Argenteuil Regional County Municipality

Argenteuil is a regional county municipality located in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Lachute.[2]

Argenteuil
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°41′N 74°25′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seatLachute
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectScott Pearce
Area
 • Total1,306.60 km2 (504.48 sq mi)
 • Land1,252.97 km2 (483.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total32,389
 • Density25.8/km2 (67/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 0.8%
 • Dwellings
19,081
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitewww.argenteuil.qc.ca

History

In 1682, Charles-Joseph d'Ailleboust was granted by Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France, a domain of 186 square kilometres (72 sq mi) of land. This fiefdom was bounded by the Ottawa River to the south, a line through the center of the hamlet of Carillon in the west and Clear Lake (Lac Clair) to the north. Since Ailleboust already owned a house in Argenteuil near Paris, he called his domain Argenteuil Seigneury. In 1697, the Lord of Ailleboust and his wife Catherine Le Gardeur sold their seigneury to their son Pierre d'Ailleboust d'Argenteuil. Subsequently over the years, the fiefdom was held by Pierre-Louis Panet, and then by Major Murray.[4]

After the conquest of New France by the British in 1759 during the Seven Years' War, the British implemented their laws, but maintained certain French seigneurial rights. In 1796, Jedediah Lane, from Jericho, Vermont, bought from Major Murray several thousand acres of land on both sides of the North River (Rivière du Nord), where Lachute is today. In 1809, Thomas Barron bought the land of the territory that would become the center of the town of Lachute. Five years later, Sir John Johnson, a Loyalist from New York who had resettled in Canada after the American Revolution, bought the rest of the Argenteuil Seigneury. He built a sawmill and gave land for churches, helping to attract new settlers to Argenteuil.[4]

In 1854, the Parliament of the Province of Canada abolished the seigneurial system, and the County of Argenteuil was created the following year.[4] In January 1983, the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality succeeded the County of Argenteuil.[5]

Subdivisions

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 32,389 (+0.8% from 2011) 32,117 (+7.1% from 2006) 29,922 (+3.7% from 2001)
Land area: 1,252.97 km2 (483.77 sq mi) 1,251.64 km2 (483.26 sq mi) 1,245.55 km2 (480.91 sq mi)
Population density: 25.8/km2 (67/sq mi) 25.7/km2 (67/sq mi) 24.1/km2 (62/sq mi)
Median age: 49.6 (M: 49.0, F: 50.1) 46.9 (M: 46.4, F: 47.4) 44.4 (M: 44.0, F: 44.8)
Total private dwellings: 19,081 18,352 16,797
Median household income: $50,415 $44,453 $41,381
References: 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9]
Historical Census Data - Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 27,232—    
1996 28,505+4.7%
1996A 28,568+0.2%
2001 28,931+1.3%
YearPop.±%
2006 29,922+3.4%
2011 32,117+7.3%
2016 32,389+0.8%
[10][11][3]
(A) adjusted to reflect boundary changes.

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec[10][11][3]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
31,905
 26,010 1.4% 81.5% 4,820 4.1% 15.1% 425 1.1% 1.3% 650 16.1% 2.0%
2011
31,655
 25,650 9.7% 81.03% 5,025 2.0% 15.87% 420 27.3% 1.33% 560 10.4% 1.77%
2006
29,460
 23,375 5.6% 79.35% 5,130 2.4% 17.41% 330 10.8% 1.12% 625 31.6% 2.12%
2001
28,230
 22,130 2.8% 78.39% 5,255 10.8% 18.62% 370 42.3% 1.31% 475 3.3% 1.68%
1996
28,135
 21,525 n/a 76.51% 5,890 n/a 20.93% 260 n/a 0.92% 460 n/a 1.64%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[12]

Attractions

See also

References
  1. Reference number 141122 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 760 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Argenteuil, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. "Lachute, d'hier à aujourd'hui" (in French). La ville de Lachute. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
  5. "Argenteuil (Municipalité régionale de comté)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  6. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  7. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  10. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. "(Code 2476) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  12. Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  13. "Carillon Barracks (Casernes de Carillon)". Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.



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