Gracefield, Quebec

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Field	Value
name	Gracefield
settlement_type	City
image_skyline	Gracefield QC 1.JPG
flag_size	120x100px
shield_size	120x100px
image_map	Gracefield Quebec Location Diagram.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location within La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCM
pushpin_map	Canada Western Quebec
pushpin_label_position	top
pushpin_map_caption	Location in western Quebec
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Canada
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Quebec
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Outaouais
subdivision_type3	RCM
subdivision_name3	La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
established_title1	Constituted
established_date1	March 13, 2002
government_footnotes
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Mathieu Caron
leader_title1	Federal riding
leader_name1	Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi
leader_title2	Prov. riding
leader_name2	Gatineau
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	454.85
area_land_km2	380.94
population_footnotes
population_total	2376
population_as_of	2021
population_density_km2	6.2
population_blank1_title	Pop (2016–21)
population_blank1	3.5%
population_blank2_title	Dwellings
population_blank2	1880
timezone	EST
utc_offset	−5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	−4
postal_code_type	Postal code(s)
postal_code	J0X 1W0
area_code	819
blank_name	Highways
blank_info
website
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Gracefield is a city in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It was reorganized on 13 March 2002 when three former municipalities (Gracefield, Northfield, and Wright) were merged into one.

Its name comes from Patrick Grace who opened there the first business and was mayor of Wright from 1885 to 1890.

Gracefield is located along the Gatineau River and Picanoc River. Its area is dotted with many lakes, most of which are lined with numerous summer camps and cottages.

History

In 1840, Augustin Ethier, originally from Saint-Martin on Île Jésus, became the first settler in Gracefield. Settlers built the first church in 1841 which also served as school during the week. In 1845, Gracefield counted 20 families forming a small village core. New families settled on the banks of the Gatineau River, in what would become Northfield, which was at that time the periphery of the village in the canton of Wright.

Since the beginning of colonization, the population of these three municipalities lived in close relation, always sharing multiple services and infrastructure. Therefore, it was logical to reorganize them into one municipality in 2002, called Wright-Gracefield-Northfield and renamed to Gracefield on 22 February 2003.

The great flood of 1974 is an event remembered by the local population. On May 14, 1974, the waters of the Gatineau river and lakes linked to the River overflowed. The water rose at a rate of three to six inches an hour. Many residences in the Gracefield area were flooded and approximately 50% of the village had to be evacuated. Although no one was injured, damages reached many millions of dollars.

On June 23, 2010, Gracefield was struck by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that rocked Central Canada. A state of emergency was declared after several buildings were damaged, including the church, some of the city's administration buildings and the Vimy Hotel.

Gracefield had many mica mines in the late 19th century to early 20th century but they have now all closed. There has been some interest in mining zinc since discovering an important quantity in Wright around the Calument Road area corner of the 105 provincial Road.

The Canadian Pacific Maniwaki subdivision linked Gracefield with Wakefield, but it was abandoned in 1986.

Demographics

|title = Historical census populations – Gracefield, Quebec |align = none |cols = |percentages = |footnote = |source = Statistics Canada | 2006 |2439 | 2011 |2355 | 2016 |2462 | 2021 |2376

Populations prior to amalgamation:

Populations in 2001:
- Gracefield: 615
- Northfield: 521
- Wright: 1137
Population in 1996:
- Gracefield: 713
- Northfield: 516
- Wright: 1202
Population in 1991:
- Gracefield: 703
- Northfield: 514
- Wright: 1157

Mother tongue (2021):

English as first language: 9.6%
French as first language: 86.8%
English and French as first language: 2.6%
Other as first language: 1.3%

Local government

List of former mayors since formation of current city:

Yves Côté (2002–2005)
Réal Rochon (2005–2013, 2017–2021)
Joanne Poulin (2013–2017)
Mathieu Caron (2021–present)

References

[http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=380191 Commission de toponymie du Québec]
(February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". [[Statistics Canada]].
(9 February 2022). "Gracefield, Ville (V) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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