Sheenboro
Sheenboro | |
|---|---|
Location within Pontiac RCM | |
Sheenboro Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 77°14′W / 45.967°N 77.233°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Pontiac |
| Constituted | January 1, 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Doris Ranger |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi |
| • Prov. riding | Pontiac |
| Area | |
• Total | 634.33 km2 (244.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 565.43 km2 (218.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 126 |
| • Density | 0.3/km2 (0.78/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 3.1% |
| • Dwellings | 197 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Sheenboro is a village and municipality in the Outaouais region, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. It was formerly known as Sheen-Esher-Aberdeen-et-Malakoff. Its territory stretches along the north shore of the Ottawa River from Chichester to Rapides-des-Joachims.
Because of its Irish heritage, Sheenboro retained the character of being a "Little Corner of Ireland". Primarily dependent on farming and logging, it is also a popular location for tourism, swelling its summer population up to 500 persons. The Fort William Trading Post (now Hotel Pontiac), including the factor's house and church, is a historical site and heritage village with a popular beach in the summer. It is also home to a sacred Algonquin burial ground.