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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Litchfield
Municipality
Location within Pontiac RCMLocation within Pontiac RCM
Litchfield is located in Western QuebecLitchfieldLitchfieldLocation in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°45′N 76°35′W / 45.750°N 76.583°W / 45.750; -76.583
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPontiac
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorColleen Larivière
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingPontiac
Area
 • Total213.89 km (82.58 sq mi)
 • Land198.57 km (76.67 sq mi)
Population
 • Total500
 • Density2.5/km (6/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)Increase 8.9%
 • Dwellings417
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)J0X 1K0
Area code819
Highways R-148
R-301
Websitewww.litchfield-qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata
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Litchfield is a municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the eastern channel of the Ottawa River at Calumet Island.

Its settlements include Vinton (once known as St-Elizabeth-de-Franktown) and Goldwin. Notable lakes include Litchfield, Leslie, and Ours (Bear) Lakes.

History

Litchfield Township (spelled "Licthfield" on the Gale and Duberger map of 1795) was officially created in 1834. It was probably named after Lichfield, an English town in Staffordshire, north of Birmingham. On November 20, 1846, the township was incorporated with Alfred Lancaster as its first mayor. It was abolished the next year and became part of the Ottawa County Municipality. It was reestablished in 1855.

In 1863, the Municipality of Portage-du-Fort Village separated from Litchfield's territory, followed by Bryson in 1873, and by Campbell's Bay in 1904. Because Bryson was located in the narrowest part of the municipality, between L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet and Clarendon, it separated the municipality's territory in two.

In 1964, the Pontiac County Council (now Pontiac MRC) built its headquarters in Litchfield on Quebec Route 148 at the edge of Campbell's Bay.

On November 6, 2004, the Township Municipality of Litchfield changed its status to become the Municipality of Litchfield.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Litchfield community profile
202120162011
Population500 (+8.9% from 2016)459 (0.7% from 2011)456 (-5.6% from 2006)
Land area198.57 km (76.67 sq mi)202.18 km (78.06 sq mi)202.63 km (78.24 sq mi)
Population density2.5/km (6.5/sq mi)2.3/km (6.0/sq mi)2.3/km (6.0/sq mi)
Median age53.2 (M: 51.6, F: 54.0)49.9 (M: 50.6, F: 49.0)46.8 (M: 45.5, F: 48.2)
Private dwellings417 (total)  229 (occupied)449 (total)  229 (total) 
Median household income$66,000$59,264$41,939
References: 2021 2016 2011
Historical Census Data - Litchfield, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1976 650—    
1981 583−10.3%
1986 523−10.3%
1991 493−5.7%
1996 484−1.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 509+5.2%
2006 483−5.1%
2011 456−5.6%
2016 459+0.7%
2021 500+8.9%
Source: Statistics Canada

Language

Mother tongue (2021):

  • English as first language: 64.0%
  • French as first language: 33.0%
  • English and French as first language: 3.0%
  • Other languages: 1.0%

Local government

List of former mayors:

  • Michael McCrank (2001–2013)
  • Colleen Larivière (2013–present)
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2019)

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 379882". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Litchfield". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Litchfield, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Pontiac MRC Gateway: Litchfield". Pontiac MRC Gateway. Archived from the original on October 7, 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  5. ^ "Municipalité du Canton de Litchfield" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  6. "Portage-du-Fort" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  10. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

Media related to Litchfield, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions - Main sector
Mansfield-et-Pontefract Otter Lake
Campbell's Bay
Grand-Calumet / Ottawa River		 Litchfield Thorne
Bryson Clarendon
Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions - Southern sector
Grand-Calumet / Ottawa River Bryson
Litchfield Clarendon
Whitewater Region, Ontario / Ottawa River Portage-du-Fort
Quebec Subdivisions of Pontiac Regional County Municipality
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