| Bowman | |
| Flag Size: | 100x67px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Western Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in western Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 45.9167°N -115°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | June 27, 1913 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Michel David |
| Area Total Km2: | 164.40 |
| Area Land Km2: | 129.30 |
| Population Total: | 658 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | 5.1 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2011-2016 |
| Population Blank1: | 2.8% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 546 |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Bowman is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Laurentian Hills, 72km (45miles) north-east of Gatineau.
The municipality is bordered to the east by the Du Lièvre River and by Whitefish Lake (lac du Poisson Blanc) in the north-west. Its terrain is characterized by several deep lakes (including Reservoir l'Escalier) in a hilly terrain with altitudes between 200m (700feet) and 430m (1,410feet).[1]
Bowman Township was formed in 1861 and named after one of the first inhabitants of this place, Baxter Bowman, who operated a sawmill at Dufferin Chutes in Buckingham and was owner of a large tract of forest in the Outaouais in the late nineteenth century.[1]
On 1 January 1885, Bowman was combined with Villeneuve Township to form the United Township Municipality of Bowman-et-Villeneuve. In 1913, the Township Municipality of Bowman was formed when the two townships separated (Villeneuve was renamed to Val-des-Bois in 1958), and in 1954, its statutes were amended again to become the Municipality of Bowman.
Bowman was affected by the 2010 Central Canada earthquake and suffered some damage to a 50 metre wide area of land near a bridge.[2] Traffic on Route 307 was diverted while Transport Canada assessed the damage. There were no fatalities.
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