Saint-Guillaume-Nord, Quebec

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Saint-Guillaume-Nord
Unorganized territory
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Saint-Guillaume-Nord is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Guillaume-Nord
Saint-Guillaume-Nord
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°36′N 74°06′W / 46.600°N 74.100°W / 46.600; -74.100Coordinates: 46°36′N 74°06′W / 46.600°N 74.100°W / 46.600; -74.100[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMMatawinie
Constitutedunspecified
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
[2][3]
 • Total819.00 km2 (316.22 sq mi)
 • Land757.64 km2 (292.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total65
 • Density0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 39.8%
 • Dwellings
202
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450
HighwaysNo major routes

Saint-Guillaume-Nord is the southernmost unorganized territory in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality.

Its only community is the hamlet of Saint-Guillaume-Nord, located at confluence of the Matawin River and Cypress Creek, a dozen miles west of Saint-Michel-des-Saints and just east of the north-east entrance to the Mont-Tremblant National Park.

History[]

The hamlet of Saint-Guillaume-Nord was formed in the early twentieth century, when some thirty lots were granted for agricultural purposes in the geographic Township of Gouin. A mission was established on January 21, 1916, dedicated to St. William (French: saint Guillaume). This name was most likely chosen to honour (1865-1940), pastor at Kahnawake and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, bishop of Joliette in 1913, and subsequently Archbishop of Ottawa in 1928. After the closure of the Northwood Lumber Company, the little parish went into decline since the soil was of too poor quality to meet the former expectations.[4]

Demographics[]

Population[]

Historical Census Data - Saint-Guillaume-Nord, Quebec[5]
YearPop.±%
1991 83—    
1996 71−14.5%
YearPop.±%
2001 58−18.3%
2006 108+86.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 65−39.8%

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 37 (total dwellings: 202)

Language[]

Mother tongue:[6]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 149708 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 62912 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Saint-Guillaume-Nord census profile
  4. ^ "Saint-Guillaume-Nord (Hameau)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Saint-Guillaume-Nord community profile



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