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°WCoordinates: 45°38′N 75°13′W / 45.633°N 75.217°W[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 km^2 (27.03 sq mi)
• Land	62.04 km^2 (23.95 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	409
• Density	6.6/km^2 (17/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	17.7%
• Dwellings	167
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
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 (French)
2. Geographic code 80055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2480055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census