Laforce is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.
Laforce | |
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 Location within Témiscamingue RCM | |
  Laforce Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′N 78°44′W / 47.533°N 78.733°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Témiscamingue |
| Settled | 1937 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gérald Charron |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area | |
| • Total | 590.46 km2 (227.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 436.78 km2 (168.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 266 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  15.2% |
| • Dwellings | 110 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | laforce |
History
editThe place saw its first settlers in 1937, and was originally called Devlin, after the geographic township of Devlin, in turn named in honour of Charles Ramsay Devlin. In 1938, the Parish of Saint-Charles-Borromée-de-Devlin was founded. In June of that same year, the place received the name Laforce, named after Ernest Laforce (1879–1977), deputy minister of Colonization of Quebec at that time. In 1940, the Laforce Post Office opened.[1]
On January 1, 1979, the Municipality of Laforce was created out of previously unincorporated area.[5]
Demographics
edit| 2021 | |
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| Population | 266 (+15.2% from 2016) |
| Land area | 436.78 km2 (168.64 sq mi) |
| Population density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| Median age | 31.4 (M: 32.8, F: 31.2) |
| Private dwellings | 110 (total) 95 (occupied) |
| Median household income | $62,000 |
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| Population figures based on revised counts. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes. Source: Statistics Canada[4][9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 59.4%
- French as first language: 32.8%
- English and French as first language: 1.6%
- Other as first language: 6.3%
Local government
editList of former mayors:[5]
- Patrice Rioux (1979–1979)
- Yves Nolet (1979–1981, 1987–1989)
- Bertrand Pichette (1981–1987)
- Alain Sinotte (1989–2000)
- Gérald Charron (2000–2013, 2017–present)
- Isabelle Morin (2013–2017)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 92437". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b "Laforce census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Laforce (municipalité) 1.1.1979 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
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