Lac-des-Plages, Quebec
Lac-des-Plages is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. It is named after Lac des Plages (French for "Lake of Beaches") which attracts many vacationers with the beauty of its beaches.[4]
Lac-des-Plages | |
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 Location within Papineau RCM | |
  Lac-des-Plages Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°00′N 74°54′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Papineau |
| Constituted | January 1, 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josée Simon |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation |
| • Prov. riding | Papineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.20 km2 (64.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 152.94 km2 (59.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 431 |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  −17.4% |
| • Dwellings | 704 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0T 1K0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |  Route 323 |
| Website | www |
History
The community and post office have been identified under several other names, following the name changes of the adjacent lake. It was first known as Lac Rond (Round Lake), Lac Desormeaux (in honour of pioneer Norbert Desormeaux who arrived in the territory in 1890), as well as Lac des Sables (Sand Lake).[4]
In 1950, the Municipality of Lac-des-Plages was formed when its territory detached from the United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington.[4]
Demographics
| Canada census – Lac-des-Plages, Quebec community profile | |||
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| 2016 | 2011 | ||
| Population: | 431 (-17.4% from 2011) | 522 (29.5% from 2006) | |
| Land area: | 152.94 km2 (59.05 sq mi) | 152.96 km2 (59.06 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 58.4 (M: 58.4, F: 58.5) | 54.5 (M: 54.1, F: 55.0) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 704 | 673 | |
| Median household income: | $47,829 | ||
| References: 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7] | |||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1986 | 355 | — |
| 1991 | 374 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 380 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 362 | −4.7% |
| 2006 | 403 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 522 | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 431 | −17.4% |
| Source: Statistics Canada | ||
Mother tongue:[3]
- English as first language: 5.8%
- French as first language: 93.0%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 1.2%
Lac-des-Plages
References
- Reference number 33055 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 80130 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2480130) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
- "Lac-des-Plages (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
External links
Media related to Lac-des-Plages at Wikimedia Commons
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