Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, Quebec

Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard is a municipality in the Laurentian Mountains, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, north-west of Montreal.

Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
Municipality
Location within Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM
St-Adolphe -d'Howard Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°58′N 74°20′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Pays-d'en-Haut
Settled	1870s
Constituted	January 1, 1883
Government [2]
• Mayor	Claude Charbonneau
• Federal riding	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation
• Prov. riding	Argenteuil
Area [2][3]
• Total	149.70 km^2 (57.80 sq mi)
• Land	138.97 km^2 (53.66 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	3,702
• Density	26.6/km^2 (69/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	3.9%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 2B0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.stadolphedhoward.qc.ca

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2011: 3702 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3.9%)
• Population in 2006: 3563
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: 32.7%
• Population in 2001: 2684
• Population in 1996: 2632
• Population in 1991: 2263

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1822 (total dwellings: 3591)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 18.5%
• French as first language: 77%
• Other as first language: 4.5%

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

• Sainte Agathe Academy in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves the northern portion for both elementary and secondary levels.[5]
• Morin Heights Elementary School (serves the southern portion) in Morin-Heights[6]
• Laurentian Regional High School (serves the southern portion) in Lachute[7]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 55494 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 77065 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "(Code 2477065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map and Secondary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.
6. "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
7. "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.

External links

• Media related to Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
• st-adolphe.info (Local news, information, and community agenda)
• Pays-d'en-Haut CLD (Local Development Centre)
• (in French) Mont-Avalanche (Ski and Sports Station)
• (in French) Association des sports nautiques des lacs St-Joseph et Ste-Marie, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard (Local Association)