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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Lachute

| official_name =

| settlement_type = City

| image_skyline = Lachute QC.JPG

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| image_map = Lachute Quebec location diagram.png

| map_caption = Location within Argenteuil RCM

| pushpin_map = Canada Central Quebec

| pushpin_label_position = top

| pushpin_label =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in central Quebec

| coordinates = {{coord|45|39|N|74|20|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Quebec

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Laurentides

| subdivision_type3 = RCM

| subdivision_name3 = Argenteuil

| established_title = Settled

| established_date = 1753

| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = April 30, 1966

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| government_footnotes =

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Bernard Bigras-Denis

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Argenteuil

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Lachute, Ville (V) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=lachute&DGUIDlist=2021A00052476020&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Government of Canada - Statistics Canada |accessdate=12 May 2022}}

| area_total_km2 = 112.80

| area_land_km2 = 108.66

| area_water_km2 =

| area_urban_km2 = 9.59

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| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 14100

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = 129.8

| population_urban = 11221

| population_density_urban_km2= 1169.8

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| population_blank1_title= Pop 2016–2021

| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 9.6%

| population_blank2_title= Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 6862

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

| postal_code = J8H

| area_code = 450 and 579

| blank_name = Highways
{{jct|state=QC|A|50}}

| blank_info =
{{jct|state=QC|QC|148}}
{{jct|state=QC|QC|158}}
{{jct|state=QC|QC|327}}
{{jct|state=QC|QC|329}}

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Lachute ({{IPA|fr|laʃyt}}) is a town in southwest Quebec, Canada, {{convert|82.2|km|abbr=on}} northwest of Montreal, on the Rivière du Nord, a tributary of the Ottawa River, and west of the Mirabel International Airport. It is located on Autoroute 50, at the junctions of Quebec Provincial Highways Route 148, Route 158, and Secondary Highways 327 and 329.

Lachute is the seat of Argenteuil Regional County Municipality. It also has a local airport: Lachute Airport. Its major industries include paper mills, lumber and various manufacturing plants. The population is just over 14,000 people.

History

File:Lachute (Québec)-Hôtel de ville-2023-11-10.jpg

Originally in the 17th century, "La Chute" identified a cataract or falls on the North River (Rivière du Nord) located about {{convert|24|km|mi|abbr=on}} upstream from its confluence with the Ottawa River.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=114406&Latitude=45,65&Longitude=-74,33334&Zoom=1700 |title=Lachute (Ville) |access-date=2009-02-17 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071140/http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=114406&Latitude=45,65&Longitude=-74,33334&Zoom=1700 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }} In 1753, Antoine Brunet became the first francophone to settle in Lachute, temporarily. In 1796, Jedediah Lane, from Jericho, Vermont, bought several thousand acres of land on both sides of the North River, where Lachute is today. That same year, Hezekiah Clark and his family, also of Jericho, settled near the falls on the North River, followed by Loyalists fleeing the American Revolution. Two years later, the population of The Chute settlement (as it was then known by its English name) consisted of five families.{{cite web |url=http://www.ville.lachute.qc.ca/freepage.php?page=4.14 |title=Lachute, d'hier à aujourd'hui |access-date=2009-02-17 |publisher=La ville de Lachute |language=fr |archive-date=2009-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108235617/http://www.ville.lachute.qc.ca/freepage.php?page=4.14 |url-status=dead }}

The village grew quickly; by 1803, 30 families were scattered on both banks of the North River, and by 1810, Lachute counted 83 families, including 211 children of school age. In 1804, a mill was built at the falls and the first general store opened in 1813. One year later, Sir John Johnson bought a large part of the Argenteuil Seigneury. Johnson built a sawmill and gave land for the construction of churches, helping to attract new settlers to Argenteuil. In 1825, Thomas Barron became the first judge, then the first mayor of Lachute. The Lachute post office was established in 1835.

From 1870 to 1880, Lachute went through another period of expansion, both in economic and social development; the railway linking Montreal and Ottawa was built through the centre of the small town. Industries were established: Félix Hamelin and Thomas Henry Ayers established a wool mill and Irishman James Crocket Wilson opened a paper mill.

In 1885, the Town of Lachute was incorporated with a population around 1300 persons, and in the same year, Lachute high school was founded. In 1901, electricity was brought to the town.

File:Parc municipal en fleurs.JPG

In 1966, Lachute and the Village of Ayersville merged, forming the Cité de Lachute. In 1971, during the construction of Montréal-Mirabel International Airport, a part of the Saint-Jérusalem Parish was added to Lachute. In 1981, Cité de Lachute became Ville de Lachute. In 2000, about {{convert|10|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} of Mirabel's territory were annexed by Lachute. In 2002, the Service de police municipale de Lachute was transferred to the Sûreté du Québec.

The Expo Lachute Fair is the oldest fair in Quebec and the second-oldest in all of Canada, running from 1825 to the present. In 1917, the Argenteuil Agricultural Society purchased land to hold the Expo Lachute Fair permanently in Lachute. In 1917, the construction of the grandstand and the track was completed, with new cattle and horse barns being constructed as time and money allowed. The Fall Fair was changed to a Spring Fair in 1925 so that it could be deemed strictly a livestock show. Lachute was not always host to the exhibition; from 1825 to 1826, inhabitants of the county of York met in the then-bustling business centre of St. Andrews, to form a society called the County of York Agricultural Society, later changed to the Two Mountains Agricultural Society, and finally the Argenteuil Agricultural Society. Today, the Expo Lachute Fair is still popular. An annual agriculture fair is held in July and the Fall Derby is in September. The fairgrounds are also used for several other local events throughout the year.{{cite web |url=http://expolachutefair.com |title = Expo Lachute Fair – Depuis 1825}}

Demographics

{{stack|{{Historical populations

| title= Historical Census Data – Lachute, Quebec

| percentages =

| shading = off

| align = none

| cols =

| 1880 |650

| 1925 |3000

| 1941 |5310

| 1957 |8848

| 1976 |11928

| 1981 |11729

| 1986 |11586

| 1991 |11730

| 1996 |11493

| 1996A |11556

| 2001 |11628

| 2006 |11832

| 2011 |12551

| 2016 |12862

| 2021 |14100

| footnote= (A) adjustment due to boundary change.

| source = Statistics Canada1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

}}}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lachute had a population of {{val|14100|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|6531|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|6862|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:14100-12862}}|12862|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|12862|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|108.66|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|14100|108.66|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}

{{Canada census

|location = Lachute

|2021_population=14,100 | 2021_pop_delta=+9.6 | 2021_land_area=108.66 | 2021_pop_density=129.8

|2021_median_age=50.4 | 2021_median_age_m=48.0 | 2021_median_age_f=52.8

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=6,862 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=6,531 |2021_mean_hh_income=56,400

|2021_geocode=2021A00052476020 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19

|2016_population=12,862 | 2016_pop_delta=+2.5 | 2016_land_area=109.96 | 2016_pop_density=117.0

|2016_median_age=49.3 | 2016_median_age_m=47.0 | 2016_median_age_f=51.1

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=6,403 | 2016_mean_hh_income=44,681 | 2016_access_date=2022-01-26

|2011_population=12,551 |2011_pop_delta=+6.1 |2011_land_area=109.20 |2011_pop_density=114.9

|2011_median_age=47.1 |2011_median_age_m=45.6 |2011_median_age_f=48.4

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=5,991 |2011_mean_hh_income=40,516 |2011_access_date=2014-03-03

|2006_population=11,832 | 2006_pop_delta=+1.8 | 2006_land_area=108.67 | 2006_pop_density=108.9

|2006_median_age=44.8 | 2006_median_age_m=43.7 | 2006_median_age_f=45.9

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=5,449 | 2006_mean_hh_income=36,444 | 2006_access_date=2014-03-03

|2001_population=11,628 | 2001_pop_delta=+0.6 | 2001_land_area=108.65 | 2001_pop_density=107.0

|2001_median_age=42.1 | 2001_median_age_m=40.7 | 2001_median_age_f=43.7

|2001_total_pvt_dwell=5,245 |2001_mean_hh_income=31,979 | 2001_access_date=2014-03-03

|notes=

}}

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!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue – Lachute, Quebec

Census

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{{center|2011}}

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| {{center|12,305}}

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| 10,705

| {{increase}} 6.2%

| 87.00%

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| 1,310

| {{increase}} 7.3%

| 10.65%

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| 130

| {{increase}} 23.1%

| 1.05%

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| 160

| {{decrease}} 5.9%

| 1.30%

{{center|2006}}

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| {{center|11,525}}

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| 10,040

| {{increase}} 4.3%

| 87.11%

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| 1,215

| {{decrease}} 10.0%

| 10.54%

|

| 100

| {{decrease}} 13.0%

| 0.87%

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| 170

| {{increase}} 29.4%

| 1.48%

{{center|2001}}

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| {{center|11,195}}

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| 9,610

| {{increase}} 3.1%

| 85.84%

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| 1,350

| {{decrease}} 23.1%

| 12.06%

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| 115

| {{increase}} 21.7%

| 1.03%

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| 120

| {{decrease}} 17.2%

| 1.07%

{{center|1996}}

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| {{center|11,300}}

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| 9,310

| n/a

| 82.39%

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| 1,755

| n/a

| 15.53%

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| 90

| n/a

| 0.80%

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| 145

| n/a

| 1.28%

Climate

{{Weather box

|location = Lachute (1981–2010)

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 10.5

|Feb record high C = 12.5

|Mar record high C = 20.5

|Apr record high C = 31

|May record high C = 32.2

|Jun record high C = 35

|Jul record high C = 34.4

|Aug record high C = 35.5

|Sep record high C = 32.5

|Oct record high C = 27.2

|Nov record high C = 20

|Dec record high C = 13.5

|year record high C = 35.5

|Jan high C = -6.1

|Feb high C = -3.5

|Mar high C = 2.3

|Apr high C = 11.3

|May high C = 18.8

|Jun high C = 23.8

|Jul high C = 26

|Aug high C = 24.9

|Sep high C = 20.0

|Oct high C = 12.4

|Nov high C = 4.9

|Dec high C = -2.5

|year high C = 11.0

|Jan mean C = -10.7

|Feb mean C = -8.6

|Mar mean C = -2.6

|Apr mean C = 6.0

|May mean C = 12.9

|Jun mean C = 18.0

|Jul mean C = 20.4

|Aug mean C = 19.3

|Sep mean C = 14.7

|Oct mean C = 7.7

|Nov mean C = 1.3

|Dec mean C = -6.5

|year mean C = 6.0

|Jan low C = -15.4

|Feb low C = -13.6

|Mar low C = -7.5

|Apr low C = 0.7

|May low C = 6.9

|Jun low C = 12.2

|Jul low C = 14.7

|Aug low C = 13.7

|Sep low C = 9.2

|Oct low C = 3.1

|Nov low C = -2.4

|Dec low C = -10.4

|year low C = 0.9

|Jan record low C = -37

|Feb record low C = -35

|Mar record low C = -30.5

|Apr record low C = -15

|May record low C = -6.7

|Jun record low C = -1.5

|Jul record low C = 3.5

|Aug record low C = 0

|Sep record low C = -5

|Oct record low C = -8.9

|Nov record low C = -20.6

|Dec record low C = -34.5

|year record low C = -37

|Jan precipitation mm = 91.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 69.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 72.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 87.5

|May precipitation mm = 96.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 115.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 100.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 103.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 107.6

|Oct precipitation mm = 110.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 106.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 90.1

|year precipitation mm = 1150.5

|source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada—[http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=lachut&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=5594&dispBack=1]. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

|date=July 2017

}}

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:

  • Laurentian Elementary School"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/159%20-%20WEB%20LAURENTIAN.pdf LAURENTIAN ELEMENTARY ZONE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916122407/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/159%20-%20WEB%20LAURENTIAN.pdf |date=2017-09-16 }}." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  • Laurentian Regional High School"[https://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/184%20-%20LAURENTIAN%20REGIONAL%20HS.pdf LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214174947/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/184%20-%20LAURENTIAN%20REGIONAL%20HS.pdf |date=2010-12-14 }}." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.

Notable people

Media

See also

References

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{{mamrot |type=municipalite |76020}}

{{toponymie |114406}}

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External links

{{Commons category}}

  • [http://www.ville.lachute.qc.ca/ Official web site of the city]

{{Geographic location

| title = Adjacent municipal subdivisions

| Centre = Lachute

| North = Gore

| Northeast = Saint-Colomban

| East = Mirabel

| South = Saint-André-d'Argenteuil

| West = Brownsburg-Chatham

| Northwest = Wentworth

}}

{{Argenteuil RCM}}

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