Lac-Saint-Paul, Quebec

Lac-Saint-Paul
Municipality
Location within Antoine-Labelle RCM
Lac-Saint-Paul Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°44′N 75°19′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Antoine-Labelle
Constituted	September 11, 1922
Government [2]
• Mayor	Colette Quevillon
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Labelle
Area [2][3]
• Total	185.31 km^2 (71.55 sq mi)
• Land	170.72 km^2 (65.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	525
• Density	3.1/km^2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop. 2016-2021	9.1%
• Dwellings	423
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0W 1K0
Area code	819
Highways	R-311
Website	www.lac-saint-paul.ca

Lac-Saint-Paul (French pronunciation: [lak sɛ̃ pɔl]) is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality.

History

The first settler was Joseph Dufour, followed by more families in 1898. In 1915, its post office opened under the name Lac Gorman, after the lake the settlement was located on. In 1919, the local parish was founded, named in honour of its patron, Saint Paul. That same year, the lake and post office were renamed to Lac Saint-Paul.[1]

In 1922, the Municipality of Lac-Saint-Paul was created out of territory ceded from the United Township Municipality of Wurtele, Moreau et Gravel.[1]

Demographics

Canada census – Lac-Saint-Paul community profile

	2021	2016
Population	525 (+9.1% from 2016)	481 (0.0% from 2011)
Land area	170.72 km^2 (65.92 sq mi)	171.57 km^2 (66.24 sq mi)
Population density	3.1/km^2 (8.0/sq mi)	2.8/km^2 (7.3/sq mi)
Median age	59.2 (M: 60.0, F: 58.8)	57.3 (M: 58.7, F: 56.1)
Private dwellings	423 (total)  275 (occupied)	409 (total)
Median household income	$53,200	$46,720

References: 2021[4] 2016[5]

Historical census populations – Lac-Saint-Paul, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1976 288 —     1981 336 +16.7% 1986 391 +16.4% 1991 385 −1.5% 1996 415 +7.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 429 +3.4% 2006 521 +21.4% 2011 481 −7.7% 2016 481 +0.0% 2021 525 +9.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 275 (total dwellings: 423)[3]

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 5%
• French as first language: 93%
• English and French as first language: 2%
• Other as first language: 0%

Local government

List of former mayors:

• Jean Coulombe (...–2005)
• Claude Ménard (2005–2013)
• Fabricius Louis Lanzon (2013–2016)
• Normand Marier (2016–2017)
• Colette Quevillon (2017–present)

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33349". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 79105". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Lac-Saint-Paul, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

External links

Media related to Lac-Saint-Paul at Wikimedia Commons