Lochaber, Quebec

Lochaber
Township municipality

Location within Papineau RCM.
Lochaber
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°38′N 75°13′W / 45.633°N 75.217°W / 45.633; -75.217Coordinates: 45°38′N 75°13′W / 45.633°N 75.217°W / 45.633; -75.217[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Outaouais
RCM Papineau
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
 • Mayor Georges Leduc
 • Federal riding Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. riding Papineau
Area[2][3]
 • Total 70.00 km2 (27.03 sq mi)
 • Land 62.04 km2 (23.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 409
 • Density 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 17.7%
 • Dwellings 167
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0X 3B0
Area code(s) 819
Highways
A-50
Route 148
Route 317

Lochaber is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Papineau Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 409 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 409 (2006 to 2011 population change: -17.7%)
  • Population in 2006: 497
  • Population in 2001: 446 (adjusted for boundary change)
    • 2001 to 2006 population change: 11.4%
  • Population in 1996: 510
  • Population in 1991: 492

Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 153

Languages:

  • English as first language: 5.5%
  • French as first language: 89%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 5.5%

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 36335 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 80055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2480055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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