Country Canada Time zone EST (UTC−5) Highways Route 307 Area 164.4 km² Population 677 (2011) Area code 819 | Constituted June 27, 1913 Postal code(s) J0X 3C0 Website www.bowman.ca Local time Friday 7:34 AM Province Québec | |
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Weather -17°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 77% Humidity RCMs Outaouais, Papineau Regional County Municipality | ||
Bowman is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Laurentian Hills, 72 kilometres (45 mi) north-east of Gatineau.
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Map of Bowman, QC, Canada
Geography
The municipality is bordered to the east by the Du Lièvre River and by Whitefish Lake (lac du Poisson Blanc) in the north-west. Its terrain is characterized by several deep lakes (including Reservoir l'Escalier) in a hilly terrain with altitudes between 200 meters (660 ft) and 430 meters (1,410 ft).
History
Bowman Township was formed in 1861 and named after one of the first inhabitants of this place, Baxter Bowman, who operated a sawmill at Dufferin Chutes in Buckingham and was owner of a large tract of forest in the Outaouais in the late nineteenth century.
On 1 January 1885, Bowman was combined with Villeneuve Township to form the United Township Municipality of Bowman-et-Villeneuve. In 1913, the Township Municipality of Bowman was formed when the two townships separated (Villeneuve was renamed to Val-des-Bois in 1958), and in 1954, its statutes were amended again to become the Municipality of Bowman.
Bowman was affected by the 2010 Central Canada earthquake and suffered some damage to a 50 metre wide area of land near a bridge. Traffic on Route 307 was diverted while Transport Canada assessed the damage. There were no fatalities.
Demographics
Population trend:
Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 302
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