- Thorne, Quebec
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Thorne
nickname =
motto =
imagesize =
image_caption =
flag_size = 120x100px
image_shield =
shield_size = 120x100px
mapsize =
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 =Quebec
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Outaouais
established_title =
established_date =
established_title2 = Incorporation
established_date2 = January 1, 1860
government_type = Municipality
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Edwin Ross Vowles
area_total_km2 = 177.33
area_land_km2 = 174.34
area_water_km2 =
area_footnotes = [Total area: [http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/cgi-bin/repert1.pl?region=&mrc=&geo=84045&muni= Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions]
Land area:Statistics Canada ]
population_as_of= 2006
population_footnotes = [Statistics Canada 2006 Census]
population_total = 427
population_density_km2 = 2.4
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
postal_code_type = Postal Code
postal_code = J0X 2A0
latd = 45 | latm = 45 | lats = | latNS = N
longd = 76 | longm = 26 | longs = | longEW = W
elevation_footnotes=
elevation_m =
website = [http://www.thornequebec.ca/ www.thornequebec.ca/]
footnotes =Thorne is a municipality in the
Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec , Canada, about km to mi|63 northwest of downtownGatineau , part of theOutaouais region .It is named after a town with the same name in
Yorkshire , England. The name Thorn(e) is rarely used alone in Englishtoponymy where it is more common in other forms such as Thornhill, Thornton, Thornley, Thornham, Thorngrove.cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/odo.asp?Speci=62557 |title=Municipalité de Canton de Thorne |accessdate=2008-06-20 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French]Geography
Thorne is located in the
Gatineau Hills with its highest hills reaching an elevation of m to ft|300 above sea level. Its notable lakes are Barnes, Johnson, Mecham, Sparling, Thorne, and Toote Lakes.Its settlements include Greer Mount, Hodgins, Ladysmith, Schwartz, Thornby, and Thorne Centre.cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=62555&Latitude=45,75&Longitude=-76,43333&Zoom=1700 |title=Canton de Thorne |accessdate=2008-06-20 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French]
History
On May 1, 1861, the Township of Thorne was formed when it separated from Clarendon Township. But because it was too small to form its own municipality, it was merged with Leslie Township.cite web |url=http://www.thornequebec.ca/history.htm |title=History of Thorne |accessdate=2008-06-20 |publisher=Municipality of Thorne] James Martin was its first mayor.cite web |url=http://www.mrcpontiac.qc.ca/en/dossiers/dossiers.php?id_dossier=46 |title=Pontiac MRC Gateway: Thorne |accessdate=2008-06-20 |publisher=Pontiac MRC Gateway]
That same year, it had a population between 450 to 465 people, made up of mixed national origin but only fourteen
French Canadian s. During the next ten years, the area had a large increase of settlers from German descent.In 1867, Leslie Township separated (now part of Otter Lake) and Thorne was merged with its neighbouring townships to form the United Township Municipality of Thorne-Cawood-et-Alleyn. In 1876, the Cawood and Alleyn townships were separated, resulting in the creation of the Township Municipality of Thorne on January 1, 1877, with John Rennix as mayor.
On August 2, 2003, the statute of the municipality changed and the Township Municipality of Thorne became the Municipality of Thorne.
Demographics
Population: [Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census]
* Population in 2006: 427
* Population in 2001: 408
** 2001 to 2006 population change: 4.7 %
* Population in 1996: 397
* Population in 1991: 359Total private dwellings (excluding seasonal cottages): 189
Languages:
* English as first language: 81 %
* French as first language: 13 %
* Other as first language: 6 %References
Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Thorne
North =
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
