Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, Quebec

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
Township municipality
Rural area of Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
Location within Papineau RCM
Lochaber-Partie-Ouest Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°37′N75°18′W / 45.617°N 75.300°W / 45.617; -75.300 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	Papineau
Constituted	April 20, 1891
Government [2]
• Mayor	Pierre Renaud [3]
•  Federal riding	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
•  Prov. riding	Papineau
Area [2] [4]
• Total	66.00 km2 (25.48 sq mi)
• Land	57.39 km2 (22.16 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [4]
• Total	926
• Density	16.1/km2 (42/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	8.2%
• Dwellings	358
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0X 3B0
Area code	819
Highways A-50	R-148
Website	www.lochaber-ouest.ca

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Papineau Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 926 in the 2021 Canadian Census.

The township is predominantly agricultural which is the main economic activity. ^[5]

History

In 1807, a group of about 400 Scottish Highlanders settled in the area, the same year the geographic township of Lochaber Gore was created. They came from the Highlands, near Lochaber and other parts of northern Scotland. Settlement was difficult, because income from agriculture was lower than the costs of importing manufactured products from Montreal. ^{[5] [6]}

With the arrival of the logging industry, the settlers were able to practice agriculture during the summer, while working in the lumberjack camps during the winter, or to work in the various sawmills that developed along the Blanche River near Thurso. The logging industry also attracted many more settlers, including French Canadians, and settlement was well underway at the turn of the 19th to 20th century. The population became predominantly Francophone at the start of the 20th century. ^[5]

In 1891, the township municipality of Lochaber-Partie-Ouest was created when it was split off from Lochaber Township. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Lochaber-Partie-Ouest

Year	Pop.	±%
1986	504	—
1991	470	−6.7%
1996	477	+1.5%
2001	460	−3.6%
2006	514	+11.7%
2011	646	+25.7%
2016	856	+32.5%
2021	926	+8.2%
Source: Statistics Canada

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lochaber-Partie-Ouest had a population of 926 living in 336 of its 358 total private dwellings, a change of 8.2% from its 2016 population of 856. With a land area of 57.39 km² (22.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.1/km² (41.8/sq mi) in 2021. ^[7]

Canada census – Lochaber-Partie-Ouest community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	926 (+8.2% from 2016)	856 (32.5% from 2011)	646 (25.7% from 2006)
Land area	57.39 km2 (22.16 sq mi)	57.45 km2 (22.18 sq mi)	57.41 km2 (22.17 sq mi)
Population density	16.1/km2 (42/sq mi)	14.9/km2 (39/sq mi)	11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)
Median age	42.0 (M: 42.0, F: 43.2)	41.6 (M: 42.0, F: 40.8)	40.0 (M: 40.9, F: 39.1)
Private dwellings	358 (total)  336 (occupied)	339 (total)	248 (total)
Median household income	$102,000	$81,067	$54,239

References: 2021 ^[8] 2016 ^[9] 2011 ^[10] earlier ^{[11] [12]}

Mother tongue: ^[4]

• English as first language: 8.1%
• French as first language: 90.1%
• English and French as first language: 1.2%
• Other as first language: 1.2%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Michel Labrecque (2001–2009)
• Jean-Pierre Girard (2013–2017)
• Pierre Renaud (2017–present)

References

1. "Reference number 36337 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Geographic code 80060 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Lochaber-Partie-Ouest :: Portrait du Canton [ no. 7 ]".
4. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, Canton (Municipalité de) (CT) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
5. "Portrait du Canton - Historique du Canton". www.lochaber-ouest.ca. Canton de Lochaber-Partie-Ouest. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
6. "Thurso" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
8. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
9. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
10. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
11. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
12. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

External links

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