Pontiac Regional County Municipality

Pontiac
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 46°03′N 76°55′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
Effective	January 1, 1983
County seat	Campbell's Bay
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Warden	Jane Toller
Area [2][3]
• Total	14,105.70 km^2 (5,446.24 sq mi)
• Land	12,991.82 km^2 (5,016.17 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	14,251
• Density	1.1/km^2 (3/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	0.7%
• Dwellings	10,208
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	819
Website	www.mrcpontiac.qc.ca

Pontiac (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃tjak]) is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Campbell's Bay is the county seat. It should not be confused with the municipality of Pontiac, which is located in the neighbouring Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality. For the electoral district see Pontiac (federal electoral district).

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Municipalities (15) Alleyn-et-Cawood Bristol Bryson Campbell's Bay Clarendon L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet L'Isle-aux-Allumettes Litchfield Mansfield-et-Pontefract Otter Lake Rapides-des-Joachims Shawville Sheenboro Thorne Waltham

Townships (1) Chichester

Villages (2) Fort-Coulonge Portage-du-Fort

Unorganized Territory (1) Lac-Nilgaut

Location of Pontiac in Outaouais Region

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Pontiac community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	14,764 (+3.6% from 2016)	14,251 (-0.7% from 2011)	14,358 (-1.6% from 2006)
Land area	12,824.36 km^2 (4,951.51 sq mi)	12,991.82 km^2 (5,016.17 sq mi)	12,992.69 km^2 (5,016.51 sq mi)
Population density	1.2/km^2 (3.1/sq mi)	1.1/km^2 (2.8/sq mi)	1.1/km^2 (2.8/sq mi)
Median age	52 (M: 51.6, F: 52.4)	50.4 (M: 50.1, F: 50.8)	47.8 (M: 47.3, F: 48.3)
Private dwellings	6,665 (total)	10,208 (total)	9,224 (total)
Median household income		$50,567	$45,675

References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]

Historical Census Data - Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1986	15,100	—
1991	15,111	+0.1%
1996	15,576	+3.1%
2001	14,565	−6.5%
2006	14,586	+0.1%
2011	14,358	−1.6%
2016	14,251	−0.7%
Source: [7]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		14,105		5,635	1.7%	40.0%		8,020	0.1%	56.9%		275	10.0%	1.9%		195	14.7%	1.4%
2011		14,170		5,735	3.3%	40.5%		8,015	2.1%	56.7%		250	117.4%	1.8%		170	15.0%	1.2%
2006		14,435		5,930	7.8%	41.1%		8,190	0.4%	56.7%		115	67.1%	0.8%		200	33.3%	1.4%
2001		14,370		5,500	7.9%	38.3%		8,220	8.7%	57.2%		350	29.6%	2.4%		300	81.8%	2.1%
1996		15,405		5,970	n/a	38.8%		9,000	n/a	58.4%		270	n/a	1.8%		165	n/a	1.1%
Note: Percentages may not equal 100% due to multiple responses and rounding.

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]

Autoroutes None

Principal Highways R-148

Secondary Highways R-301 R-303 R-366

External Routes Highway 148

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
• Esprit Lodge
• Cycloparc PPJ

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141046". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 840". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Pontiac, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

• Official tourism website of Pontiac MRC
• Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec