Papineau-Cameron

"Rankin, Ontario" redirects here. For the community in Renfrew County, see Rankin, Renfrew County, Ontario.

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.

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
Founded	1887
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Robert Corriveau
• Fed. riding	Nipissing—Timiskaming
• Prov. riding	Nipissing
Area [1]
• Land	564.23 km2 (217.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	982
• Density	1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code	P0H 1V0
Area codes	705, 249
Website	papineaucameron.ca

It is most known for its agricultural land, clean environment, pristine lakes, and trails.

History

The Township of Papineau was named after speaker of the house in Lower Canadian Legislature (1815-1837), Louis-Joseph Papineau. While Cameron got its name from Chief Justice Sir Matthew Crooks Cameron, a senior government official.^[2]

The townships were first inhabited by natives. Non-native settlers started arriving in the 1830s. Many early immigrants were farmers and lumbermen, whose families would later join them. The Township of Papineau and the Township of Cameron were both incorporated in 1887.^[2] Cameron subsequently dropped its council,^[3] but was reincorporated as an Improvement District in 1944.^[4]

There was a mass migration of Finnish mineworkers to Cameron in 1912. They would settle there and farm the land, leading to further development of the community of Klock.

In 1992, the townships of Papineau and Cameron amalgamated, thus forming the municipal township of Papineau-Cameron.^[2]

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.^[5]

Communities

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

Municipal building of Papineau-Cameron

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.^[1]

Canada census – Papineau-Cameron community profile

	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	495 (total)  407 (occupied)	514 (total)	439 (total)
Median household income	$73,500	$59,264

References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7] 2011^[8]

Historical census populations – Papineau-Cameron

Year Pop. ±% 1996 973 —     2001 997 +2.5% 2006 1,058 +6.1%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 978 −7.6% 2016 1,016 +3.9% 2021 982 −3.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[1]

Historical census populations – Cameron Improvement District

Year Pop. ±% 1891 242 —     1901 386 +59.5% 1911 312 −19.2% 1921 312 +0.0% 1931 277 −11.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1941 295 +6.5% 1951 268 −9.2% 1956 224 −16.4% 1961 185 −17.4% 1966 160 −13.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 136 −15.0% 1976 139 +2.2% 1981 138 −0.7% 1986 148 +7.2% 1991 147 −0.7%
Source: Statistics Canada[9][10]

Historical census populations – Papineau Township

Year Pop. ±% 1881 205 —     1891 370 +80.5% 1901 670 +81.1% 1911 633 −5.5% 1921 606 −4.3% 1931 568 −6.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1941 621 +9.3% 1951 724 +16.6% 1956 735 +1.5% 1961 716 −2.6% 1966 690 −3.6% 1971 652 −5.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1976 658 +0.9% 1981 653 −0.8% 1986 691 +5.8% 1991 759 +9.8%
Source: Statistics Canada[9][10]

See also

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