Bowman, Quebec
Bowman | |
|---|---|
 Reservoir l'Escalier | |
 Location within Papineau RCM | |
  Bowman Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′N 75°40′W / 45.917°N 75.667°WCoordinates: 45°55′N 75°40′W / 45.917°N 75.667°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Papineau |
| Constituted | June 27, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel David |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Papineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.40 km2 (63.48 sq mi) |
| • Land | 129.30 km2 (49.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 658 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  2.8% |
| • Dwellings | 546 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |  Route 307 |
| Website | www |
Bowman is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Laurentian Hills, 72 kilometres (45 mi) north-east of Gatineau.
Geography
The municipality is bordered to the east by the Du Lièvre River and by Whitefish Lake (lac du Poisson Blanc) in the north-west. Its terrain is characterized by several deep lakes (including Reservoir l'Escalier) in a hilly terrain with altitudes between 200 meters (660 ft) and 430 meters (1,410 ft).[4]
History
Bowman Township was formed in 1861 and named after one of the first inhabitants of this place, Baxter Bowman, who operated a sawmill at Dufferin Chutes in Buckingham and was owner of a large tract of forest in the Outaouais in the late nineteenth century.[1][4]
On 1 January 1885, Bowman was combined with Villeneuve Township to form the United Township Municipality of Bowman-et-Villeneuve. In 1913, the Township Municipality of Bowman was formed when the two townships separated (Villeneuve was renamed to Val-des-Bois in 1958), and in 1954, its statutes were amended again to become the Municipality of Bowman.[1]
Bowman was affected by the 2010 Central Canada earthquake and suffered some damage to a 50 metre wide area of land near a bridge.[5] Traffic on Route 307 was diverted while Transport Canada assessed the damage. There were no fatalities.
Demographics
Mother tongue:[3]
- English as first language: 9.8%
- French as first language: 88.6%
- English and French as first language: 0.8%
- Other as first language: 1.5%
Local government
List of former mayors:
- Roger Madore (2005–2009)
- Michel David (2009-2017)
- Pierre Labonté (2017–present)
References
- ^ a b c Reference number 7930 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ a b Geographic code 80145 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ a b c "(Code 2480145) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
- ^ a b "Bowman (canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2010-06-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.