Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Maniwaki 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.

Languages (2006):

  • English as first language: 5.5%
  • French as first language: 90.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 3.1%

Notable people

  • Gilles Carle - film director, screenwriter and painter
  • Annie Galipeau - actress who starred in the 1999 movie about Grey Owl, alongside Pierce Brosnan
  • Matt Lang - country music artist
  • Gino Odjick - NHL player for Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens
  • Bridget Tolley - activist for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), founder Families of Sisters in Spirit

Disappearance of Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander

On September 6, 2008, the town of Maniwaki was brought into the international spotlight with the disappearance of Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander from the Kitigan Zibi Nation. Search and Rescue Global One was invited to the community by the chief and council. Two separate searches were conducted, both unsuccessful. Since their disappearance, the Quebec police, RCMP and the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg police have carried out several investigations, but it was not possible to move the case forward.

References

  • Official website