Gracefield, Quebec

Infobox City
official_name = Gracefield


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Quebec
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area_total_km2 = 386.95
area_land_km2 = 386.21
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population_as_of = 2006
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settlement_type = Municipality
population_total = 2439
population_density_km2 = 6.3
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Gracefield is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality. The municipality was reorganized on 13 March 2002 when three former municipalities (Gracefield, Northfield, and Wright) were merged into one.

Its name comes from Patrick Grace who opened there the first business and was mayor of Wright from 1885 to 1890. [http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/odo.asp?Speci=26122 Commission de toponymie du Québec] ]

Gracefield is located along the Gatineau River and its area is dotted with many lakes, most of which are lined with numerous summer camps and cottages.

History

In 1840, Augustin Ethyer, originally from Saint-Martin on Île Jésus, became the first settler in Gracefield. Settlers built the first church in 1841 which also served as school during the week. In 1845, Gracefield counted 20 families and forming a small village core. New families settled on the banks of the Gatineau River, in what would become Northfield, which was at that time the periphery of the village in the canton of Wright.

Since the beginning of colonization, the population of these three municipalities lived in close relation, always sharing multiple services and infrastructure. Therefore it was logical to reorganize them into one municipality in 2002, called Wright-Gracefield-Northfield and renamed to Gracefield on 22 February 2003.

Demographics

*Population in 2006: 2439 [2006 Canada Census]
*Populations in 2001 prior to amalgamation: [2001 Canada Census]
**Gracefield: 615
**Northfield: 521
**Wright: 1137
**Total: 2273 (Population change 2001-06: 7.3%)
*Population in 1996: 713

References

Geographic Location
Centre = Gracefield
North = Blue Sea, Bouchette
Northeast = Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain
East = Notre-Dame-du-Laus
Southeast =
South = Kazabazua, Lac-Sainte-Marie
Southwest = Alleyn-et-Cawood
West = Cayamant
Northwest =