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Alleyn-et-Cawood
Alleyn-et-Cawood
Municipality
	Danford Lake
	Location within Pontiac RCM
	Alleyn-et-Cawood Location in western Quebec
	Coordinates: 45°55′N 76°10′W / 45.917°N 76.167°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	Pontiac
Constituted	January 1, 1877
Government
• Mayor	Carl Mayer
• Federal riding	Pontiac
• Prov. riding	Pontiac
Area
• Total	326.05 km2 (125.89 sq mi)
• Land	308.91 km2 (119.27 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	229
• Density	0.7/km2 (2/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	33.1%
• Dwellings	303
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0X 1P0
Area code	819
Highways	R-301
Website	www.alleyn-cawood.ca

Alleyn-et-Cawood is a municipality in the Outaouais region, northwest of Gatineau, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. Its main population centre is Danford Lake, located along Route 301.

Elected in 2013, the mayor of the municipality is Carl Mayer.

Highest point in the municipality is Mont O'Brien with an altitude of about 180 metres (590 ft).^[4]

History

The municipality is named after the 2 geographic townships that it covers. The Township of Cawood was established in 1861, and named after Cawood in England (first used on a map by Gale and Duberger in 1795 and misspelled as Cadwood for a while). The Township of Alleyn, established in 1864, was named in honour of Charles Joseph Alleyn, a lawyer and politician of Quebec.^[1]^[4]

The United Township Municipality of Cawood-et-Alleyn was formed in 1876 when it split off from the United Township Municipality of Thorne-Cawood-et-Alleyn (which became the Municipality of Thorne).^[1] In 2004, the united township municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood became the Municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood.^[5]

Danford Lake

In 1855, the area's first settler was Patrick Danford, after whom the lake and community are named. He was followed by loggers and other settlers, notably William Heeney and his family in 1861. His descendants contributed much to the growth and development of the community. In 1868, the post office opened in Danford Lake, and in 1902, its first general store.^[6]

Demographics

Canada census – Alleyn-et-Cawood community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	229 (+33.1% from 2016)	172 (2.4% from 2011)	168 (-32.3% from 2006)
Land area	308.91 km² (119.27 sq mi)	314.83 km² (121.56 sq mi)	316.03 km² (122.02 sq mi)
Population density	0.7/km² (1.8/sq mi)	0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi)	0.5/km² (1.3/sq mi)
Median age	58.8 (M: 58.8, F: 58.4)	59.2 (M: 59.2, F: 59.5)	55.1 (M: 55.0, F: 56.0)
Private dwellings	303 (total) 126 (occupied)	281 (total)	126 (total)
Median household income	$.n/a	$35,968	$.n/a

Notes: 2021 and 2011 Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[7] 2016^[8] 2011^[9] earlier^[10]^[11]

Historical Census Data - Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	341	—
1931	400	+17.3%
1941	397	−0.7%
1951	291	−26.7%
1956	281	−3.4%
1961	219	−22.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1966	207	−5.5%
1971	168	−18.8%
1976	150	−10.7%
1981	157	+4.7%
1986	167	+6.4%
1991	195	+16.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1996	185	−5.1%
2001	179	−3.2%
2006	248	+38.5%
2011	168	−32.3%
2016	172	+2.4%
2021	229	+33.1%

Source: Statistics Canada^[12]^[13]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec^[13]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2021	230	70	16.7%	30.4%	145	31.8%	63.0%	5	n/a%	2.2%	5	n/a%	2.2%
2016	175	60	20.0%	34.3%	110	4.3%	62.9%	0	100.0%	0.0%	0	100.0%	0.0%
2011	170	50	23.1%	29.4%	115	37.8%	67.6%	5	n/a%	2.9%	5	n/a%	2.9%
2006	250	65	550.0%	26.0%	185	94.7%	74.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	100.0%	0.0%
2001	180	10	50.0%	5.6%	95	34.5%	52.8%	0	0.0%	0.0%	75	n/a%	41.7%
1996	165	20	n/a	12.1%	145	n/a	87.9%	0	n/a	0.0%	0	n/a	0.0%

Commerce

Local businesses include:

Magasin TL
Lyndale Gardens
Roger Johnson's Garage

Local government

Alleyn-et-Cawood forms part of the federal electoral district of Pontiac and has been represented by Sophie Chatel of the Liberal Party since 2021. Provincially, Alleyn-et-Cawood is part of the Pontiac electoral district and is represented by André Fortin of the Quebec Liberal Party since 2014.