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
450 and 579
Highways R-344
Websitewww.pointe-calumet.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Pointe-Calumet is a municipality in the

2006 Canadian Census
is just over 6 000.

Geography

The town is located on the northern shore of the

Montreal Island
.

Pointe-Calumet is accessible from the Montreal area and points east from

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.

History

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]

Transportation

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

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2016: 6428 (2011 to 2016 population change: 0.5%)
  • Population in 2011: 6396 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.7%)
  • Population in 2006: 6574 (2001 to 2006 population change: 17.3%)
  • Population in 2001: 5604
  • Population in 1996: 5443
  • Population in 1991: 4482

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2539 (total dwellings: 2636)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 4%
  • French as first language: 92.3%
  • English and French as first language: 1.2%
  • Other as first language: 2.5%

Tourist attractions

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

Local government

Pointe-Calumet town hall

Municipal council:

  • Jacques Seguin, mayor (retired)
  • Jean-Guy Lafaille, councilor (district 1)
  • Denis Gravel, councilor (district 2)
  • Alexander Tomeo, councilor (district 3)
  • Robert Beauchamp, councilor (district 4)
  • Normand Clermont, councilor (district 5)
  • Marie-Claude Prud'Homme, councilor (district 6)

Education

The

École 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

References

  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 "Pointe-Calumet (Code 2472020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ Municipalité Pointe-Calumet Archived 2008-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 2011
    census
  6. ^ Le Beach Club – La Plage de Pointe Calumet Quebec Canada The Beach Club
  7. 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. 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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