Bryson is a village and municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River.
Bryson | |
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  Bryson Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′39″N 76°37′25″W / 45.67750°N 76.62361°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Pontiac |
| Constituted | January 1, 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alain Gagnon |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Pontiac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.72 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 646 |
| • Density | 180.4/km2 (467/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  7.3% |
| • Dwellings | 302 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-148  R-301 |
History
editFrom 1858 to 1873, the village was called Havelock in honor of British general Henry Havelock (1795-1857). Because another Havelock Township had already been incorporated two years prior in the province of Quebec, Havelock was renamed in 1873 after local lumber baron and politician George Bryson when the Municipality of the Village of Bryson was incorporated.[1]
Bryson was the seat of the county of Pontiac from 1855 to 1916 when the seat was moved to Campbell's Bay. Amongst the reasons to justify the move, the law states that the means of communication with the village were expensive and inconvenient, the roads were in poor condition and often impassable during winter storms and spring freshets, the village was several miles away from the nearest train station (located in Campbell's Bay), and that the village had reduced in importance and in population since a major fire had destroyed a number of residences and businesses as well as the county council's hall.[4]
On December 20, 2004, it changed status from Village Municipality to (regular) Municipality.[1]
Demographics
edit| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 646 (-7.3% from 2016) | 697 (7.7% from 2011) | 647 (+4.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi) | 3.65 km2 (1.41 sq mi) | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Population density | 180.4/km2 (467/sq mi) | 190.8/km2 (494/sq mi) | 196.9/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Median age | 45.2 (M: 45.6, F: 45.2) | 47.4 (M: 46.9, F: 47.9) | 44.4 (M: 41.4, F: 47.2) |
| Private dwellings | 302 (total) 284 (occupied) | 357 (total) | 301 (total) |
| Median household income | $66,500 | $53,376 | $.N/A |
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| Source: Statistics Canada[11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Local government
editList of former mayors:
- Léo Piché (1969–1990)
- James Stewart (2001–2005)
- Albert Davis (2005–2009)
- John Griffin (2009–2013)
- Alain Gagnon (2013–present)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 379331". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Bryson". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ a b "Bryson, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ An Act to change the chef-lieu of the county of Pontiac and to establish it in the village of Campbell's Bay, in Statutes of the province of Quebec, 6 George V, Chapter 9, E.E. Cinq-Mars Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesté, 1916
- ^ "Bryson census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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- Elections Canada Results - 39th General Election (2006)
- Director General of Quebec Elections
- Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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