Saint-Lin–Laurentides
| Saint-Lin–Laurentides | |
|---|---|
| City | |
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 Location within Montcalm RCM. | |
  Saint-Lin–Laurentides Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°46′W / 45.850°N 73.767°WCoordinates: 45°51′N 73°46′W / 45.850°N 73.767°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Montcalm |
| Settled | 1807 |
| Constituted | March 1, 2000 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Patrick Massé |
| • Federal riding | Montcalm |
| • Prov. riding | Rousseau |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 118.80 km2 (45.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 118.52 km2 (45.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 17,463 |
| • Density | 147.3/km2 (382/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 23.3% |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J5M |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways[4] |
 Route 158  Route 335  Route 337 |
| Website |
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Saint-Lin–Laurentides is a small city located in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. Its official name uses an en dash; however, the city's own website uses the two-hyphen version of its name: Saint-Lin–Laurentides. In the Canada 2011 Census its population was 17,463.
Saint-Lin was the birthplace of former Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, whose paternal home is now a National Historic Site of Canada.
History
Saint-Lin–Laurentides was formed on 1 March 2000, when the Municipality of Saint-Lin and the Town of Laurentides were merged.[5]
Saint-Lin was first settled in 1807 when pioneers from Saint-Pierre-du-Portage (now L'Assomption) arrived. In 1828, the Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaie Parish was founded. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lin was established, but was abolished 2 years later in 1847 when it was absorbed into the county municipality. That same year, its post office opened. In 1855, the municipality was reestablished as Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaye, with Carolus Laurier, father of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as first mayor.[5]
Laurentides was originally the Village Municipality of Saint-Lin, which became an incorporate entity in 1856. In 1883, it changed name and statutes and became the Town of Laurentides. Also that year, the local post office opened.[6]
Demographics
Population:[7]
- Population in 2011: 17,463 (2006 to 2011 population change: 23.3%)
- Population in 2006: 14,159 (2001 to 2006 population change: 14.4%)
- Population in 2001: 12,379
- Population in 1996:
- Laurentides: 2703
- Saint-Lin: 9336
- Population in 1991:
- Laurentides: 2336
- Saint-Lin: 7029
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6618 (total dwellings: 6972)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 1.5%
- French as first language: 96.9%
- English and French as first language: 0.5%
- Other as first language: 1.25%
References
- ↑ Reference number 360840 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Geographic code 63048 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Lin-Laurentides census profile
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- 1 2 "Saint-Lin–Laurentides (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ "Laurentides (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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Media related to Saint-Lin–Laurentides at Wikimedia Commons - (French) Ville de Saint-Lin-Laurentides
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