Mansfield-et-PontefractQuebec

It lies in Pontiac. Some 2,332 people live in this town, in Quebec.

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Photo: Félix Mathieu-Bégin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

2,332

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

49.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

40%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Mansfield-et-Pontefract a good place to live?

Homes are affordable (A). Where it falls short is jobs & income (D). The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B for health. It lags on hazard risk as well (C−).

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Mansfield-et-Pontefract has subject grades only.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestDJobs & income C⁻Hazard risk

What makes Mansfield-et-Pontefract stand out

The 3 things Mansfield-et-Pontefract does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.7 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

6% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

49% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

How Mansfield-et-Pontefract grades

Each subject compares Mansfield-et-Pontefract with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Mansfield-et-Pontefract has subject grades only.

Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnAOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedDOpen →Hazard riskNear the bottom of the towns comparedC⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areBOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carC⁺Open →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedBOpen →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mansfield-et-Pontefract.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Mansfield-et-Pontefract costs 12% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 84% of households.

$200,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Mansfield-et-Pontefract$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Mansfield-et-Pontefract	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	12%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	84%	70%	74%

$512

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$608

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$512 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters84% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Commuters in Mansfield-et-Pontefract travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Walk2%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Mansfield-et-Pontefract	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	32 min	27 min	26 min

$76,500

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

34%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment5.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to95 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Shawville

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

A flood study covers Mansfield-et-Pontefract: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Of the homes tested for radon, 13% were over 200 Bq/m³, above both Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.087 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Wildfire is rare near Mansfield-et-Pontefract: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Outaouais health region, with Mansfield-et-Pontefract one part of it.

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Mansfield-et-Pontefract13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Mansfield-et-Pontefract	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.087	$0.14	$0.030

$0.087

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

3.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

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Flood2 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.087 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth B

17% of adults smoke in the health region around Mansfield-et-Pontefract, against 12% for the typical Canadian town

Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de l'Outaouais

On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Women in the region live to 82.2 and men to 79.1, 80.7 years taken together (2022/2024). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 55%; Quebec as a whole is at 57%. Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.3 km from the average resident of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, about the norm of 3.7 km.

55%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Mansfield-et-Pontefract55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Mansfield-et-Pontefract	Quebec	Canada
Smokers	17%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	80.7	82.5	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	56%	52%

80.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

3.3 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

4.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.3 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.1 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.2, men 79.1 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Outdoors

Few places match Mansfield-et-Pontefract for protected land nearby: more than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

Some protected land is inside the town: 13% of its area. The nearest provincial park, Ottawa River Provincial Park, is 3.3 km away. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 44, higher than both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). Within 5 km are 6 beaches; Plage Coulonge is the nearest.

8.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Mansfield-et-Pontefract8.1%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Mansfield-et-Pontefract	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	44	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	8.1%	4.9%	2.3%

3.3 km

to Ottawa River Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas57 protected areas within 10 km · Land set aside Rivières-Noire-et-Coulonge National & provincial parks3.3 km to a provincial park · Ottawa River Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

SafetySafety B

Mansfield-et-Pontefract is graded a B for safety

Its police area records 16.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 12.5 per 1,000 a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Pontiac MRC, Mansfield-et-Pontefract included.

56Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202358

202455

202554

2023–2025	Mansfield-et-Pontefract	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	12.5	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	16.9	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

63%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety56 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Mansfield-et-Pontefract’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Mansfield-et-Pontefract safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

Nights turn raw in Mansfield-et-Pontefract each January, colder than in 81% of Canadian towns

Gardeners get 118 frost-free days, from 23 May to 19 September. There are 178 days of frost in a typical year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The most precipitation falls in June: 96 mm in a normal year. A normal January brings 49 cm of snow, the most of any month.

26.4°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.3°C

Spring10.8°C

Summer25.1°C

Autumn12.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Mansfield-et-Pontefract	Quebec	Canada
January night low	−16.9°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	178	161	159
Snowfall a year	199 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.4°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

199 cm

of snow a year

178

days with frost a year

118

frost-free days, 23 May to 19 Sep

132

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 26.4°C, January lows −16.9°C Rain and snow932 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow199 cm of snow a year Weather station31 km to the station · Charteris

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Charteris)

Who lives here

More of Mansfield-et-Pontefract’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 25%

Both official languages: 78% of residents, above both Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Over-65s are 23% of the population. Under-15s account for 15% of the population.

49.2median age

Mansfield-et-PontefractQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree36%

Postsecondary qualification40%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.8% of Mansfield-et-Pontefract

Here the census found 1,130 men and 1,120 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Mansfield-et-Pontefract
	Mansfield-et-Pontefract	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	15%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	23%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	36%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	40%	59%	56%

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Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority Ages49.2 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households885 households · 2.5 people per household English and French78% speak both · 11% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

Mansfield-et-Pontefract and its edges hold 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École des Petits-Ponts (Poupore)Nearest elementary school, 0.1 kmElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire Sieur-de-CoulongeIn Mansfield-et-PontefractSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

1.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Mansfield-et-Pontefract?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.

Weather

In Mansfield-et-Pontefract, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −4°C nights

July brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −17°C. Precipitation in November averages 77 mm. December follows at −3°C by day and −11°C by night. Expect around 25 cm of snow in November.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C

December−3°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−15°C	191 mm
Spring	11°C	−2°C	222 mm
Summer	25°C	12°C	276 mm
Autumn	13°C	2°C	244 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

77 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Charteris); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Sandra Armstrong leads Mansfield-et-Pontefract as mayor

The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.

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Member of ParliamentSophie Chatel Provincial legislaturePontiac

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Mansfield-et-Pontefract has one public library, Bibliothèque De Mansfield-Et-Pontefract

It sits 1.2 km from the centre of Mansfield-et-Pontefract.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

History

Mansfield-et-Pontefract: 2 historic places, all in the top tier

Its oldest building on the record is George Bryson House, from 1854. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 16% of homes, below both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

2historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations2

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

George Bryson House 1854
Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge 1898

1854

oldest construction date on the record

16%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Mansfield-et-Pontefract	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	16%	21%	18%

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On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations2 top designations · George Bryson House Older homes16% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Mansfield-et-Pontefract have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Coulonge Chutes and 3 more in and around Mansfield-et-Pontefract

What there is to see in Mansfield-et-Pontefract and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

WaterfallCoulonge Chutesin town

MuseumGeorge Bryson Housein town Historic siteHistoric siteChutes Coulongein town Ski hillSki hillMont Chillyin town

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Coulonge Chutes: jljmt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
George Bryson House: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mansfield-et-Pontefract

15pages on Mansfield-et-Pontefract

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 56 Housing & costAHomes 2.7 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 80.7 in its region Work & commuteD49% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors8.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Mansfield-et-Pontefract

No notable person born in Mansfield-et-Pontefract is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Jack QuinnCanadian ice hockey player · born in Whitewater Region · born 2001

David Allan BromleyCanadian-American physicist · born in Whitewater Region · 1926–2005

Arthur Edward RossCanadian politician · born in Whitewater Region · 1870–1952

Catherine McKenneyCanadian politician · born in Fort-Coulonge · born 1961

Robert BertrandCanadian politician · born in Fort-Coulonge · 1953–2022

Robert MayhewCanadian politician · born in Whitewater Region · 1880–1971

Photo credits

Jack Quinn: HickoryOughtShirt?4, CC BY-SA 4.0 · David Allan Bromley: D. Allen Bromley, Eugen Merzbacher, Donal Robson, Frans Saris, Public domain

Mansfield-et-Pontefract’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Fort-CoulongeWhitewater RegionMansfield-et-Pontefract

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mansfield-et-Pontefract	2,332	—	—	A	B	B
Fort-Coulonge	1,293	2	—	A⁻	B	B⁺
Whitewater Region Ontario	7,899	17	B⁻	C⁺	A⁺	C

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Mansfield-et-Pontefract

Who are the people of Mansfield-et-Pontefract?

At the 2021 census, 1% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 25% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

Do people in Mansfield-et-Pontefract speak French?

French is the common language here.

What kind of homes are in Mansfield-et-Pontefract?

88% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.5 people; 25% are one person living alone.

Is Mansfield-et-Pontefract growing?

No: the census counted 2,285 in 2016 and 2,250 in 2021, 1.5% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,332.

About Mansfield-et-Pontefract

Town in Quebec

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Mansfield-et-Pontefract is one census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings describes all of it.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 2,332 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Pontiac
Census subdivision: 2484065

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).