Papineau-Cameron Explained

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

Papineau-Cameron
Official Name:Township of Papineau-Cameron
Canton de Papineau-Cameron
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nipissing
Government Type:Township
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Robert Corriveau
Area Land Km2:566.39
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1016
Population Density Km2:1.8
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:46.3°N -122°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:P0H 1V0
Area Code:705, 249
Website:www.papineaucameron.ca

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.

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 living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 564.23km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Profile . 8 February 2017 . Statistics Canada. June 24, 2019.
  2. Adams, K. "Mattawa sports a new look", Baytoday.ca, July 17, 2007. Accessed March 28, 2008.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.