Saint-Lin–Laurentides

Saint-Lin–Laurentides
City

Location within Montcalm RCM.
Saint-Lin–Laurentides
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°46′W / 45.850°N 73.767°W / 45.850; -73.767Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°46′W / 45.850°N 73.767°W / 45.850; -73.767[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 Increase 23.3%
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J5M
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways[4] Route 158
Route 335
Route 337
Website www.saint-lin-laurentides.com

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

Church of St-Lin, 2009

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%
Home of Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Education

The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools

  • École de l'Aubier[8]
  • École des Trois-Temps
    • pavillon de l'Arc-en-Ciel[9]
    • pavillon de l'Oiseau-Bleu[10]
    • pavillon Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier[11]
  • École de l'Ami-Soleil [12]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 360840 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 63048 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Lin-Laurentides census profile
  4. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  5. 1 2 "Saint-Lin–Laurentides (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  6. ↑ "Laurentides (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  7. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ "de l'Aubier." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "des Trois-Temps (pavillon de l'Arc-en-Ciel)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ "des Trois-Temps (pavillon de l'Oiseau-Bleu)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "des Trois-Temps (pavillon Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ "du Carrefour-des-Lacs." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  14. ↑ "LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.



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