Barkmere

Barkmere is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Barkmere
City
Coat of arms
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Barkmere Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°00′N 74°35′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Laurentides
Constituted	March 24, 1926
Government [2]
• Mayor	Luc Trépanier
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Argenteuil
Area [2][3]
• Total	23.70 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
• Land	17.72 km2 (6.84 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	81
• Density	4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	39.7%
• Dwellings	230
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 1A0
Area code	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.barkmere.ca

It is one of the smallest incorporated municipalities in Quebec, with a population of just 81 in the Canada 2021 Census.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Barkmere had a population of 81 living in 50 of its 230 total private dwellings, a change of 39.7% from its 2016 population of 58. With a land area of 17.72 km² (6.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.6/km² (11.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

	2021	2016	2011
Population	81 (+39.7% from 2016)	58 (0.0% from 2011)	58 (-33.3% from 2006)
Land area	17.72 km2 (6.84 sq mi)	17.99 km2 (6.95 sq mi)	18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Population density	4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)	3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)	3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Median age	60.8 (M: 60.8, F: 58.8)	59.5 (M: 57.5, F: 63.1)	60.0 (M: 55.8, F: 62.8)
Private dwellings	230 (total)  50 (occupied)	367 (total)	217 (total)
Median household income		$52,608	$.N/A

Canada census – Barkmere community profile

Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons.
References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[7]

Population trend:^[8]

• Population in 2021: 81 (2016 to 2021 population change: 39.7%)
• Population in 2016: 58
• Population in 2011: 58
• Population in 2006: 87
• Population in 2001: 44
• Population in 1996: 53
• Population in 1991: 62

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 25%
• French as first language: 68.8%
• English and French as first language: 6.3%
• Other as first language: 0%

Gallery

• 
  New town hall and community center built in 2016.
• 
  Municipal office
• 
  View of the lake
• 
  Jesuit island

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:

• Arundel Elementary School in Arundel^[9]
• Sainte Agathe Academy (for high school only) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts^[10]

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec