Bowman, Quebec

Bowman
Municipality

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[2]
 • Mayor Michel David
 • Federal riding Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. riding Papineau
Area[2][3]
 • Total 164.40 km2 (63.48 sq mi)
 • Land 129.75 km2 (50.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 677
 • Density 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.1%
 • Dwellings 527
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0X 3C0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 307
Website www.bowman.ca

Bowman is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Laurentian Hills, 72 kilometers (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

Population trend:[6]

Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 302

Languages:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reference number 7930 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 80145 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "(Code 2480145) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bowman (canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  5. ↑ http://www.vancouversun.com/news/news/3191713/story.html?tab=PHOT
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census