18-717: Quyon is a village that is part of Pontiac, Quebec , in the Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality (MRC des Collines). Already the site of the Sainte-Marie Mission, the village was founded in 1848 by John Egan , a lumber baron of the Ottawa Valley and mayor of Aylmer from 1847 to 1855. It derived its name from the Quyon River, a tributary of the Ottawa River that was used by Egan for log driving , and
36-548: A low cost of living and is trying to attract new immigrants coming to Canada to improve the local economy. A large portion of Gatineau Park is within this municipality. The first European settlers in this area were Joseph Mondion and his family, who built a homestead in 1786 on what is known today as Indian Point. In 1800 his property was taken over by the XY Company , followed by the North West Company in 1804, and then
54-602: A population density of 3.9/km (10.2/sq mi) in 2016. Canada's most and least populous provinces were Ontario at 13,448,494 and Prince Edward Island at 142,907 respectively. Among the three territories, the Northwest Territories was the largest with a population of 41,786 while Yukon was the smallest with a population of 35,874 after Nunavut 's population overtook Yukon for the first time in its history. The majority of Canada's population in 2016 were females at 50.9%, while 49.1% were males. The average age of
72-441: A population of 35,151,728, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada , was Canada's seventh quinquennial census . The official census day was May 10, 2016. Census web access codes began arriving in the mail on May 2, 2016. The 2016 census marked the reinstatement of the mandatory long-form census, which had been dropped in favour of the voluntary National Household Survey for
90-673: Is part of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality , included in the National Capital Region . It should not be confused with Pontiac Regional County Municipality , which is also in the Outaouais but not included in the National Capital Region. It was created by the 1975 amalgamation of the municipalities of North Onslow, South Onslow, Quyon and Eardley, and named after the Odawa war chief Pontiac . Pontiac has
108-407: The 2016 Canadian Census , the population's mother tongue was 55.5% French, 38.6% English, and 3.2% other languages, including Portuguese, German, Arabic, Spanish, Dutch, and Russian. Approximately 64.3% of people are bilingual, speaking both French and English. List of former mayors: 2016 Canadian Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted
126-522: The Great Famine forced many to emigrate for their survival. The town was incorporated on January 1, 1875, and its spelling was changed to "Quyon" to provide a compromise pronunciation equally acceptable to both French- and English-speaking residents. It experienced a period of prosperity because of the railway built by the Union Forwarding Company. The village municipality of Quyon, along with
144-568: The Hudson's Bay Company in 1821, when these two companies merged. The HBC operated a small trading post, which closed in 1837. Onslow and Eardley Townships were already plotted on the Gale and Duberger Map of 1795 , and it was early in the 19th century that these townships were opened to logging and settlement. One of the first settlements was on Pontiac Bay, founded by Philemon Wright and named at times Wright shanties, Pontiac Village, and Pontiacville. Quyon
162-491: The 2011 census. With a response rate of 98.4%, this census is said to be the best one ever recorded since the 1666 census of New France . This census was succeeded by Canada's 2021 census . Consultation with census data users, clients, stakeholders and other interested parties closed in November 2012. Qualitative content testing, which involved soliciting feedback regarding the questionnaire and tests responses to its questions,
180-549: The balance of Canada began on May 2, 2016, with the unveiling of the online census questionnaire, eight days prior to the official census day of May 10, 2016. Because of a wildfire in early May in northeast Alberta , Statistics Canada suspended enumeration efforts in the Fort McMurray area with alternate means to collect data from its evacuated residents to be determined at a later date. Shortly after re-entry, residents were encouraged to complete their census form online or over
198-641: The mandatory long-form census, starting in 2016. By early January 2016, Statistics Canada had announced a need for 35,000 people to complete this survey to commence in May. The release dates for geography products from the 2016 census were: The release dates for data by release topic from the 2016 census are: Portions of Canada's three territories and remote areas within Alberta , Labrador , Manitoba , Quebec and Saskatchewan were subject to early enumeration between February 1, 2016, and March 31, 2016. Enumeration of
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#1732852534466216-527: The neighbouring townships of North Onslow, South Onslow, and Eardley, was amalgamated into the municipality of Pontiac in 1975. 45°31′N 76°14′W / 45.517°N 76.233°W / 45.517; -76.233 ( Quyon, Quebec ) Pontiac, Quebec Pontiac is a municipality in the Outaouais Region of western Quebec , Canada, on the north shore of the Ottawa River . It
234-613: The phone; however door-to-door enumeration remained suspended. Non-binary activists expressed concern that the choice between "male" and "female" on the "sex" question left them with no valid options. In response, Statistics Canada stated that "Respondents who cannot select one category ... can leave the question blank and indicate, in the Comments section at the end of the questionnaire, the reason(s) for which they've chosen to leave this question unanswered." Statistics Canada stated that they intend to analyze these comments but that because of
252-402: The population was 41.0 years (40.1 years for males and 41.9 years for females). In terms of occupied private dwellings, 53.6% of them were single detached dwellings, followed by 18% being units in apartment buildings less than five storeys, and 9.9% being apartment units in buildings with five or more storeys. The average household size was 2.4 people per household. Two-person households were
270-416: The technical difficulties of analyzing free-form text, this analysis will not be released on the same schedule as the binary gender data. In the 2016 Census of Population, Canada recorded a population of 35,151,728 living in 14,072,079 of its 15,412,443 total private dwellings, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. With a land area of 8,965,588.85 km (3,461,633.21 sq mi), it had
288-491: Was founded in 1848 when a sawmill was built by John Egan at the mouth of the Quyon River. The Township Municipality of Onslow (likely named after George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow ) was formed in 1855, with John Behan as first mayor. In January 1875, Quyon village separated from Onslow to form its own municipality, and the following year, the township split into Onslow South ( Onslow-Partie-Sud ) and Onslow, renamed to Onslow North ( Onslow-Partie-Nord ) in 1878. According to
306-600: Was originally spelled "Quio", from the Native Algonquin word kweia (pronounced "quia"), meaning "Smaller River" or "sandy bottom river". Some of the earliest English settlers were Scottish United Empire Loyalists , who were given free land in 1783 by the British Crown to thank them for their loyalty during the American Revolution. The area was heavily settled by Irish immigrants during the mid-19th century after
324-576: Was scheduled for the fall of 2013, with more extensive testing occurring in May 2014. Statistics Canada was scheduled to submit its census content recommendations for review by the Parliament of Canada in December 2014 for subsequent final approval by the Cabinet of Canada . On November 5, 2015, during the first Liberal caucus meeting after forming a majority government, the party announced that it would reinstate
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