| Côte Saint-Luc | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Official Name: | City of Côte Saint-Luc |
| Motto: | Civibus Meis ("For My Citizens") |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Côte Saint-Luc logo.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Logo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montréal |
| Seat Type: | Electoral Districts Federal |
| Seat: | Mount Royal |
| Parts Type: | Provincial |
| Parts: | D'Arcy-McGee |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] [3] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mitchell Brownstein |
| Leader Title1: | Federal MP(s) |
| Leader Name1: | Anthony Housefather (LIB) |
| Leader Title2: | Quebec MNA(s) |
| Leader Name2: | Elisabeth Prass (PLQ) |
| Established Title: | Village |
| Established Date: | April 25, 1903[4] |
| Established Title2: | Town |
| Established Date2: | December 9, 1951 |
| Established Title3: | City |
| Established Date3: | February 14, 1958 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 34,504 |
| Population Density Km2: | 4903.7 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop. 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 6.3 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 15548 |
| Population Demonym: | Côte Saint-Lucer |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 45.4667°N -113°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | H4V, H4W, H4X |
| Area Code: | (514) and (438) |
Côte Saint-Luc (in French pronounced as /kot sɛ̃ lyk/) is a city on the Island of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. It is a mostly residential suburb of Montreal, within which it forms an enclave. The city is primarily English-speaking, with a large Jewish community.
Côte Saint-Luc, along with Hampstead and Montreal West, forms an enclave within the City of Montreal. Côte Saint-Luc itself contains two distinct exclaves that are nestled between Hampstead and Montreal. The larger of the two contains a residential development north of Hampstead and the Decarie Square Mall, while the smaller one consists of fifteen residential buildings along Macdonald Avenue.
About a third of Côte Saint-Luc's territory is occupied by the Canadian Pacific rail yards.[5]
The area encompassing Côte Saint-Luc was first settled in the 18th century, and was incorporated as a village in 1903. Its name may commemorate the 18th-century military officer Luc de la Corne Saint-Luc.
Throughout the 1920s, the town grew quickly and accepted many immigrant populations leaving Montreal, notably German-Jewish and British families. Railway development and industrial activities were relocated to the north. An example of this is an old farmhouse, near the intersection of Westminster and Côte Saint-Luc, which today is a strip mall.
Still, Côte Saint-Luc remained a small agricultural community until the mid-20th century. The population grew from 747 residents to over 20,000 between 1940 and the mid-1960s, due to substantial immigration following World War II. It was officially incorporated as a town in 1951, and as a city in 1958.
Côte Saint-Luc was forcibly merged with the city of Montreal on January 1, 2002. It was amalgamated with its neighbouring suburbs of Hampstead and Montreal West to form the borough of Côte-Saint-Luc—Hampstead—Montréal-Ouest. In a referendum held on June 20, 2004, Côte Saint-Luc residents voted to demerge; Côte Saint-Luc was re-established as a separate city on January 1, 2006.
According to the Office québécois de la langue française, Côte Saint-Luc has been officially recognized as a bilingual municipality[6] [7] since 2005.[8]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Côte Saint-Luc had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 7.04km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[9]
Outside Israel, Côte-Saint-Luc contains the world's seventh largest Jewish community as a percentage of total population, with 69.1% of the population being Jewish.[10]
| +Home Language (2016) | Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 17,430 | 60% | |
| French | 4,950 | 17% | |
| Other | 6,745 | 23% | |
| +Mother Tongue (2016) | Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 12,855 | 42% | |
| French | 6,050 | 20% | |
| Other | 11,455 | 38% | |
| +Visible Minorities (2016) | Ethnicity | Population | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not a visible minority | 25,205 | 80.2% | |
| Visible minorities | 6,225 | 19.8% |
| District | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| - | Mayor | Mitchell Brownstein |
| District 1 | City councillor | Oren Sebag |
| District 2 | City councillor | Mike Cohen |
| District 3 | City councillor | Dida Berku |
| District 4 | City councillor | Steven Erdelyi |
| District 5 | City councillor | Mitch Kujavsky |
| District 6 | City councillor | Lior Azerad |
| District 7 | City councillor | Sidney Benizri |
| District 8 | City councillor | Andee Shuster |
The former mayors of Côte Saint-Luc are as follows:
Côte Saint-Luc operates a full-time Public Security Department that enforces municipal by-laws, and in 2006 launched the Volunteer Citizens on Patrol program that allows residents to help deter crime. Côte Saint-Luc also runs the only volunteer EMS first responder system on the island of Montreal, which responds to more than 3,000 calls early. Advanced care and transportation to local hospitals is provided by Urgences-santé. In 2008–2009, the Montreal Fire Department implemented an island-wide first responder system set to replace the Côte Saint-Luc EMS; however, the city fought to keep their system and private member's bill was passed in the National Assembly of Quebec to exclude Côte Saint-Luc from the Montreal Fire Department.
The city's Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Public Library was named in honour of Eleanor London, who served as the city's chief librarian for 36 years. The Eleanor London Côte Saint-Luc Library is one of few libraries in North America that is open every day of the year.
The Cavendish Mall was once the city's central hub, housing stores like Steinberg's, Eaton's and Discus. In recent years, part of the mall has been replaced with single family homes, townhouses and apartment buildings.
The Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (CSMB) operates two Francophone primary schools in Côte Saint-Luc: École de la Mosaïque and École des Amis-du-Monde.[12] The English Montreal School Board operates a French immersion school, Merton School, John Grant and Mountainview High Schools, and the Marymount Adult Centre. There are a number of private schools in the city, including JPPS–Bialik, Hebrew Academy, École Maïmonide and Yeshiva Yavne.
Former residents of Côte Saint-Luc include politician and lawyer Irwin Cotler, actor William Shatner, and poet Irving Layton. Other residents included Montreal Expos all-star catcher Gary Carter. Comedy screenwriter Ricky Blitt and older brother Barry Blitt, a magazine illustrator, were raised there. Author Gordon Korman grew up in Côte Saint-Luc, as did popular science author and cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker.