Saint-Lin–Laurentides
City
Ville de Saint-Lin–Laurentides
Route 335
Route 335
Location within Montcalm RCM.
Location within Montcalm RCM.
Saint-Lin–Laurentides is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Lin–Laurentides
Saint-Lin–Laurentides
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°46′W / 45.850°N 73.767°W / 45.850; -73.767[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMMontcalm
Settled1807
ConstitutedMarch 1, 2000
Government
[2]
 • MayorMathieu Maisonneuve
 • Federal ridingMontcalm
 • Prov. ridingRousseau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total118.80 km2 (45.87 sq mi)
 • Land118.29 km2 (45.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total24,030
 • Density203.2/km2 (526/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 15.6%
 • Dwellings
9,615
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J5M
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways[4] R-158
R-335
R-337
Websitewww.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 2021 Census its population was 24,030.

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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Lin—Laurentides had a population of 24,030 living in 9,289 of its 9,615 total private dwellings, a change of 15.6% from its 2016 population of 20,786. With a land area of 118.29 km2 (45.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 203.1/km2 (526.1/sq mi) in 2021.[7]

Historical Census Data – Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
2001 12,379—    
2006 14,159+14.4%
2011 17,463+23.3%
2016 20,786+19.0%
2021 24,030+15.6%

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 1.5%
  • French as first language: 94.2%
  • English and French as first language: 1.1%
  • Other as first language: 2.5%
Home of Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Education

The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 360840". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 63048". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2021 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. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ Statistics Canada: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  9. ↑ "de l'Aubier." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ "des Trois-Temps (pavillon de l'Arc-en-Ciel)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "des Trois-Temps (pavillon de l'Oiseau-Bleu)." Commission scolaire des Samares. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ "des Trois-Temps (pavillon Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier)." 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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