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Pointe-Calumet

Coordinates: 45°30′N 73°58′W / 45.5°N 73.97°W / 45.5; -73.97
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Pointe-Calumet
Municipality
Pointe-Calumet in winter
Pointe-Calumet in winter
Official logo of Pointe-Calumet
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM
Location within Deux-Montagnes RCM
Pointe-Calumet is located in Central Quebec
Pointe-Calumet
Pointe-Calumet
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°30′N 73°58′W / 45.5°N 73.97°W / 45.5; -73.97[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMDeux-Montagnes
ConstitutedFebruary 12, 1953
Government
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 • MayorSonia Fontaine
 • Federal ridingMirabel
 • Prov. ridingMirabel
Area
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 • Total11.60 km2 (4.48 sq mi)
 • Land4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total6,281
 • Density1,367.7/km2 (3,542/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 2.3%
 • Dwellings
2,673
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0N 1G0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-344
Websitewww.pointe-calumet.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Pointe-Calumet is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec. The municipality is located within the Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region. It is situated about 30 minutes northwest of Montreal. Its population as of the 2021 Canadian Census is just over 6 000.

History

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Pointe-Calumet was declared a municipality in 1952 after being part of the Saint-Joseph-du-Lac parish where about 30 families were living prior of being a municipality. However, with the presence of numerous beaches nearby, visitors from the Montreal region visited the area on weekends.[4]

Geography

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The town is located on the northern shore of the Ottawa River, the Rivi�re des Mille �les, and the Lake of Two Mountains, all of which join the Saint Lawrence River, to its south, near the West Island of Montreal Island.

Pointe-Calumet is accessible from the Montreal area and points east from Quebec Autoroute 640, which runs from Laval, Saint-Eustache, Terrebonne, and Repentigny. Quebec Route 344 also runs through the village and links the northern Montreal suburbs as well as the Grenville area, north of Hawkesbury, Ontario. Pointe-Calumet is also located near the Montreal commuter train that runs from Downtown Montreal to Deux-Montagnes.

The town is located within the provincial electoral district of Deux-Montagnes, which also includes the municipality of the same name to its east.

Demographics

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Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 6,281 (2016 to 2021 population change: -2.3%)
  • Population in 2016: 6,428 (2011 to 2016 population change: 0.5%)
  • Population in 2011: 6,396 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.7%)
  • Population in 2006: 6,574 (2001 to 2006 population change: 17.3%)
  • Population in 2001: 5,604
  • Population in 1996: 5,443
  • Population in 1991: 4,482
  • Population in 1986: 3,450
  • Population in 1981: 2,935
  • Population in 1976: 2,483
  • Population in 1971: 2,214
  • Population in 1966: 1,157
  • Population in 1961: 514
  • Population in 1956: 253

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,590 (total dwellings: 2,673)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 3.3%
  • French as first language: 91.4%
  • English and French as first language: 1.9%
  • Other as first language: 3.0%

Attractions

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The town's major attraction is the Super Aqua Club, is one of the biggest waterparks in the province along with the Water Parks at Mont Saint-Sauveur. Opened in 1984, the park contains about 40 attractions. The Beach Club is today the main beach of the area.[6] The town is also located beside the Oka National Park as well as beside the village of Oka. Saint-Placide is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the west beside Oka

Government

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Pointe-Calumet town hall

Municipal council:

  • Sonia Fontaine, mayor
  • Serge B�dard, councilor (district 1)
  • Richard Handfield, councilor (district 2)
  • Samuel Champagne, councilor (district 3)
  • Patrick Beauchamp, councilor (district 4)
  • Barbara Legault, councilor (district 5)
  • Chantal Chartrand, councilor (district 6)

Infrastructure

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Pointe-Calumet is served by routes 80 and 81 of the Exo Laurentides sector from Terminus Saint-Eustache via the Deux-Montagnes station.

Education

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The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-�les (CSSMI) operates Francophone public schools.[7] The community is zoned to �cole des Pers�ides in Pointe-Calumet and �cole polyvalente Deux-Montagnes in Deux-Montagnes.[8]

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone schools. Lake of Two Mountains High School in Deux-Montagnes serves this community.[9] Mountainview Elementary School and Saint Jude Elementary School, both in Deux-Montagnes, also serve this community.[10][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 322547". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 72020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Pointe-Calumet, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ Municipalité Pointe-Calumet Archived 2008-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. ^ Le Beach Club – La Plage de Pointe Calumet Quebec Canada The Beach Club
  7. ^ "Admission et inscription Archived 2015-01-31 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on December 7, 2014. "La Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles (CSSMI) offre ses services aux résidents des municipalités de : Blainville, Boisbriand, Bois-des-Filion, Deux-Montagnes, Lorraine, Mirabel (Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique et secteur du Domaine-Vert), Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Rosemère, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Thérèse, Saint-Eustache, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Saint-Placide et Terrebonne Ouest."
  8. ^ "Répertoire des aires de desserte par ville 2017 - 2018 (Généré le 20/9/2017) Pointe-Calumet Archived 2017-09-20 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Iles. Retrieved on September 20, 2017.
  9. ^ "Overview." Lake of Two Mountains High School. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "Mountainview Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  11. ^ "Saint Jude Elementary School Zone Map." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
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