- Litchfield, Quebec
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Litchfield
nickname =
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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 = July 1, 1855
government_type = Municipality
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Michael McCrank
area_total_km2 =
area_land_km2 = 202.61
area_water_km2 =
area_footnotes =Statistics Canada 2006 census
Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions lists an area of 178.96 km2 [http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/cgi-bin/repert1.pl?region=&mrc=&geo=84040&muni=] ]
population_as_of=
population_footnotes =
population_total = 483
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 1K0
latd = 45 | latm = 47 | lats = | latNS = N
longd = 76 | longm = 36 | longs = | longEW = W
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footnotes =Litchfield is a municipality in the
Outaouais region , part of thePontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec , Canada. It is located on the shores of the eastern channel of theOttawa River at Calumet Island.Its settlements include Vinton (once known as St-Elizabeth of 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 inStaffordshire , north of Birmingham.cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/odo.asp?Speci=36248 |title=Municipalité du Canton de Litchfield |accessdate=2008-05-05 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French] On November 20, 1846, a township municipality with the same name was formed with Alfred Lancaster as its first mayor.cite web |url=http://www.mrcpontiac.qc.ca/en/dossiers/dossiers.php?id_dossier=39 |title=Pontiac MRC Gateway: Litchfield |accessdate=2008-05-05 |publisher=Pontiac MRC Gateway] 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 cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=50703&Latitude=45,6&Longitude=-76,66666&Zoom=1700 |title=Portage-du-Fort |accessdate=2008-05-05 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French] , 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 full name and became the Municipality of Litchfield.Demographics
Population: [Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census]
* Population in 2006: 483
* Population in 2001: 509
** 2001 to 2006 population change: -5.1 %
* Population in 1996: 484
* Population in 1991: 493Total private dwellings (excluding seasonal cottages): 183
Languages:
* English as first language: 67 %
* French as first language: 27 %
* English and French as first language: 6 %References
Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Litchfield
North =
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