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.
Lochaber | |
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 Location within Papineau RCM | |
  Lochaber Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′N 75°13′W / 45.633°N 75.217°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Papineau |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georges Leduc |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Papineau |
| Area | |
• 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) | |
| Area code | 819 |
Highways  A-50 |  R-148  R-317 |
History
editIn 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
edit| 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]
| 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 |
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
edit- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 36335". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 80055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Lochaber, Quebec (Code 2480055) Census Profile". 2016 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ a b "Thurso" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Lochaber-Partie-Ouest" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Lochaber, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons