Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | |
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 St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
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| Coordinates: 46°56′N 71°28′W / 46.933°N 71.467°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional county | La Jacques-Cartier |
| Settled | 1816 |
| Incorporated | October 5, 1985 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Brent Montgomery |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Chauveau |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 441.17 km2 (170.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 435.30 km2 (168.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,827 |
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | G0A |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www.saint-gabriel-de-valcartier.ca |
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located in the Jacques-Cartier River valley. It is home to the Canadian Forces Base Valcartier since World War I.
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[edit] History
In 1647, Robert Giffard de Moncel was granted the Saint-Gabriel seignory that became property of the Jesuits in 1667 and Crown property in 1800. Around 1816, John Neilson (1776-1848), together with Andrew Stuart and Louis Moquin, Quebec lawyers, obtained some 50 concessions in the Saint-Gabriel seignory. This marked the start of the Val-Cartier settlement that was intended to receive Irish and Scottish colonizers.[3]
In 1832, the Parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was formed when it was detached from Sainte-Catherine(-de-la-Jacques-Cartier) and Charlesbourg. In 1845, the Municipality of Valcartier was created in 1845 but abolished in 1847. The Parish Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier was officially established in 1855, then divided in 1862 into two municipalities: Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.[3]
In 1985, Saint-Gabriel-Ouest and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier were merged again to form the current municipality.[3]
[edit] Demographics
Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2006: 2827 (2001 to 2006 population change: 25.3 %)
- Population in 2001: 2256
- Population in 1996: 2204
- Population in 1991: 2754
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 797 (total dwellings: 941)
[edit] List of mayors
[edit] Mayors of Saint-Gabriel-Ouest
- 1878-1881 : Patrick Cosgrove
- 1881-1882 : Ulric Gauvreau
- 1882-1884 : Thomas Brown
- 1884-1887 : James Burns
- 1887-1890 : Thomas Brown
- 1890-1895 : Samuel Clark
- 1895-1903 : Thomas Brown
- 1903-1909 : Lawrence Corrigan
- 1909-1911 : James Bowles
- 1911-1924 : Robert Hayes
- 1924-1930 : Thomas Knox
- 1931-1932 : Thomas Murphy
- 1932-1933 : James Clark
- 1933 : Albert Corrigan
- 1933-1941 : John Murphy
- 1941-1946 : John McCartney
- 1947-1955 : Cecil Rourke
- 1955-1961 : Simmons Crawford
- 1961-1967 : George Murphy
- 1967-1971 : John McCartney
- 1972-1985 : Donat Rouleau
[edit] Mayors of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
- 1878-1880 : Arthur Wolf
- 1881 : Thomas Dacres
- 1882 : William B. McBain
- 1883 : Francis Ireland
- 1884-1885 : William B. McBain
- 1886-1888 : Thomas Dacres
- 1889 : David B. McCartney
- 1890 : Charles Jack
- 1891-1896 : John McBain
- 1896-1903 : William B. McBain
- 1903-1905 : Lewis McBain
- 1905-1906 : Thomas Knox
- 1906-1908 : Andrew Brown
- 1908-1914 : Thomas Knox
- 1914-1923 : John McCartney
- 1923-1924 : William Neil
- 1924-1927 : Robert Goodfellow
- 1927-1936 : Alfred J. Hicks
- 1937-1940 : William Goodfellow
- 1941-1946 : Irvin Jack
- 1947-1948 : William Hicks
- 1949-1950 : Neilson McBain
- 1951-1961 : William Hicks
- 1961-1969 : Russel Paquet
- 1969-1988 : Lewis Jack
- 1988- : Brent Montgomery
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier community profile
- ^ a b c "Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/CT/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=56602. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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