Saint-Lin-Laurentides
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°46′W / 45.85°N 73.767°W / 45.85; -73.767
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
Regional County	Montcalm
Settled	1807
Incorporated	March 1, 2000
Government
- Type	Municipality
- Mayor	André Auger
- Federal riding	Montcalm
- Prov. riding	Rousseau
Area [1]
- Land	118.52 km2 (45.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	14,159
- Density	119.5/km2 (309.5/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J5M
Area code(s)	450
Website	www.saint-lin-laurentides.com

Saint-Lin-Laurentides is a small town in Quebec, Canada, in the Regional County Municipality of Montcalm. In the 2001 Canadian census, the town had a population of 12,384.

Saint-Lin was the birthplace of former Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, whose paternal home is now a National Historic Site of Canada.

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

Saint-Lin–Laurentides was formed on March 1, 2000, when the Municipality of Saint-Lin and the Town of Laurentides were merged.^[3]

Saint-Lin was first settled in 1807 when pioneers from Saint-Pierre-du-Portage (now L'Assomption) arrived. In 1828, the Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaie Parish was founded. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lin was established, but was abolished 2 years later in 1847 when it was absorbed into the county municipality. That same year, its post office opened. In 1855, the municipality was reestablished as Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaye, with Carolus Laurier, father of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as first mayor.^[3]

Laurentides was originally the Village Municipality of Saint-Lin, which became an incorporate entity in 1856. In 1883, it changed name and statutes and became the Town of Laurentides. Also that year, the local post office opened.^[4]

[edit] Demographics

Population:^[5]

• Population in 2006: 14,159 (2001 to 2006 population change: 14.4 %)
• Population in 2001: 12,379
• Population in 1996:
  • Laurentides: 2703
  • Saint-Lin: 9336
• Population in 1991:
  • Laurentides: 2336
  • Saint-Lin: 7029

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 5350 (total dwellings: 5725)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.5 %
• French as first language: 96.9 %
• English and French as first language: 0.4 %
• Other as first language: 1.2 %

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (French) Ville de Saint-Lin-Laurentides

	Saint-Hippolyte	Saint-Calixte, Sainte-Julienne	Saint-Esprit
	Sainte-Sophie		Saint-Roch-Ouest Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan
		Saint-Lin-Laurentides
		Terrebonne

v • d • e  Administrative divisions of Lanaudière  (Region 14) Small caps indicate municipalities with over 10,000 inhabitants (2006 census). Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories D'Autray · L'Assomption · Joliette · Matawinie · Montcalm · Les Moulins Major1 municipalities Lavaltrie · Berthierville · Saint-Gabriel · Charlemagne · Repentigny · L'Assomption · L'Épiphanie (V) · Joliette · Notre-Dame-des-Prairies · Saint-Charles-Borromée · Saint-Félix-de-Valois · Rawdon · Chertsey · Saint-Lin–Laurentides · Saint-Calixte · Sainte-Julienne · Terrebonne · Mascouche Administrative divisions of Quebec

Coordinates: 45°51′08″N 73°45′25″W / 45.85222°N 73.75694°W / 45.85222; -73.75694