Pontiac is a municipality

Municipality

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 in western Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

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, in Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality on the Rivière des Outaouais (Ottawa River

Ottawa River

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), created through the forced amalgamation of North and South Onslow, Quyon, Eardlyy, and Luskville. It should not be confused with the Pontiac Regional County Municipality

Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Pontiac is a county regional municipality MRC Pontiac in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It should not be confused with the municipality of Pontiac, which is located inside the county regional municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais....

, which borders Pontiac (but does not include it). Pontiac has a low cost of living and is trying to attract new immigrants coming to Canada to improve the local economy. It has high French, German and English populations. The unemployment rate is 11%. The region's only hospital has a low amount of doctors.

Pontiac is located within Canada's National Capital Region

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Communities

• Beech Grove
• Breckenridge
• Eardley
• Heyworth
• Luskville
• North Onslow
• Onslow Corners
• Pontiac-Station
• Quyon
  Quyon, Quebec
  Quyon is a village in Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It is located within the Pontiac Municipality.-Geography:...
  
  
• Ruthledge
• Steel
• Wyman

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

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:

• Population: 5,238
• % Change (2001-2006): 12.8
• Dwellings: 2,468
• Area (km²): 444.83
• Density (persons per km²): 11.8