Lac-Supérieur (French pronunciation: [lak sypeʁjœʁ]) is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. It is named after Lake Superior (Lac Supérieur) which is located in the Laurentian Mountains, due east of Mont Tremblant Resort. The community of Lac-Supérieur is just south of the lake, which itself is ringed with cottages. The entire northern portion of the municipality is mostly undeveloped and part of the Mont-Tremblant National Park.
Lac-Supérieur | |
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 Lac-Supérieur in winter | |
 Location within Les Laurentides RCM | |
  Lac-Supérieur Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′N 74°28′W / 46.200°N 74.467°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Settled | 1881 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Perreault |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Labelle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 385.50 km2 (148.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 365.98 km2 (141.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,972 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 1,718 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www.muni. lacsuperieur.qc.ca |
History
editThe municipality was formed in 1881 and initially named Wolfe, in tribute to British General James Wolfe. Its first settlers were Canadians repatriated from California and the western United States.[4]
In 1944, the municipality was renamed to Saint-Faustin, the name of the parish founded in 1878 in what is now part of Mont-Blanc. In 1957, it was renamed again to its present name, a designation previously assigned to the post office which opened in 1913.[4]
Demographics
editPopulation trend:[5]
- Population in 2021: 1,972 (2016 to 2021 population change: 4.4%)
- Population in 2016: 1,888
- Population in 2011: 1,892
- Population in 2006: 1,745
- Population in 2001: 1,439
- Population in 1996: 1,199
- Population in 1991: 952
- Population in 1986: 852
- Population in 1981: 709
- Population in 1976: 481
- Population in 1971: 394
- Population in 1966: 346
- Population in 1961: 386
- Population in 1956: 1,093
- Population in 1951: 1,175
- Population in 1941: 1,197
- Population in 1931: 1,211
- Population in 1921: 1,482
- Population in 1911: 1,467
- Population in 1901: 1,283
- Population in 1891: 669
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 996 (total dwellings: 1,718)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 5.6%
- French as first language: 91.1%
- English and French as first language: 1.0%
- Other as first language: 2.0%
Education
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Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33361". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78095". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Lac-Supérieur census profile
- ^ a b "Lac-Supérieur (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine and Secondary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.
External links
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