Boileau, Quebec

Boileau is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. The municipality was known as Ponsonby until 1993.

Boileau
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Papineau RCM
Boileau
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°55′N 74°46′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPapineau
ConstitutedMarch 8, 1882
Government
 • MayorRobert Meyer
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
 • Total141.30 km2 (54.56 sq mi)
 • Land136.33 km2 (52.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total335
 • Density2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 11.8%
 • Dwellings
407
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0V 1N0
Area code(s)819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websiteboileau.ca
Little marina on the north end of Lake Papineau.

Geography

About 30 kilometers (19 mi) north of Montebello, the municipality is characterized by a relief ranging from 182 meters (597 ft) at Philisson Creek to 381 meters (1,250 ft) at the summit of Mont du Cimetière (Mount Cemetery). Sparsely populated, inhabited areas are the hamlets of Brookdale and Boileau and also around the Maskinongé Bay and Loup, Champagneur, and Cross Lakes.[4]

History

The area was first named Ponsonby on the Gale and Duberger map of 1795.[4] In all likelihood, it was named after a town in Cumberland County, England. It is also possible that it was named in honour of any of several noted persons called Ponsonby, including the Postmaster General of Canada of 1784, William Ponsonby (1744-1806).[5]

Settlers were attracted to the area by the nature's beauty and resources. They were generally from Ireland and England, or the nearby villages of Calumet and Grenville. In 1876, the Township of Ponsonby was proclaimed. In 1880, the Parish of Sainte-Valérie was formed, and a year later the Boileau post office opened, named after the first postmaster, Pierre Boileau. In 1882, the Township Municipality of Ponsonby was established.[5]

Because the village was better known as Boileau and Ponsonby was limited to purely administrative use, the municipal authorities, with the support of the majority of the population, were granted the official name change from Ponsonby to Boileau in 1993.[5]

Demographics
Canada census – Boileau, Quebec community profile
2016 2011
Population: 335 (-11.8% from 2011) 380 (-23.8% from 2006)
Land area: 136.33 km2 (52.64 sq mi) 136.50 km2 (52.70 sq mi)
Population density: 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)
Median age: 51.2 (M: 50.0, F: 52.6) 52.9 (M: 52.4, F: 53.7)
Total private dwellings: 407 425
Median household income: $43,392 $46,038
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8]
Historical census populations
YearPop.±%
1986 212—    
1991 217+2.4%
1996 228+5.1%
2001 220−3.5%
2006 499+126.8%
2011 380−23.8%
2016 335−11.8%
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 14.9%
  • French as first language: 82.1%
  • English and French as first language: 3.0%
  • Other as first language: 1.5%

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:

References
  1. Reference number 274928 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 80115 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2480115) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  4. "Ponsonby (Canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  5. "Boileau (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  9. "Arundel Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  10. "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.

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