Lac-Supérieur Explained

Lac-Supérieur
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Canada Central Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in central Quebec
Coordinates:46.2°N -102°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1881
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 1881
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Steve Perreault
Area Total Km2:385.50
Area Land Km2:365.98
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1972
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:5.4
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 4.4%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1718
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:No major routes

Lac-Supérieur (pronounced as /fr/) is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality. It is named after Lake Superior (Lac Supérieur) which is located in the Laurentian Mountains, due east of Mont Tremblant Resort. The community of Lac-Supérieur is just south of the lake, which itself is ringed with cottages. The entire northern portion of the municipality is mostly undeveloped and part of the Mont-Tremblant National Park.

History

The municipality was formed in 1881 and initially named Wolfe, in tribute to British General James Wolfe. Its first settlers were Canadians repatriated from California and the western United States.[2]

In 1944, the municipality was renamed to Saint-Faustin, the name of the parish founded in 1878 in what is now part of Mont-Blanc. In 1957, it was renamed again to its present name, a designation previously assigned to the post office which opened in 1913.[2]

Demographics

Population trend:[3]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 996 (total dwellings: 1,718)

Mother tongue:

Education

Sainte Agathe Academy (of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves English-speaking students in this community for both elementary and secondary levels.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052478095&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Lac-Superieur Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Lac-Supérieur census profile
  2. Web site: Lac-Supérieur (Municipalité) . 2009-05-29 . Commission de toponymie du Québec . French.
  3. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  4. "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.