Pointe-Fortune, Quebec

Pointe-Fortune
Village municipality

Coat of arms
Motto(s): La fortune aime les audacieux

Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Pointe-Fortune
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W / 45.567°N 74.383°W / 45.567; -74.383Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W / 45.567°N 74.383°W / 45.567; -74.383[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted 28 August 1880
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Jean-Pierre Daoust
 • Federal riding Vaudreuil-Soulanges
 • Prov. riding Soulanges
Area[2][4]
 • Total 9.60 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
 • Land 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 542
 • Density 64.9/km2 (168/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 6.9%
 • Dwellings 265
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0P 1N0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-40 (TCH)
Route 342
Website pointefortune.ca

Pointe-Fortune (French pronunciation: ​[pwɛ̃t fɔʁtyn]) is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, northwest of Montreal. The population at the 2011 Census was 542.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Pointe-Fortune, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 542 (+6.9% from 2006) 507 (+10.9% from 2001)
Land area: 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi) 8.35 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population density: 64.9/km2 (168/sq mi) 60.7/km2 (157/sq mi)
Median age: 44.7 (M: 46.7, F: 42.8) 44.8 (M: 45.4, F: 44.4)
Total private dwellings: 265 241
Median household income: $.N/A $39,297
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 413—    
1996 451+9.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 457+1.3%
2006 507+10.9%
YearPop.±%
2011 542+6.9%
2016 580+7.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
540
 435 Increase 16.0% 80.56% 75 Decrease 28.6% 13.89% 10 Increase n/a% 1.85% 20 Decrease 20.0% 3.70%
2006
505
 375 Decrease 5.1% 74.26% 105 Increase 162.5% 20.79% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 25 Increase 25.0% 4.95%
2001
455
 395 Steady 0.0% 86.81% 40 Decrease 33.3% 8.79% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 20 Increase n/a% 4.40%
1996
455
 395 n/a 86.81% 60 n/a 13.19% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

Attractions

Macdonell-Williamson House,[8] which owes its existence to the fur trade and the legendary Voyageurs, is located at the historical boundary marker (which still stands to this day) which marks the division between Upper and Lower Canada..

Pointe Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[9]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[11]

  • Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 50159 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pointe-Fortune
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Pointe-Fortune, Quebec
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ Maison Macdonell-Williamson House
  9. ↑ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Liste des bassins desservis par les écoles en 2017-2018." Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved on September 30, 2017.
  11. ↑ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.



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