Thorne, Quebec

Thorne
Municipality
Ladysmith
Location within Pontiac RCM
Thorne Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°45′N76°26′W / 45.750°N 76.433°W / 45.750; -76.433 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	Pontiac
Constituted	January 1, 1860
Government [2]
• Mayor	Karen Daly Kelly [3]
•  Federal riding	Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi
•  Prov. riding	Pontiac
Area [2] [4]
• Total	181.59 km2 (70.11 sq mi)
• Land	173.09 km2 (66.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [4]
• Total	528
• Density	3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	17.9%
• Dwellings	659
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0X 2A0
Area code	819
Highways	R-301 R-303
Website	thornequebec.ca

Thorne is a municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, about 63 kilometres (39 mi) northwest of Downtown Gatineau, part of the Outaouais region.

It is named after a town with the same name in Yorkshire, England. The name Thorn(e) is rarely used alone in English toponymy where it is more common in other forms such as Thornhill, Thornton, Thornley, Thornham, Thorngrove. ^[5]

Geography

Thorne is located in the Gatineau Hills with its highest hills reaching an elevation of 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level. Its notable lakes are Barnes, Johnson, Mecham, Sparling, Thorne, and Toote Lakes. ^[6]

Its settlements include Greer Mount, Hodgins, Ladysmith, Schwartz, Thornby, and Thorne Centre. ^[6]

History

On May 1, 1861, the Township of Thorne was formed when it separated from Clarendon Township. But because it was too small to form its own municipality, it was merged with Leslie Township. ^[7] James Martin was its first mayor. ^[8]

That same year, it had a population between 450 and 465 people, made up of mixed national origin but only fourteen French Canadians. ^{[6] [8]} During the next ten years, the area had a large increase of settlers from German descent. ^[8]

In 1867, Leslie Township separated (now part of Otter Lake) and Thorne was merged with its neighbouring townships to form the United Township Municipality of Thorne-Cawood-et-Alleyn. In 1876, the Cawood and Alleyn townships were separated, resulting in the creation of the Township Municipality of Thorne on January 1, 1877, with John Rennix as mayor. ^{[5] [7]}

On August 2, 2003, the statute of the municipality changed and the Township Municipality of Thorne became the Municipality of Thorne. ^[5]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Thorne, Quebec community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	528 (17.9% from 2016)	448 (53.4% from 2011)	292 (-31.6% from 2006)
Land area	173.09 km2 (66.83 sq mi)	175.55 km2 (67.78 sq mi)	175.21 km2 (67.65 sq mi)
Population density	3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)	2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)	1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Median age	58.8 (M: 58.8, F: 58.4)	56.2 (M: 55.8, F: 56.9)	53.3 (M: 53.6, F: 52.9)
Private dwellings	659 (total)	692 (total)	374 (total)
Median household income	$50,000	$43,776	$.N/A

Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021 ^[9] 2016 ^[10] 2011 ^[11]

Historical Census Data - Thorne, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1976 337 —     1981 378 +12.2% 1986 350 −7.4% 1991 359 +2.6% 1996 397 +10.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 408 +2.8% 2006 427 +4.7% 2011 292 −31.6% 2016 448 +53.4% 2021 528 +17.9%
Source: Statistics Canada [12]

Language

Mother tongues (2021): ^[4]

• English as first language: 70.8%
• French as first language: 22.6%
• English and French as first language: 3.8%
• Other as first language: 2.8%

See also

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

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 379135". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Thorne". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
3. Thorne Municipal Council
4. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Thorne, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
5. "Municipalité de Canton de Thorne" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
6. "Canton de Thorne" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
7. "History of Thorne". Municipality of Thorne. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
8. "Pontiac MRC Gateway: Thorne". Pontiac MRC Gateway. Archived from the original on October 7, 2006. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
9. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
10. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
11. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
12. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

Media related to Thorne, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons