Gracefield
Coordinates: 46°06′N 76°03′W / 46.10°N 76.05°W / 46.10; -76.05Coordinates: 46°06′N 76°03′W / 46.10°N 76.05°W / 46.10; -76.05
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Government
- Type	Town
- Mayor	Réal Rochon
- Federal riding	Pontiac
- Prov. riding	Gatineau
Area
- Total	386.95 km2 (149.4 sq mi)
- Land	386.21 km2 (149.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	2,439
- Density	6.3/km2 (16.3/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Access Routes	Route 105

Gracefield

Gracefield is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality. The municipality was reorganized on 13 March 2002 when three former municipalities (Gracefield, Northfield, and Wright) were merged into one.

Its name comes from Patrick Grace who opened there the first business and was mayor of Wright from 1885 to 1890.

Gracefield is located along the Gatineau River and its area is dotted with many lakes, most of which are lined with numerous summer camps and cottages.

History

In 1840, Augustin Ethyer, originally from Saint-Martin on Île Jésus, became the first settler in Gracefield. Settlers built the first church in 1841 which also served as school during the week. In 1845, Gracefield counted 20 families and forming a small village core. New families settled on the banks of the Gatineau River, in what would become Northfield, which was at that time the periphery of the village in the canton of Wright.

Since the beginning of colonization, the population of these three municipalities lived in close relation, always sharing multiple services and infrastructure. Therefore it was logical to reorganize them into one municipality in 2002, called Wright-Gracefield-Northfield and renamed to Gracefield on 22 February 2003.

On June 23, 2010, Gracefield was struck by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that rocked Central Canada. A state of emergency was declared after several buildings were damaged, including the church, some of the city's administration buildings and the Vimy Hotel.

Demographics

Population:

• Population in 2006: 2439 (Population change 2001-06: 7.3%)
• Populations in 2001 prior to amalgamation:
  • Gracefield: 615
  • Northfield: 521
  • Wright: 1137
• Population in 1996:
  • Gracefield: 713
  • Northfield: 516
  • Wright: 1202
• Population in 1991:
  • Gracefield: 703
  • Northfield: 514
  • Wright: 1157

Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 1056 (total: 1916)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 7.3 %
• French as first language: 92.1 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 0.6 %

1. ^ Total area: Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation de territoire
   Land area: Statistics Canada
2. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census
3. ^ ^{a b c} Commission de toponymie du Québec
4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

		Blue Sea, Bouchette	Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain
	Cayamant		Notre-Dame-du-Laus
		Gracefield
	Alleyn-et-Cawood	Kazabazua, Lac-Sainte-Marie

Administrative divisions of Outaouais  (Region 07) Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories Papineau · Gatineau · Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais · La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau · Pontiac Municipalities Thurso · Gatineau · Val-des-Monts · Cantley · Chelsea · Pontiac · La Pêche · Gracefield · Maniwaki Administrative divisions of Quebec