Low, Quebec
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Low |
| settlement_type | Township municipality |
| image_skyline | Low QC.jpg |
| imagesize | 260px |
| flag_size | 120x100px |
| shield_size | 120x100px |
| nickname | Paugan |
| pushpin_map | Canada Western Quebec |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| 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 | 1 January 1858 |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Carole Robert |
| leader_title1 | Federal riding |
| leader_name1 | Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi |
| leader_title2 | Prov. riding |
| leader_name2 | Gatineau |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 276.32 |
| area_land_km2 | 257.78 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1020 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_density_km2 | 4.0 |
| population_blank1_title | Pop (2016–21) |
| population_blank1 | 3.9% |
| population_blank2_title | Dwellings |
| population_blank2 | 864 |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | −05:00 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −04:00 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code(s) |
| postal_code | J0X 2C0 |
| area_code | 819 |
| blank_name | Access Routes |
| blank_info | |
| website | |
| :: |
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Low is a township municipality in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. It is situated along the Gatineau River north of Wakefield, and it is located within Canada's National Capital Region.
Geography
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Barrage_paugan_2.jpg" caption="View of the Gatineau River from the Paugan Dam"] ::
Low is situated in a corner of mountainous terrain on the edge of the Gatineau Hills, but conducive to agriculture. It is dotted with an abundance of lakes, most notably Sainte-Marie, Island, Doyle, Cameron, and Venosta Lakes.
In addition to the village of Low itself, other communities in the township municipality are Brennan's Hill, Fieldville, Martindale, North Low, Paugan Falls, Stagsburn, and Venosta.
History
Low represents a rare case where the township was formed after the municipality; the township dates back to 1859 whereas the municipality was founded in 1848 and the municipality township was officially established on 1 January 1857, and came into force on 1 January 1858. It was named after Charles Adamson Low, an important timber merchant of the region in the mid-19th century, a time when many Irish immigrants settled here. Its post office was established in 1854.
In 1928, the village of Low built the Paugan hydroelectric dam. This caused the voluntary flooding of the village to the north, Lac Saint Marie, Quebec. Because of the dam, 90% of the village of Lac Saint Marie had to be relocated to higher ground.
A section of Low called Tucker Lake was home of the Gatineau Clog, a country music festival founded by Wayne Rostad in 1980 until 1995.
Politics
The current mayor of Low is Carole Robert, who was elected in November 2017. The two most recent former mayors were Morris O'Connor and Michael Francis, who was mayor back in the mid-eighties, and was re-elected in 1997. Francis announced his retirement in the summer of 2009, and finished his term in November 2009.
Demographics
|title = Historical census populations – Low, Quebec |align = none |cols = 2 |percentages = |footnote = |source = Statistics Canada | 1976 |891 | 1981 |881 | 1986 |875 | 1991 |892 | 1996 |807 | 2001 |852 | 2006 |956 | 2011 |920 | 2016 |982 | 2021 |1020
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Low had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 257.78 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
Mother tongue (2021):
- English as first language: 53%
- French as first language: 42%
- English and French as first language: 4%
- Other as first language: 1%
Paugan Hydroelectric Station
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Barrage_Paugan.jpg" caption="Paugan Station"] ::
The Paugan Station (Centrale de Paugan), built in 1928, is a run-of-river hydroelectric power station and dam on the Gatineau river, operated by Hydro-Québec. It has a head of 40.5 m, and 8 turbines with a total capacity of 202 MW. Its reservoir is 30 km2.
Local government
List of former mayors:
- Michael Francis (...–2009)
- Morris O'Connor (2009–2017)
- Carole Robert (2017–present)
References
References
- "Low, Canton (municipalité de) (CT) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- "Canton de Low". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- {{Cite cgndb. ELHVH. Brennan's Hill
- {{Cite cgndb. EKITR. Fieldville
- {{Cite cgndb. EJXZA. Martindale
- {{Cite cgndb. EKNGD. North Low
- {{Cite cgndb. EKVFY. Paugan Falls
- {{Cite cgndb. EIEUL. Stagsburn
- {{Cite cgndb. EIKRE. Venosta
- "Municipalité de Canton de Low". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Municipal Council".
- [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]], [[2016 Canadian Census. 2016]], [[2021 Canadian Census. 2021]] census
- "Centrale de Paugan". Hydro-Québec.
- {{mamrot. 83010
- {{toponymie. 37349
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