Saint-Lin–Laurentides

Saint-Lin–Laurentides (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃tid]) is a small city located in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. Its official name uses an en dash; however, the city's own website uses the two-hyphen version of its name: Saint-Lin-Laurentides. In the Canada 2021 Census its population was 24,030.

Saint-Lin–Laurentides
City
Ville de Saint-Lin–Laurentides
Route 335
Location within Montcalm RCM.
Saint-Lin–Laurentides Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°51′N 73°46′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Lanaudière
RCM	Montcalm
Settled	1807
Constituted	March 1, 2000
Government [2]
• Mayor	Mathieu Maisonneuve
• Federal riding	Montcalm
• Prov. riding	Rousseau
Area [2][3]
• City	118.80 km2 (45.87 sq mi)
• Land	118.29 km2 (45.67 sq mi)
• Urban	17.29 km2 (6.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• City	24,030
• Density	203.2/km2 (526/sq mi)
• Urban	19,963
• Urban density	1,154.6/km2 (2,990/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	15.6%
• Dwellings	9,615
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J5M
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways[4]	R-158 R-335 R-337
Website	www.saint-lin-laurentides.com

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

History

Church of St-Lin, 2009

Saint-Lin–Laurentides was formed on 1 March 2000, when the Municipality of Saint-Lin and the Town of Laurentides were merged.^[5]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Lin—Laurentides had a population of 24,030 living in 9,289 of its 9,615 total private dwellings, a change of 15.6% from its 2016 population of 20,786. With a land area of 118.29 km² (45.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 203.1/km² (526.1/sq mi) in 2021.^[7]

Historical Census Data – Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec^[8]

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	12,379	—
2006	14,159	+14.4%
2011	17,463	+23.3%
2016	20,786	+19.0%
2021	24,030	+15.6%

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 1.5%
• French as first language: 94.2%
• English and French as first language: 1.1%
• Other as first language: 2.5%

Home of Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Education

The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools

• École de l'Aubier^[9]
• École des Trois-Temps
  • pavillon de l'Arc-en-Ciel^[10]
  • pavillon de l'Oiseau-Bleu^[11]
  • pavillon Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier^[12]
• École du ruisseau

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:

• Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée serves most of the town^[13]
• Laurentia Elementary School in Saint-Jérôme serves a portion of the town^[14]
• Joliette High School in Joliette serves all of the town^[15]