Saint-Guillaume-Nord, Quebec

Saint-Guillaume-Nord
Unorganized territory
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Saint-Guillaume-Nord Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°36′N 74°06′W / 46.600°N 74.100°WCoordinates: 46°36′N 74°06′W / 46.600°N 74.100°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Matawinie
Constituted	unspecified
Government[2]
• Federal riding	Joliette
• Prov. riding	Berthier
Area[2][3]
• Total	819.00 km^2 (316.22 sq mi)
• Land	757.64 km^2 (292.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	65
• Density	0.1/km^2 (0.3/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	39.8%
• Dwellings	202
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s)	450
Highways	No major routes

Saint-Guillaume-Nord is the southern-most unorganized territory in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Its only community is the hamlet of Saint-Guillaume-Nord, located at confluence of the Matawin River and Cypress Creek, a dozen miles west of Saint-Michel-des-Saints and just east of the north-east entrance to the Mont-Tremblant National Park.

History

The hamlet of Saint-Guillaume-Nord was formed in the early twentieth century, when some thirty lots were granted for agricultural purposes in the geographic Township of Gouin. A mission was established on January 21, 1916, dedicated to St. William (French: saint Guillaume). This name was most likely chosen to honour Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes (1865-1940), pastor at Kahnawake and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, bishop of Joliette in 1913, and subsequently Archbishop of Ottawa in 1928. After the closure of the Northwood Lumber Company, the little parish went into decline since the soil was of too poor quality to meet the former expectations.^[4]

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Guillaume-Nord, Quebec[5]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 83 —     1996 71 −14.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 58 −18.3% 2006 108 +86.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 65 −39.8%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 37 (total dwellings: 202)

Language

Mother tongue:^[6]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 100%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

See also

• List of unorganized territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 149708 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 62912 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Guillaume-Nord census profile
4. "Saint-Guillaume-Nord (Hameau)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
6. Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Saint-Guillaume-Nord community profile