Lochaber, Quebec

Lochaber
Township municipality
Location within Papineau RCM
Lochaber Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°38′N75°13′W / 45.633°N 75.217°W / 45.633; -75.217 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	Papineau
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Georges Leduc
•  Federal riding	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation
•  Prov. riding	Papineau
Area [2] [3]
• Total	70.00 km2 (27.03 sq mi)
• Land	62.04 km2 (23.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	446
• Density	7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	7.5%
• Dwellings	194
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0X 3B0
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

Historical census populations – Lochaber, Quebec

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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lochaber had a population of 446 living in 176 of its 194 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 415. With a land area of 62.14 km² (23.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.2/km² (18.6/sq mi) in 2021. ^[6]

Canada census – Lochaber community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	446 (+7.5% from 2016)	415 (1.5% from 2011)	409 (-17.7% from 2006)
Land area	62.14 km2 (23.99 sq mi)	60.70 km2 (23.44 sq mi)	62.04 km2 (23.95 sq mi)
Population density	7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)	6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Median age	46.0 (M: 47.6, F: 43.2)	42.0 (M: 44.8, F: 39.5)	42.4 (M: 45.3, F: 38.5)
Private dwellings	194 (total)  176 (occupied)	183 (total)	167 (total)
Median household income	$75,500	$58,880	$32,110

References: 2021 ^[7] 2016 ^[8] 2011 ^[9]

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

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 36335". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 80055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Lochaber, Quebec (Code 2480055) Census Profile". 2016 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
4. "Thurso" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
5. "Lochaber-Partie-Ouest" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-20.

External links

Media related to Lochaber, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons