Pontiac Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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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).
Pontiac | |
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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 | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Warden | Jane Toller |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,105.70 km2 (5,446.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12,991.82 km2 (5,016.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 14,251 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/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 |
Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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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 km2 (4,951.51 sq mi) | 12,991.82 km2 (5,016.17 sq mi) | 12,992.69 km2 (5,016.51 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | 1.1/km2 (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 |
| 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] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
