Papineau-Cameron

Papineau-Cameron is a township municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in Nipissing District. The township is located on the south side of the Mattawa and Ottawa Rivers along Highway 17.

"Rankin, Ontario" re-directs here. For the community in Renfrew County, see Rankin, Renfrew County, Ontario

Papineau-Cameron
Township (single-tier)
Township of Papineau-Cameron Canton de Papineau-Cameron
Papineau-Cameron
Coordinates: 46°18′N 78°44′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Nipissing
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Robert Corriveau
Area
• Land	566.39 km2 (218.68 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	1,016
• Density	1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code	P0H 1V0
Area code(s)	705, 249
Website	www.papineaucameron.ca

In 2007, Papineau-Cameron, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Bonfield, Mattawan and Calvin cooperated to create a newly branded Mattawa Voyageur Country tourist region in order to promote the area.^[2]

Communities

The township includes the communities of Klock, Morel, and Rankin.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Papineau-Cameron had a population of 982 living in 407 of its 495 total private dwellings, a change of -3.3% from its 2016 population of 1,016. With a land area of 564.23 km² (217.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.7/km² (4.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	982 (-3.3% from 2016)	1,016 (+3.9% from 2011)	978 (-7.6% from 2006)
Land area	564.23 km2 (217.85 sq mi)	566.39 km2 (218.68 sq mi)	566.74 km2 (218.82 sq mi)
Population density	1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)	1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)	1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Median age	52.4 (M: 53.6, F: 51.2)	50.6 (M: 51.4, F: 49.1)
Private dwellings	405 (total)	514 (total)	439 (total)
Median household income		$59,264

Canada census – Papineau-Cameron community profile

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Municipal building of Papineau-Cameron

See also

• List of townships in Ontario
• List of francophone communities in Ontario

References

1. "2016 Census Profile". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
2. Adams, K. "Mattawa sports a new look", Baytoday.ca, July 17, 2007. Accessed March 28, 2008.
3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019.

External links

• Official website