Lac-Sainte-Marie, Quebec

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lac-Sainte-Marie
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Quebec
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Outaouais
established_title =
established_date =
established_title2 = Incorporation
established_date2 = January 1, 1872
government_type = Municipality
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Raymond Lafrenière
area_total_km2 = 211.13
area_land_km2 = 208.77
area_water_km2 =
area_footnotes = [Total area: [http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/cgi-bin/repert1.pl?region=&mrc=&geo=83020&muni= Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions]
Land area: Statistics Canada]
population_as_of= 2006
population_footnotes = [Statistics Canada 2006 Census]
population_total = 647
population_density_km2 = 3.1
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
postal_code_type = Postal Code
postal_code = J0X
latd = 45 | latm = 57 | lats = | latNS = N
longd = 75 | longm = 57 | longs = | longEW = W
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website = [http://www.lac-sainte-marie.com/ www.lac-sainte-marie.com]
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Lac-Sainte-Marie is a municipality in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, km to mi|60 north of Gatineau. It is named after Lake Saint Mary.

History

In 1840, the area was opened to colonization, and a municipality was formed in 1872, originally called Hincks, in honor of politician Sir Francis Hincks (1807-1885), who was then finance minister in the cabinet of Macdonald. After this cabinet fell in 1873, Hincks name was quickly replaced in popular usage by the name of the parish, and then by the name of the lake.cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=33337&Latitude=45,95&Longitude=-75,95&Zoom=1700 |title=Lac-Sainte-Marie (Municipalité) |accessdate=2008-09-04 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French]

In 1975, Lac-Sainte-Marie became the official name, and paid tribute to a forgotton pioneer, Marie Léveillée, mother of Jean-Marie Léveillée who was the first settler in the area.

Demographics

Population: [Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census]
* Population in 2006: 647
* Population in 2001: 488
** 2001 to 2006 population change: 32.6 %
* Population in 1996: 492

Total private dwellings (excluding seasonal cottages): 298

Languages:
* French as first language: 77 %
* English as first language: 21 %
* English and French as first language: 2 %

References

Geographic Location (8-way)
Centre = Lac-Sainte-Marie
North = Gracefield
Northeast =
East = Notre-Dame-du-Laus
Bowman
Southeast =
South = Denholm
Southwest = Low
West = Kazabazua
Northwest =