Lac-au-Saumon, Quebec
Lac-au-Saumon | |
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 Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
  Lac-au-Saumon Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°25′N 67°21′W / 48.417°N 67.350°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matapédia |
| Settled | 1896 |
| Constituted | December 17, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Chevarie |
| • Fed. riding | Avignon—La Mitis— Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 84.40 km2 (32.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 82.24 km2 (31.75 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,453 |
| • Density | 17.7/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.8% |
| • Dwellings | 565 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
Lac-au-Saumon is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional Council Municipality in the Matapédia Valley.
The municipality had a population of 1,453 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
The village is located on the shores of the eponymous Lac au Saumon (French for "Salmon Lake") that is an enlargement of the Matapédia River. It was known as a spawning ground for salmon, but major pollution from mills made this a thing of the past.[1]
History
The area opened up to colonization in 1863, and the Mission of Saint-Edmond-du-Lac-au-Saumon was founded in 1876. But it was not until 1896 that real settlement began with the arrival of a group of Acadians from the Magdalen Islands. The following year the Lac-au-Saumon post office opened.[1][4]
In 1904, the Municipality of Saint-Edmond was incorporated when it separated from the Parish Municipality of Saint-Benoît-Joseph-Labre (now Amqui). The following year, the Village Municipality of Lac-au-Saumon was established.[1][4]
On December 17, 1997, the Village Municipality of Lac-au-Saumon and the Municipality of Saint-Edmond were amalgamated to form the new Municipality of Lac-au-Saumon.[1]
Demographics
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| Population | 1,453 (-2.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 82.24 km2 (31.75 sq mi) |
| Population density | 17.7/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.5 (M: 46.1, F: 50.4) |
| Private dwellings | 565 (total) |
| Median household income | $43,079 |
Canada Census data before 2001 (pre-merger):[7]
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Municipal council
- Mayor: Michel Chevarie
- Councillors: Gérald Ruel, Michel Lapierre, Karine Dostie, Patrick Bacon, Sylvain Harvey
Mayors of the Municipality of Lac-au-Saumon
(following the merger with Saint-Edmond)
- Michel Chevarie 2009-
- Jean-Claude Dumoulin 2005-2009
- Aurélien Beaulieu 1998-2005
- Jean-Claude Dumoulin 1997-1998
Mayors of the former Village Municipality of Lac-au-Saumon
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Lac-au-Saumon (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ^ a b "Lac-au-Saumon". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ^ a b "Saint-Edmond (secteur)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ "Electronic Area Profiles". Canada 1996 Census. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
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