Lac-Ernest, Quebec

Lac-Ernest is an unorganized territory in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. It is almost entirely within the Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve.

Lac-Ernest
Unorganized territory
Ernest Lake at dawn
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM.
Lac-Ernest Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 75°12′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Antoine-Labelle
Constituted	January 1, 1986
Government [2]
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area [2][3]
• Total	381.50 km^2 (147.30 sq mi)
• Land	343.36 km^2 (132.57 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	0
• Density	0.0/km^2 (0/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.0%
• Dwellings	0
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Highways	No major routes

History

In the early 1920s, the Singer Company, manufacturer best known for its sewing machines, began logging the area. This company built a railway from Thurso to southern Lake Montjoie in Lac-Ernest territory. Here a vast logging camp, known as "Camp 27", was established where logs were accumulated as far as the eye could see. In 1964, the MacLaren Company succeeded Singer and used the railroad until 1980 when it was dismantled and now functions as a rail trail.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

• Population in 2011: 0
• Population in 2006: 0
• Population in 2001: 0
• Population in 1996: 0
• Population in 1991: 0

See also

• List of unorganized territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 149663 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 79924 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Lac-Ernest profile
4. "Découvrir Duhamel - Histoire" (in French). Municipalité de Duhamel. Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census