Old Fort, Quebec Explained

Old Fort
Settlement Type:Unconstituted locality
Pushpin Map:Canada Quebec
Pushpin Mapsize:197
Coordinates:51.4236°N -57.8244°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Côte-Nord
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Bonne-Espérance
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Manicouagan
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Duplessis
Area Land Km2:3.01
Population Total:256
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:92.7
Population Blank1 Title:Change (2006–11)
Population Blank1:14.9%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:119
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0G 2G0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways

Vieux Fort (also known as Old Fort) is an unconstituted locality within the municipality of Bonne-Espérance in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is also known as Old Fort Bay or Vieux-Fort (the latter is preferred by the Commission de toponymie du Québec).

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Old Fort had a population of 256 living in 106 of its 113 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 234. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

Education

Commission scolaire du Littoral operates Mountain Ridge School (anglophone) in Old Fort.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Sep 2, 2022.
  2. "Schools and centers ." Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.