Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury

Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
United township municipality

Jacques-Cartier River valley near Tewkesbury

Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM.
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury

Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 47°10′N 71°26′W / 47.167°N 71.433°W / 47.167; -71.433Coordinates: 47°10′N 71°26′W / 47.167°N 71.433°W / 47.167; -71.433[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM La Jacques-Cartier
Settled 1815
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
 • Mayor Robert Miller
 • Federal riding Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. riding Chauveau
Area[2][3]
 • Total 682.20 km2 (263.40 sq mi)
 • Land 671.63 km2 (259.32 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 7,106
 • Density 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 21.1%
 • Dwellings 3,376
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G3C
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-73
Route 175
Route 371
Website www.villestoneham.com
Stoneham Mountain Resort

Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury is a united township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier north of Quebec City. Its main attraction is the Stoneham Mountain Resort.

The large territory of the municipality is only developed and inhabited in the south, where the population centres of Saint-Adolphe, Stoneham, and Tewkesbury are located. Large portions of the north are included in the Jacques-Cartier National Park and the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The terrain is hilly, part of the Laurentian Mountains, and crossed by the Jacques-Cartier, upper Sainte-Anne, and Hurons Rivers. Some of the more notable lakes are Beaumont, Saint-Vincent, and Saint-Guillaume.

History

In 1792, Philip Toosey was granted some 70 acres (280,000 m2) of land that formed the beginning of the village that he named Stoneham after the namesake village in Suffolk, England, where he came from. That same year, the toponyms of the geographic townships of Stoneham and Tewkesbury appeared. Tewkesbury may be attributed to Kenelm Chandler who was born in Tewkesbury, England, arrived in 1764 and was granted 9713 hectares of land in Stoneham in 1800.[1][4]

The first influx of Irish, English, and Scottish settlers came in 1815. By 1831, its population had passed 175. In 1845, the Stoneham Municipality was formed and abolished in 1847. In 1850, the Parish of Saint-Edmond-de-Stoneham was formed, named after Edmund Rich of Canterbury (1170-1240). The Stoneham Post Office opened in 1854. A year later on July 1, the United Township Municipality of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury was established, populated by about 25 families.[1]

In 1871, its population had grown to 640 (360 in Stoneham township and 280 in Tewkesbury township). In 1880, the Tewkesbury Post Office opened (and closed in 1963). The completion of the railroad, owned by the St. Charles and Huron River Railway Company, between Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury and Loretteville in 1912 led to intensive logging in the area. Timber was floated down the Hurons River to Stoneham from where it was brought by rail to Quebec City. The railway was also used to transport cargo and wood pulp of the Brown Corporation and the Donnacona Paper Company. By 1920, the place had become an important commercial center of northern Quebec.[1][4]

In 1973, the neighbouring municipality of Saint-Adolphe was annexed into Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, making it one of the largest municipalities in Quebec at that time.[4]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, Quebec[5]
YearPop.±%
1991 4,384—    
1996 4,842+10.4%
YearPop.±%
2001 5,266+8.8%
2006 5,866+11.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 7,106+21.1%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,811 (total dwellings: 3,376)

Language

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List of mayors

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury (Municipalité de cantons unis)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury census profile
  4. 1 2 3 "Historique des cantons-unis" (in French). Cantons unis de Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Lac-Blanc Lac-Croche Lac-Jacques-Cartier
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Château-Richer
   Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury  
Lac-Delage / Quebec City / Lac-Beauport Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval


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