| Mansfield-et-Pontefract | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 120x100px |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Western Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in western Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 45.8611°N -76.7392°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Outaouais |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pontiac |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | January 1, 1868 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sandra Armstrong |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Pontiac |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Pontiac |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 523.45 |
| Area Land Km2: | 466.61 |
| Population Total: | 2250 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop |
| Population Blank1: | 1.5% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1074 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0X 1R0 |
| Area Code: | 819 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Mansfield-et-Pontefract is a municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River, northwest of Gatineau. It is the most populated municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, with most of the population and businesses concentrated along Quebec Route 148.[3]
It is home to the main tourist attractions of the Pontiac region: the Chutes Coulonge, the George Bryson House, and the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge.
In 1849, the Mansfield Township was formed that was incorporated as a township municipality in 1855. It may have been named after an English town in Nottinghamshire or in honour of Sir James Mansfield (1733-1821), Solicitor General of Canada in 1780, or William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (1705–1793). In 1863, Pontefract Township was officially established, named after an English town in Yorkshire.[4]
On January 1, 1868, the townships were merged to form the United Township Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract. In 1888, a portion of its territory separated and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Fort-Coulonge. In 2003, Mansfield-et-Pontefract changed its status from united township municipality to an ordinary municipality.[4]
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