Canada 1951 - Volume I - Population General Characteristics (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1953. p. C-14. CS98-1951-1.
  5. ↑ Adams, K. "Mattawa sports a new look" Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine , Baytoday.ca, July 17, 2007. Accessed March 28, 2008.
  6. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  7. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  8. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.
  9. 1 2 Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  10. 1 2 "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
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