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 EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
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]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6618 (total dwellings: 6972)

Mother tongue:

Home of Sir Wilfrid Laurier

References

  1. Reference number 360840 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 63048 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (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

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