Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec

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Coteau-du-Lac
City
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Rue Principale, Coteau-du-Lac
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Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM
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Coteau-du-Lac
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°18′N74°11′W / 45.3°N 74.18°W / 45.3; -74.18 Coordinates: 45°18′N74°11′W / 45.3°N 74.18°W / 45.3; -74.18 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted6 February 1982
Government
 • MayorAndrée Brosseau
 •  Federal riding Salaberry—Suroît
 •  Prov. riding Soulanges
Area
 • Total57.20 km2 (22.09 sq mi)
 • Land46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi)
Population
[4]
 • Total7,044
 • Density150.2/km2 (389/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase2.svg 3.0%
 • Dwellings
2,743
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0P
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
Quebec Autoroute 20.svg A-20
Qc201.svg Route 201
Qc338.svg Route 338
Website www.coteau-du-lac.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Coteau-du-Lac is a small city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality.

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The name of the town comes from the French word Coteau which meant "slope" and from its location on the north shore of Lake Saint Francis. [5] The National Historic Site of Canada of the Coteau-du-Lac canal is the location of the first canal lock system in North America. The city has an industrial park. In late 2012, around 120 people were temporarily evacuated, and 2 people died after an explosion in the local fireworks factory. [6]

The population was 7,044 as of the 2016 Canadian Census. [4]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population:7,044 (3.0% from 2011)6,842 (+7.8% from 2006)6,346 (+13.9% from 2001)
Land area:46.89 km2 (18.10 sq mi)47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi)47.06 km2 (18.17 sq mi)
Population density:150.2/km2 (389/sq mi)145.4/km2 (377/sq mi)134.9/km2 (349/sq mi)
Median age:40.1 (M: 39.5, F: 40.7)39.0 (M: 39.0, F: 38.9)36.6 (M: 36.8, F: 36.4)
Total private dwellings:2,7432,6312,407
Median household income:$80,268$71,517$64,574
References: 2016 [7] 2011 [8] 2006 [9] earlier [10]
Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec [11]
YearPop.±%
1986 3,547—    
1991 4,193+18.2%
1996 4,960+18.3%
2001 5,573+12.4%
2006 6,346+13.9%
2011 6,842+7.8%
2016 7,044+3.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec [11]
CensusTotal
French
English
French & English
Other
YearResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
2016
7,015
6,495Increase2.svg 2.3%92.6%315Increase2.svg 31.3%4.5%75Increase2.svg 36.4%1.1%125Increase2.svg 60.0%1.8%
2011
6,720
6,350Increase2.svg 6.5%94.5%240Increase2.svg 71.4%3.6%55Increase2.svg 22.2%0.8%75Decrease2.svg 16.7%1.1%
2006
6,235
5,960Increase2.svg 14.2%95.6%140Decrease2.svg 17.6%2.3%45Increase2.svg 28.6%0.7%90Increase2.svg 200.0%1.4%
2001
5,455
5,220Increase2.svg 11.2%95.7%170Increase2.svg 28.6%3.1%35Steady2.svg 0.0%0.6%30Steady2.svg 0.0%0.6%
1996
4,895
4,695n/a95.9%135n/a2.8%35n/a0.7%30n/a0.6%
Note: Percentages may not equal 100% due to multiple responses and rounding.
Town hall of Coteau-du-Lac Coteau-du-Lac QC 2.JPG
Town hall of Coteau-du-Lac

Education

Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools. [12]

Lester B. Pearson School Board operates Anglophone schools. [13]

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Reference number 399922 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Regions Quebec: Coteau-du-Lac". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)". Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 "(Code 2471040) Census Profile". 2016 census . Statistics Canada. 2017.
  5. ↑ Parks Canada Website
  6. ↑ Macdonald, Roy (20 June 2013). "2 die in fireworks factory blast near Montreal". CBC News. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. 17 February 2012.
  11. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  12. ↑ "Les écoles et les centres". Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs . Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "School Board Map." Lester B. Pearson School Board. Retrieved on September 28, 2017.
  14. ↑ Mailhot, Laurent (2000). "Jules Fournier". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.

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