Laforce
Municipality
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Laforce is located in Western Quebec
Laforce
Laforce
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°32′N 78°44′W / 47.533°N 78.733°W / 47.533; -78.733[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMTémiscamingue
Settled1937
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1979
Government
[2]
 • MayorGérald Charron
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingRouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area
[2][3]
 • Total590.46 km2 (227.98 sq mi)
 • Land436.78 km2 (168.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total266
 • Density0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Increase 15.2%
 • Dwellings
110
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 2J0
Area code819
Websitelaforce.ca

Laforce is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

History

The place saw its first settlers in 1937, and was originally called Devlin, after the geographic township of Devlin, in turn named in honour of Charles Ramsay Devlin. In 1938, the Parish of Saint-Charles-Borromée-de-Devlin was founded. In June of that same year, the place received the name Laforce, named after Ernest Laforce (1879–1977), deputy minister of Colonization of Quebec at that time. In 1940, the Laforce Post Office opened.[1]

On January 1, 1979, the Municipality of Laforce was created out of previously unincorporated area.[5]

Demographics

Canada census – Laforce community profile
2021
Population266 (+15.2% from 2016)
Land area436.78 km2 (168.64 sq mi)
Population density0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Median age31.4 (M: 32.8, F: 31.2)
Private dwellings110 (total)  95 (occupied)
Median household income$62,000
Notes: 2021 population, delta, and density based on revised count.[4]
References: 2021[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical census populations – Laforce
YearPop.±%
1976 303—    
1981 290−4.3%
1986 264−9.0%
1991 225−14.8%
1996 295+31.1%
YearPop.±%
2001 303+2.7%
2006 174−42.6%
2011 147−15.5%
2016 231+57.1%
2021 266+15.2%
Population figures based on revised counts. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada[4][9]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 59.4%
  • French as first language: 32.8%
  • English and French as first language: 1.6%
  • Other as first language: 6.3%

Local government

List of former mayors:[5]

  • Patrice Rioux (1979–1979)
  • Yves Nolet (1979–1981, 1987–1989)
  • Bertrand Pichette (1981–1987)
  • Alain Sinotte (1989–2000)
  • Gérald Charron (2000–2013, 2017–present)
  • Isabelle Morin (2013–2017)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 92437". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. 1 2 "Laforce census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  4. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Laforce (municipalité) 1.1.1979 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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