Sheenboro

Sheenboro
Municipality
Location within Pontiac RCM
Location within Pontiac RCM
Sheenboro is located in Western Quebec
Sheenboro
Sheenboro
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°58′N 77°14′W / 45.967°N 77.233°W / 45.967; -77.233[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPontiac
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1869
Government
[2]
 • MayorDoris Ranger
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingPontiac
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
634.33 km2 (244.92 sq mi)
 • Land565.43 km2 (218.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3][4]
 • Total
126
 • Density0.3/km2 (0.8/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 3.1%
 • Dwellings
197
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0X 2Z0
Area code819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.sheenboro.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Sheenboro is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It was formerly known as Sheen-Esher-Aberdeen-et-Malakoff. Its territory stretches along the north shore of the Ottawa River from Chichester to Rapides-des-Joachims.

Because of its Irish heritage, Sheenboro retained the character of being a "Little Corner of Ireland". Primarily dependent on farming and logging, it is also a popular location for tourism, swelling its summer population up to 500 persons. The Fort William Trading Post (now Hotel Pontiac), including the factor's house and church, is a historical site and heritage village with a popular beach in the summer. It is also home to a sacred Algonquin burial ground.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Sheenboro". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Sheenboro, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  5. ^ "History of Sheenboro". Sheenboro CAP Site. Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-15.