Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Lac Théodore et lac Saint-Joseph vus du sentier du Calvair à Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard - panoramio.jpg
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| image_map = Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard Quebec location diagram.png
| map_caption = Location within Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM
| pushpin_map = Canada Central Quebec
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| pushpin_label = {{nowrap|St-Adolphe
-d'Howard}}
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in central Quebec
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Laurentides
| subdivision_type3 = RCM
| subdivision_name3 = Les Pays-d'en-Haut
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1870s
| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1 = January 1, 1883
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| government_type =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Claude Charbonneau
| leader_title1 = Federal riding
| leader_name1 = Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation
| leader_title2 = Prov. riding
| leader_name2 = Argenteuil
| area_total_km2 = 149.70
| area_land_km2 = 138.97
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| population_total = 3702
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = 26.6
| population_blank1_title= Pop (2006–11)
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 3.9%
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| timezone = EST
| utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = −4
| postal_code_type = Postal code(s)
| postal_code = J0T 2B0
| area_code = 819
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Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃t‿adɔlf dawɚd, -wœʁd}}) is a municipality in the Laurentian Mountains, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, north-west of Montreal.
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard is home to Mont-Avalanche ski resort.
Demographics
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- Population in 2011: 3702 (2006 to 2011 population change: 3.9%)
- Population in 2006: 3563
- 2001 to 2006 population change: 32.7%
- Population in 2001: 2684
- Population in 1996: 2632
- Population in 1991: 2263
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1822 (total dwellings: 3591)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 18.5%
- French as first language: 77%
- Other as first language: 4.5%
Education
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:
- Sainte Agathe Academy in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts serves the northern portion for both elementary and secondary levels."[https://saa.schoolqc.ca/?P=aboutus About Us]." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See [http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/172%20-%20WEB%20STE-AGATHE.pdf Elementary zone map] and [http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/189%20-%20WEB%20STE-AGATHE%20HS.pdf Secondary zone map] - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.
- Morin Heights Elementary School (serves the southern portion) in Morin-Heights"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/162%20-%20WEB%20MORIN%20HEIGHTS.pdf MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- Laurentian Regional High School (serves the southern portion) in Lachute"[https://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/184%20-%20LAURENTIAN%20REGIONAL%20HS.pdf LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
See also
References
External links
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- [http://www.stadolphedhoward.qc.ca Official site of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard]
- [http://www.st-adolphe.info st-adolphe.info (Local news, information, and community agenda)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070208193425/http://www.cldpdh.org/en/index.html Pays-d'en-Haut CLD (Local Development Centre)]
- {{in lang|fr}} [https://www.avalancheculturepleinair.com/ Avalanche Culture Plein Air (Ski and Sports Station)]
- {{in lang|fr}} [https://www.st-adolphe.org/ Association des sports nautiques de Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard (Local Association)]
{{Geographic location
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
| North = Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
| Northeast = Val-David
| East = Val-Morin
Morin-Heights
| Southeast =
| South = Wentworth-Nord
| Southwest =
| West = Montcalm
| Northwest = Mont-Blanc
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{{Pays-Haut RCM|state=expanded}}
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