Lochaber, Quebec
Lochaber | |
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 Location within Papineau RCM | |
  Lochaber Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′N 75°13′W / 45.633°N 75.217°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Papineau |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georges Leduc |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Papineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.00 km2 (27.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 62.04 km2 (23.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 415 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  1.5% |
| • Dwellings | 183 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
Highways  A-50 |  R-148  R-317 |
Lochaber is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Papineau Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 415 in the 2016 Canadian Census.
History
In 1807, a group of Scots settled in the southern part of the Blanche River valley, the same year the geographic township of Lochaber Gore was created. They came from Thurso in Scotland, as well as from the Highlands, near Lochaber and other parts of northern Scotland.[4]
In 1845, the township municipality was formed but abolished in September 1847 when it became part of Ottawa County. In 1855, it was reestablished.[1]
In 1886, the village municipality of Thurso separated from the township,[4] and in 1891, the western half the township was split off to form the township municipality of Lochaber-Partie-Ouest.[5]
Demographics
| 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 415 (1.5% from 2011) | 409 (-17.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 60.70 km2 (23.44 sq mi) | 62.04 km2 (23.95 sq mi) |
| Population density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Median age | 42.0 (M: 44.8, F: 39.5) | 42.4 (M: 45.3, F: 38.5) |
| Private dwellings | 183 (total) | 167 (total) |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $32,110 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 505 | — |
| 1991 | 521 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 510 | −2.1% |
| 2001 | 456 | −10.6% |
| 2006 | 497 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 409 | −17.7% |
| 2016 | 415 | +1.5% |
| Source: Statistics Canada | ||
Mother tongue:[3]
- English as first language: 7.2%
- French as first language: 89.2%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 2.4%
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 36335". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 80055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Lochaber, Quebec (Code 2480055) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ a b "Thurso" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Lochaber-Partie-Ouest" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
External links
Media related to Lochaber, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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