Laporte

Laporte, LaPorte, or La Porte may refer to:

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Laporte, Pennsylvania

Laporte is a borough in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 316 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sullivan County. Laporte is surrounded by Laporte Township. It was named for John Laporte. It is the smallest county seat in Pennsylvania by population (as of the 2000 Census), and in 1969 was one of the two smallest in the United States.

History

The Sullivan County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (12.50%) is water. Within the borough lies Lake Mokoma.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 316 people, 109 households, and 67 families residing in the borough. The population density was 287.3 people per square mile (112.2/km²). There were 251 housing units at an average density of 228.2 per square mile (89.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.1% White, 0.6% African American, 0.9% Native American, and 0.3% Asian. Hispanics or Latinos of any race makes up 0.9% of the borough population.

Laporte (electoral district)

Laporte is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.

It was created for the 1973 election from parts of Taillon and Chambly.

It was named after former Liberal Minister Pierre Laporte who was kidnapped and killed by militants of the Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis in 1970.

Geography

The riding currently includes:

In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.

Members of the National Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the National Assembly:

Election results

* Result compared to Action démocratique