Dubreuilville
Dubreuilville | |
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| Township of Dubreuilville Canton de Dubreuilville | |
 Dubreuilville Cultural centre and fire station | |
  Dubreuilville | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′N 84°33′W / 48.350°N 84.550°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Established | 1961 |
| Incorporated | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Beverly Nantel |
| • Fed. riding | Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma |
| • Prov. riding | Algoma—Manitoulin |
| Area | |
| • Land | 87.53 km2 (33.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 576 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0S 1B0 |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | dubreuilville |
Dubreuilville is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Algoma District. Established as a company town in 1961 by the Dubreuil Brothers lumber company,[2] Dubreuilville was incorporated as a municipality in 1977.
The town is located along the Algoma Central Railway, on Highway 519, 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Highway 17. The turnoff from Highway 17 is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) north from the town of Wawa and 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the town of White River.
Dubreuilville sponsored Canada's Strongest Man contests in 2015 and 2016.[3][4]
History
Dubreuilville was founded as a company town in 1961, by the Dubreuil Brothers and their employees, originally from Taschereau, Quebec. They obtained logging rights in the area, built a sawmill, and relocated their operations, including houses, from their previous site on the Magpie River to the new town site upstream on the Magpie River where it meets the Algoma Central Railway. In 1962, the road connecting the town to Highway 17 was built.[5]
In 1977, Dubreuilville was incorporated as a township municipality. No longer a closed company town, its houses were sold to the sawmill employees, and municipal infrastructure was built, such as a school, arena, medical clinic, water and waste water facilities.[5]
In 1988, the sawmill was sold to Jean-Paul Dubreuil, son of one of the original founders, and sold again in 1989 to Buchanan and James River Paper. In November 2008, the sawmill shutdown due to poor economic conditions in the industry. Since then, the town has relied on gold mining operations in the area, as well as on tourism.[5]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dubreuilville had a population of 576 living in 248 of its 284 total private dwellings, a change of -6% from its 2016 population of 613. With a land area of 87.53 km2 (33.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.6/km2 (17.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 576 (-6.0% from 2016) | 613 (-3.5% from 2011) | 635 (-17.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 87.53 km2 (33.80 sq mi) | 89.50 km2 (34.56 sq mi) | 89.57 km2 (34.58 sq mi) |
| Population density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) | 7.1/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.4 (M: 46.4, F: 41.6) | 40.4 (M: 41.1, F: 39.6) | |
| Private dwellings | 284 (total) 248 (occupied) | 310 (total) | 310 (total) |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $84,224 |
Historical census populations – Dubreuilville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mother tongue (2021):[1]
- English as first language: 16.4%
- French as first language: 79.3%
- English and French as first languages: 2.6%
- Other as first language: 0.9%
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Dubreuilville (Code 3557079) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
- ^ Michael Commito, " 'A sparkling example of what aggressiveness, imagination, and skill can accomplish': The Rise of Dubreuil Brothers Limited, 1948-1973" Ontario History Vol. CV, 2 (Autumn 2013): 212-229
- ^ "Strongman Archives - Contests". strongmanarchives.com. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ Randall J. Strossen (14 September 2016). "Jean-Francois Caron Makes History at Canada's Strongest Man". ironmind.com. IronMind Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "History". dubreuilville.ca. Township of Dubreuilville. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Dubreuilville census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
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