Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec

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Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec

Saint-Lin-Laurentides
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°46′W / 45.85°N 73.767°W / 45.85; -73.767
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
Regional County Montcalm
Settled 1807
Incorporated 1 March 2000
Government
 - Type Municipality
 - Mayor André Auger
 - Federal riding Montcalm
 - Prov. riding Rousseau
Area
 - Land 118.52 km2 (45.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 14,159
 - Density 119.5/km2 (309.5/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code J5M
Area code(s) 450
Website www.saint-lin-laurentides.com

Saint-Lin-Laurentides is a small town in Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Montcalm. In the 2001 Canadian census, the town had a population of 12,384.

Bedroom in Laurier's paternal home

Saint-Lin was the birthplace of former Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, whose paternal home is now a National Historic Site of Canada.

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History

Saint-Lin–Laurentides was formed on 1 March 2000, when the Municipality of Saint-Lin and the Town of Laurentides were merged.

Eglise de St-Lin in 2009

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.

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.

Demographics

Population:

  • Population in 2006: 14,159 (2001 to 2006 population change: 14.4 %)
  • Population in 2001: 12,379
  • Population in 1996:
    • Laurentides: 2703
    • Saint-Lin: 9336
  • Population in 1991:
    • Laurentides: 2336
    • Saint-Lin: 7029

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 5350 (total dwellings: 5725)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 1.5 %
  • French as first language: 96.9 %
  • English and French as first language: 0.4 %
  • Other as first language: 1.2 %

  1. ^ Total area: Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation de territoire
    Land area: Statistics Canada 2006 Census - community profile
  2. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Saint-Lin-Laurentides community profile
  3. ^ a b "Saint-Lin–Laurentides (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/recherche.aspx?no_seq=360840. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
  4. ^ "Laurentides (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/toposweb/recherche.aspx?no_seq=34702. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


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Quebec Administrative divisions of Lanaudière  (Region 14)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories

D'Autray · L'Assomption · Joliette · Matawinie · Montcalm · Les Moulins
Municipalities

Lavaltrie · Berthierville · Saint-Gabriel · Charlemagne · Repentigny · L'Assomption · L'Épiphanie (V) · Joliette · Notre-Dame-des-Prairies · Saint-Charles-Borromée · Saint-Félix-de-Valois · Rawdon · Chertsey · Saint-Lin-Laurentides · Saint-Calixte · Sainte-Julienne · Terrebonne · Mascouche
Administrative divisions of Quebec

Coordinates: 45°51′08″N 73°45′25″W / 45.85222°N 73.75694°W / 45.85222; -73.75694

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