Bowman
Municipality
Reservoir l'Escalier
Reservoir l'Escalier
Location within Papineau RCM
Location within Papineau RCM
Bowman is located in Western Quebec
Bowman
Bowman
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°55′N 75°40′W / 45.917°N 75.667°W / 45.917; -75.667[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPapineau
ConstitutedJune 27, 1913
Government
[2]
 • MayorMichel David
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total164.40 km2 (63.48 sq mi)
 • Land129.30 km2 (49.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total658
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 2.8%
 • Dwellings
546
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0X 3C0
Area code819
Highways R-307
Websitewww.bowman.ca

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

Canada census – Bowman community profile
202120162011
Population667 (+1.4% from 2016)658 (-2.8% from 2011)677 (0.1% from 2006)
Land area126.40 km2 (48.80 sq mi)129.30 km2 (49.92 sq mi)129.75 km2 (50.10 sq mi)
Population density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Median age59.6 (M: 60.0, F: 59.2)56.4 (M: 51.8, F: 50.5)51.9 (M: 52.0, F: 51.8)
Private dwellings546 (total)  335 (occupied)546 (total)  527 (total) 
Median household income$63,600$48,768$54,637
References: 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
Historical census populations – Bowman, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 405—    
1991 481+18.8%
1996 516+7.3%
2001 563+9.1%
2006 676+20.1%
2011 677+0.1%
2016 658−2.8%
Population amounts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada

Mother tongue:[3]

  • English as first language: 9.8%
  • French as first language: 88.6%
  • English and French as first language: 0.8%
  • Other as first language: 1.5%

Local government

List of former mayors:

  • Roger Madore (2005–2009)
  • Michel David (2009-2017)
  • Pierre Labonté (2017–present)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 7930". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 80145". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bowman, Quebec (Code 2480145) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. 1 2 "Bowman (canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  5. ↑ "5.6 magnitude earthquake rocks Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal". Archived from the original on 2010-06-25. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  6. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  7. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  8. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  9. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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