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in northeastern

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, in

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. The township is located on the south side of the Mattawa and

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s along Highway 17. It is most known for its agricultural land, clean environment, pristine lakes, and trails.

History

The township of Papineau was named after speaker of the house in Lower Canadian Legislature (1815-1837),

Louis-Joseph Papineau Louis-Joseph Papineau (; October 7, 1786 – September 23, 1871), born in Montreal, Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Quebec, was a politician, lawyer, and the landlord of the ''seigneurie de la Petite-Nation''. He was the leader of the reform ...

. While Cameron got its name from Chief Justice Sir

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, a senior government official. The townships were first inhabited by natives. Non-native settlers started arriving in the 1830s. Many early immigrants were farmers and lumbermen, whose families would later join them. There was a mass migration of Finnish mineworkers to Cameron in 1912. They would settle there and farm the land, leading to further development of the community of Klock. In 1992, the townships of Papineau and Cameron amalgamated, thus forming the municipal township of Papineau-Cameron. In 2007, Papineau-Cameron, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Bonfield, Mattawan and

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cooperated to create a newly branded ''Mattawa Voyageur Country'' tourist region in order to promote the area.Adams, K
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Communities

The township includes the communities of Klock, Morel, and Rankin.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Papineau-Cameron had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Papineau-Cameron ON 2

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* Municipalities in Nipissing District Single-tier municipalities in Ontario Township municipalities in Ontario {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub Populated places on the Ottawa River

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Communities

Demographics

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