Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury

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Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
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Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
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Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°10′N71°26′W / 47.167°N 71.433°W / 47.167; -71.433 [1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM La Jacques-Cartier
Settled1815
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
  MayorSébastien Couture
   Federal riding Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
   Prov. riding Chauveau
Area
  Total686.23 km2 (264.95 sq mi)
  Land670.03 km2 (258.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
  Total9,682
  Density14.5/km2 (38/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Increase2.svg 15.8%
  Dwellings
4,421
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G3C
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
Quebec Autoroute 73.svg A-73

Qc175.svg R-175
Qc371.svg R-371
Website www.villestoneham.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Stoneham Mountain Resort

Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a united township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier north of Quebec City. Its main attraction is the Stoneham Mountain Resort.

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The large territory of the municipality is only developed and inhabited in the south, where the population centres of Saint-Adolphe, Stoneham, and Tewkesbury are located. Large portions of the north are included in the Jacques-Cartier National Park and the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The terrain is hilly, part of the Laurentian Mountains, and crossed by the Jacques-Cartier, upper Sainte-Anne, and Hurons Rivers. Some of the more notable lakes are Beaumont, Saint-Vincent, and Saint-Guillaume.

History

In 1792, Philip Toosey was granted some 70 acres (280,000 m2) of land that formed the beginning of the village that he named Stoneham after the namesake village in Suffolk, England, where he came from. That same year, the toponyms of the geographic townships of Stoneham and Tewkesbury appeared. Tewkesbury may be attributed to Kenelm Chandler who was born in Tewkesbury, England, arrived in 1764 and was granted 9713 hectares of land in Stoneham in 1800. [1] [4]

The first influx of Irish, English, and Scottish settlers came in 1815. By 1831, its population had passed 175. In 1845, the Stoneham Municipality was formed and abolished in 1847. In 1850, the Parish of Saint-Edmond-de-Stoneham was formed, named after Edmund Rich of Canterbury (1170–1240). The Stoneham Post Office opened in 1854. A year later on July 1, the United Township Municipality of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury was established, populated by about 25 families. [1]

In 1871, its population had grown to 640 (360 in Stoneham township and 280 in Tewkesbury township). In 1880, the Tewkesbury Post Office opened (and closed in 1963). The completion of the railroad, owned by the St. Charles and Huron River Railway Company, between Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury and Loretteville in 1912 led to intensive logging in the area. Timber was floated down the Hurons River to Stoneham from where it was brought by rail to Quebec City. The railway was also used to transport cargo and wood pulp of the Brown Corporation and the Donnacona Paper Company. By 1920, the place had become an important commercial center of northern Quebec. [1] [4]

In 1973, the neighbouring municipality of Saint-Adolphe was annexed into Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, making it one of the largest municipalities in Quebec at that time. [4]

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1831 175    
1871 662+278.3%
1881 820+23.9%
1891 727−11.3%
1901 1,168+60.7%
1911 735−37.1%
1921 885+20.4%
1931 874−1.2%
1941 1,038+18.8%
YearPop.±%
1951 1,033−0.5%
1956 1,036+0.3%
1961* 1,208+16.6%
1966 1,322+9.4%
1971 1,691+27.9%
1976 2,432+43.8%
1981 3,513+44.4%
1986 3,745+6.6%
1991 4,384+17.1%
YearPop.±%
1991 4,384+0.0%
1996 4,842+10.4%
2001 5,266+8.8%
2006 5,866+11.4%
2011 7,106+21.1%
2016 8,359+17.6%
2021 9,682+15.8%
(*) The Town of Lac-Delage separated from Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
Source: Statistics Canada [5]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury had a population of 9,682 living in 3,862 of its 4,421 total private dwellings, a change of

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3,862 (total dwellings: 4,421)

Mother tongue:

Government

Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury forms part of the federal electoral district of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier and has been represented by Joël Godin of the Conservative Party since 2015. Provincially, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is part of the Chauveau electoral district and is represented by Sylvain Lévesque of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury federal election results [7]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 15%73347%2,26626%1,2626%3020%0
2019 19%87340%1,85225%1,1637%3066%258
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury provincial election results [8]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 46%2,19420%95713%6249%442
2014 54%2,37625%1,1245%20514%603

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 60857". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Cantons unis (municipalité de) (CU) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Historique des cantons-unis" (in French). Cantons unis de Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  5. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury)". Elections Canada. 7 April 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  8. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 3, 2023.