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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).
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.
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). In 2004, the united township municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood became the Municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood.
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.
Demographics
Canada census – Alleyn-et-Cawood community profile
Notes: 2021 and 2011 Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
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
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec
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.
"1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.