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Dorval, Quebec — City — City of Dorval Train station and Trudeau Airport in Dorval.
Location of Dorval on the Island of Montreal.
(Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).Coordinates: 45°27′N 73°45′W / 45.45°N 73.75°W Country 
CanadaProvince 
QuebecRegion Montréal Founded 1667 Incorporated 1892 Reestablished January 01, 2006 Electoral Districts
Federal
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—LachineProvincial Marquette Government[1][2][3] – Mayor Edgar Rouleau – Federal MP(s) Isabelle Morin (NDP) – Quebec MNA(s) François Ouimet (PLQ) Area[4] – Land 20.87 km2 (8.1 sq mi) Population (2006)[4] – Total 18,088 – Density 866.5/km2 (2,244.2/sq mi) – Change (2001-06) 
2.2%– Dwellings 8,118 Time zone EST (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Postal code(s) H4S, H4Y, H9P, H9S Area code(s) 514[5] Access Routes[6]
A-13
A-20
A-40
A-520Website www.city.dorval.qc.ca Dorval (
/dɔrˈvæl/) is a city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 Canadian Census, the population increased by 2.2% to 18,088. Although the city has the largest surface area in the West Island, it is among the least densely populated. Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport constitutes about 60% of the city's land, forcing all of Dorval's population to be concentrated in the southern part of the city.Dorval is the oldest city in the West Island, having been founded in 1667, and one of the oldest in Canada and North America.
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History
The history of Dorval dates back more than 300 years to 1665 when Sulpician priests established a mission on the outskirts of Ville-Marie, a French settlement which later became known as Montreal . Dorval was originally named Gentilly. It was later renamed La Présentation-de-la-Vierge-Marie and finally Dorval. It was incorporated as a village in 1892, a town in 1903, and a city in 1956. (In French it was termed a cité, an old term used to translate the English legal term "city.")
Residential street in Dorval.
As with many other settlements on the island of Montreal, the Grand Trunk Railway, which came to Dorval in 1855, was highly instrumental in attracting many wealthier families, mostly English-speaking, in search of a summer refuge in proximity to their downtown residence and place of work. Access to Dorval from Montreal was also facilitated by the extension of streetcar service to Dorval's eastern city limits in the interwar period. After the Second World War many middle-class families migrated to Dorval from the city of Montreal and from other parts of Canada. This migration was made possible by the widening of highway 20 and by the large-scale construction of new dwellings. This new housing consisted mostly of single family homes with some townhouses and low-rise apartment buildings, built on lands previously used for agriculture and recreational activities. The post-war period also saw the construction of Dorval Gardens shopping centre in 1954, one of Greater Montreal's first mall-style shopping centres. Today the shopping centre remains the city's principal centre of retail trade. Île Dorval, settled in 1860 and located less than one kilometre offshore from Dorval, is a summer cottage community which has no permanent residents and remains a pristine environment. The island is connected to the city of Dorval proper by a private ferry service.
On January 1, 2002, the city of Dorval was dissolved by the province of Quebec via Bill 170 (Municipal Territorial Organization) and was annexed to the city of Montréal. On June 20, 2004, the residents of Dorval voted to demerge from Montreal to become an independent city once again. The demerged city has been in place since January 1, 2006.
Demographics
According to the 2006 census there were 18,088 people and 7,815 households in the city. 77.5% of residents had lived in Dorval for more than 5 years. The population density was 866.5/km².
The 2001 census counted about 1.21% of the population as Aboriginal as well as an additional 13.00% of the population who self-identified as having a visible minority status, which included 2.87% who self-identified as Black, 2.27% as Chinese, 1.98% as Filipino, 1.87% as South Asian, 1.32% as Korean, 1.00% as Arab, 0.69% as Latin American, 0.47% as Southeast Asian, and 0.20% as Japanese.[7]
A large Inuit population has also established itself in Dorval but this does not appear on official census data because most Inuit choose to associate themselves with their village or reside only part-time in Dorval.
English was mother tongue to 47.5% of Dorval residents according to the 2006 census (counting both single and multiple responses), compared to 47.1% in 2001 and 50.2% in 1996; while French was mother tongue to 32.1% of residents in 2006, compared to 36.9% in 2001 and 35.8% in 1996.[8]
Mother tongue language (2006)[8] Mother Tongue Population Percentage English 8,085 45.22% French 5,400 30.20% Chinese languages 650 3.64% Italian 590 3.30% Spanish 315 1.76% Romanian 300 1.68% Arabic 295 1.65% Polish 205 1.15% Tagalog 170 0.95% Mother Tongue Population Percentage English and French 250 1.40% English and a non-official language 120 0.67% French and a non-official language 50 0.28% English, French and a non-official language 45 0.25% Government
City council
The present mayor of Dorval is Edgar Rouleau. There are eight city councilors.
- Claude Valiquet (District 1)
- Michel Hébert (District 2)
- Daniel da Chão (District 3)
- Marc Doret (District 4)
- Heather Allard (District 5)
- Margo Heron (District 6)
- Stephen Harty (up and coming public services advisor)
- Dillon Fournier (up and coming public services advisor)
Economy
Air Inuit and La Senza have their headquarters in Dorval.[9][10] Bombardier Inc. houses the headquarters of its Bombardier Aerospace division in Dorval.[11]
Air Canada Centre, the headquarters of Air Canada, are located on the grounds of Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and in Saint-Laurent, Montreal,[12][13] near Dorval.[14]
Infrastructure
Aéroports de Montréal, the Greater Montreal airport authority, has its headquarters in Leigh-Capreol Place (French: place Leigh-Capreol) in Dorval.[15]
Trudeau Airport
Main article: Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportMost of Montreal's principal airport, Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (previously known as Dorval Airport), is in Dorval.[16] From 1975 to 2005, Dorval Airport was one of two passenger airports serving Greater Montreal. Since 2005, it has become the metropolitan area's sole passenger airport. Originally a military airfield used mainly to refuel new fighters and bombers being flown to Great Britain during the Second World War, Trudeau Airport today serves over 12 million passengers annually. The airport is by far the largest employer in the West Island, let alone Dorval. It is also a major source of municipal tax revenue.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Dorval
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: NOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE--LACHINE (Quebec)
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: MARQUETTE
- ^ a b 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Dorval, Quebec
- ^ "Lachine, QC". Local Calling Guide. http://www.localcallingguide.com/lca_exch.php?dir=1&exch=171030.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- ^ Statistics Canada 2001 Census Community Profile
- ^ a b "Dorval". Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada. 20 November 2007. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89202&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=773024. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
- ^ "Contact us." Air Inuit. Retrieved on October 8, 2009.
- ^ "Contact Us." La Senza. Retrieved on December 4, 2010. "La Senza Corporation Attn: Online Store Customer Service 1608, Boulevard St-Régis Dorval, Quebec, Canada H9P 1H6."
- ^ "Aerospace Directory." Bombardier Inc. Retrieved on December 4, 2010. "400 Côte-Vertu Road West Dorval, Québec Canada H4S 1Y9." Address in French: "400, chemin de la Côte-Vertu Ouest Dorval (Québec)."
- ^ "Investors Contacts." Air Canada. Retrieved on December 4, 2010. "Air Canada Centre, 7373 Côte-Vertu Blvd. West Saint-Laurent, Quebec H4S 1Z3 ."
- ^ "ab11e5b4-ccb1-430e-9a7c-598d63c7480b.gif." City of Montreal. Retrieved on December 4, 2010.
- ^ "FAQ’s." Air Canada. Retrieved on December 4, 2010. "Our headquarters are located at 7373 Cote Vertu Ouest, Dorval, Quebec."
- ^ "Contact us." Aéroports de Montréal. Retrieved on December 4, 2010. "Aéroports de Montréal 800 Leigh-Capreol Place Suite 1000 Dorval, Quebec H4Y 0A5." Address in French: "800, place Leigh-Capreol Bureau 1000 Dorval (Québec) H4Y 0A5."
- ^ "Detailed Map of Dorval." Dorval. Retrieved on November 4, 2010.
External links
See also
- Dorval intercity station
- Dorval station
- List of former boroughs
- Montreal Merger
- Municipal reorganization in Quebec
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Lachine (Montreal)
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Lac Saint-Louis / L'Île-Dorval Categories:- Cities and towns in Quebec
- Island of Montreal municipalities
- Quebec communities with significant anglophone populations
- West Island municipalities and boroughs
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