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Otter Lake
Municipality
Location within Pontiac RCM
Otter LakeLocation in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°51′N 76°26′W / 45.850°N 76.433°W / 45.850; -76.433
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	Pontiac
Constituted	January 1, 1877
Government
• Mayor	Terry Lafleur
• Federal riding	Pontiac
• Prov. riding	Pontiac
Area
• Total	493.32 km (190.47 sq mi)
• Land	454.70 km (175.56 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,041
• Density	2.3/km (6/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	11.7%
• Dwellings	1,134
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0X 2P0
Area code	819
Access Routes	R-301 R-303
Website	www.otterlakequebec.ca

Otter Lake is a municipality in the Outaouais region, northwest of Gatineau, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.

Prior to December 20, 2003 it was known as Leslie-Clapham-et-Huddersfield and had the legal status of a united township municipality.

Geography

Population centres within the municipality include: Klukeville, Lauréat, Omer, Otter Lake, and Sandy Creek.

The village of Otter Lake is surrounded by Hughes Lake to the west, Lac de la Ferme (Farm Lake) to the east, McCuaig Lake to the south, and Lac à la Loutre (Otter Lake) to the north.

History

In 1793, Huddersfield Township was established, named after its namesake in West Yorkshire, England. In 1866, Leslie Township was established, named after James Leslie (1786-1873), a Canadian senator.

Also in 1866, the Otter Lake post office opened and the village that formed around the post office also came to have the same name. Since then, Philemon Wright, pioneer of the logging industry in Ottawa, operated a wood depot at Otter Lake. The industry has played and continues to play a leading role in the early and contemporary history of the village.

In 1877, the United Township Municipality of Leslie-Clapham-et-Huddersfield was formed from its constituent townships. While Clapham Township was not officially established until 1920, it was already planned in the second half of the 19th century and named after a village north of Bedford, England. The united municipality was established because it was more advantageous to hold a municipal status than remain unorganized territory.

In 2004 the United Township Municipality of Leslie-Clapham-et-Huddersfield became the Municipality of Otter Lake.

Demographics

Population

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Otter Lake, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		1,040		400	19.4%	38.5%		580	0.9%	55.8%		45	200.0%	4.3%		15	200.0%	1.4%
2016		930		335	9.5%	36.0%		575	17.3%	61.8%		15	40.0%	1.6%		5	66.7%	0.5%
2011		1110		370	24.5%	33.3%		695	46.3%	62.6%		25	n/a%	2.3%		15	n/a%	1.4%
2006		970		490	92.2%	50.5%		475	20.2%	49.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2001		880		255	45.2%	29.0%		595	20.2%	67.6%		15	50.0%	1.7%		15	50.0%	1.7%
1996		985		465	n/a	47.2%		495	n/a	50.3%		10	n/a	1.0%		10	n/a	1.0%

Local government

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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2022)

List of former mayors:

• Terry G. Richard (2001–2009)
• Graham Hawley (2009–2015)
• Kim Cartier-Villeneuve (2015–2021)
• Terry Lafleur (2021-)

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. ^ "Otter Lake" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
2. ^ "Otter Lake". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
3. ^ "Otter Lake, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
4. "Official Transport Quebec Road Map". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-02-05. Retrieved 2012-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
11. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
12. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 3715)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
13. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 3715)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 4, 2023.

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Lac-Nilgaut Mansfield-et-Pontefract Otter Lake Alleyn-et-Cawood Litchfield, Thorne

v t e  Subdivisions of Pontiac Regional County Municipality
Municipalities	Alleyn-et-Cawood Bristol Bryson Campbell's Bay Clarendon L'Isle-aux-Allumettes L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet Litchfield Mansfield-et-Pontefract Otter Lake Rapides-des-Joachims Shawville Sheenboro Thorne Waltham
Townships	Chichester
Villages	Fort-Coulonge Portage-du-Fort
Unorganized territories	Lac-Nilgaut
Regional County Municipalities in Outaouais: La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Papineau Pontiac Independent Cities: Gatineau Native Reserves: Kitigan Zibi Rapid Lake

• Incorporated places in Outaouais
• Municipalities in Quebec