Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec
Coteau-du-Lac is a small city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality.
Coteau-du-Lac | |
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City | |
Rue Principale, Coteau-du-Lac | |
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
Coteau-du-Lac Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°11′W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
Constituted | 6 February 1982 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrée Brosseau |
• Federal riding | Salaberry—Suroît |
• Prov. riding | Soulanges |
Area | |
• Total | 57.20 km2 (22.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,044 |
• Density | 150.2/km2 (389/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | |
• Dwellings | 2,743 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0P |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | |
Website | www |
The name of the town comes from the French word Coteau which meant "slope" and from its location on the north shore of Lake Saint Francis.[5] The National Historic Site of Canada of the Coteau-du-Lac canal is the location of the first canal lock system in North America. The city has an industrial park.
The population was 7,044 as of the 2016 Canadian Census.[4]
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec community profile | |||
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2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
Population: | 7,044 (3.0% from 2011) | 6,842 (+7.8% from 2006) | 6,346 (+13.9% from 2001) |
Land area: | 46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi) | 47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi) | 47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi) |
Population density: | 150.2/km2 (389/sq mi) | 145.4/km2 (377/sq mi) | 134.9/km2 (349/sq mi) |
Median age: | 40.1 (M: 39.5, F: 40.7) | 39.0 (M: 39.0, F: 38.9) | 36.6 (M: 36.8, F: 36.4) |
Total private dwellings: | 2,743 | 2,631 | 2,407 |
Median household income: | $80,268 | $71,517 | $64,574 |
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9] |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1986 | 3,547 | — |
1991 | 4,193 | +18.2% |
1996 | 4,960 | +18.3% |
2001 | 5,573 | +12.4% |
2006 | 6,346 | +13.9% |
2011 | 6,842 | +7.8% |
2016 | 7,044 | +3.0% |
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
7,015 |
6,495 | 92.6% | 315 | 4.5% | 75 | 1.1% | 125 | 1.8% | |||||||||
2011 |
6,720 |
6,350 | 94.5% | 240 | 3.6% | 55 | 0.8% | 75 | 1.1% | |||||||||
2006 |
6,235 |
5,960 | 95.6% | 140 | 2.3% | 45 | 0.7% | 90 | 1.4% | |||||||||
2001 |
5,455 |
5,220 | 95.7% | 170 | 3.1% | 35 | 0.6% | 30 | 0.6% | |||||||||
1996 |
4,895 |
4,695 | n/a | 95.9% | 135 | n/a | 2.8% | 35 | n/a | 0.7% | 30 | n/a | 0.6% | |||||
Note: Percentages may not equal 100% due to multiple responses and rounding. |
Education
Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools.[11]
- École de Coteau-du-Lac (pavillons Académie-Wilson, de l'Éclusière, and Saint-Ignace)
Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools.[12]
- Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare or Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore
Notable people
- Jules Fournier (1884-1918) was a Canadian writer and newspaper owner[13]
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See also
- List of cities in Quebec
References
- Reference number 399922 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- "Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec: Coteau-du-Lac". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- "(Code 2471040) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
- Parks Canada Website
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
- Mailhot, Laurent (2000). "Jules Fournier". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
External links
- Official website (in French)
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