Laforce

{{for-multi|the surname|LaForce|other uses|La Force (disambiguation){{!}}La Force}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Laforce

| native_name =

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Laforce.jpg

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| image_map = Laforce Quebec location diagram.png

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| map_caption = Location within Témiscamingue RCM

| pushpin_map = Canada Western Quebec

| pushpin_label_position =

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in western Quebec

| coordinates = {{coord|47|32|N|78|44|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 = Abitibi-Témiscamingue

| subdivision_type3 = RCM

| subdivision_name3 = Témiscamingue

| established_title = Settled

| established_date = 1937

| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = January 1, 1979

| government_footnotes = {{mamrot |{{#property:P3856}}|access-date=2023-12-04}}

| government_type =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Gérald Charron

| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Abitibi—Témiscamingue

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=F&SearchText=Laforce&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052485070 |title=Laforce census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2021 Census data |accessdate=2022-05-05}}

| area_total_km2 = 590.46

| area_land_km2 = 436.78

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population and dwelling count amendments, 2021 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/ref/amendments-modifications-eng.cfm |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |publisher=Government of Canada - Statistics Canada |access-date=28 November 2023}}

| population_total = 266

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2= {{Pop density|266|436.78|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}

| population_blank1_title= Pop (2016–21)

| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 15.2%

| population_blank2_title= Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 110

| population_note =

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −05:00

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −04:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

| postal_code = J0Z 2J0

| area_code = 819

| website = {{Official URL}}

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Laforce ({{IPA|fr|lafɔʁs}}) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.

History

The place saw its first settlers in 1937, and was originally called Devlin, after the geographic township of Devlin, in turn named in honour of Charles Ramsay Devlin. In 1938, the Parish of Saint-Charles-Borromée-de-Devlin was founded. In June of that same year, the place received the name Laforce, named after Ernest Laforce (1879–1977), deputy minister of Colonization of Quebec at that time. In 1940, the Laforce Post Office opened.

On January 1, 1979, the Municipality of Laforce was created out of previously unincorporated area.

Demographics

{{Canada census

|2021_population=266 | 2021_pop_delta=+15.2 | 2021_land_area=436.78 | 2021_pop_density={{Pop density|266|436.78|km2|prec=1|disp=num}}

|2021_median_age=31.4 | 2021_median_age_m=32.8 | 2021_median_age_f=31.2

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=110 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=95 | 2021_mean_hh_income=62,000 | 2021_access_date=2023-11-28

|notes=2021 population, delta, and density based on revised count.

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{{Historical populations

|title = {{Nowrap|Historical census populations –}} Laforce

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|cols = 2

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|footnote = Population figures based on revised counts. Population counts are not adjusted for boundary changes.

|source = Statistics Canada1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

| 1976 |303

| 1981 |290

| 1986 |264

| 1991 |225

| 1996 |295

| 2001 |303

| 2006 |174

| 2011 |147

| 2016 |231

| 2021 |266

}}

Mother tongue (2021):

English as first language: 59.4%
French as first language: 32.8%
English and French as first language: 1.6%
Other as first language: 6.3%

Local government

List of former mayors:{{cite web |title=Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Laforce (municipalité) 1.1.1979 - ... |url=https://www.mairesduquebec.com/mairesduquebec/munic.php?id=2663 |website=www.mairesduquebec.com |publisher=Institut généalogique Drouin |access-date=28 November 2023}}