Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
Appearance
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | |
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Coordinates: 45°58′N 74°20′W / 45.97°N 74.33°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | Les Pays-d'en-Haut |
Settled | 1870s |
Constituted | January 1, 1883 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Claude Charbonneau |
• Federal riding | Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation |
• Prov. riding | Argenteuil |
Area | |
• Total | 149.70 km2 (57.80 sq mi) |
• Land | 138.97 km2 (53.66 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 3,702 |
• Density | 26.6/km2 (69/sq mi) |
• Pop (2006–11) | 3.9% |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Website | www |
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard is a municipality in the Laurentian Mountains, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, north-west of Montreal. Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard is home to Mont-Avalanche ski resort.
Demographics
[edit]Population trend:[4]
- Population in 2011: 3702 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3.9%)
- Population in 2006: 3563
- 2001 to 2006 population change: 32.7%
- Population in 2001: 2684
- Population in 1996: 2632
- Population in 1991: 2263
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1822 (total dwellings: 3591)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 18.5%
- French as first language: 77%
- Other as first language: 4.5%
Education
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
- Sainte Agathe Academy in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves the northern portion for both elementary and secondary levels.[5]
- Morin Heights Elementary School (serves the southern portion) in Morin-Heights[6]
- Laurentian Regional High School (serves the southern portion) in Lachute[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55494". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 77065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard (Code 2477065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map and Secondary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.
- ^ "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
- st-adolphe.info (Local news, information, and community agenda)
- Pays-d'en-Haut CLD (Local Development Centre)
- (in French) Avalanche Culture Plein Air (Ski and Sports Station)
- (in French) Association des sports nautiques de Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard (Local Association)