Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
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| settlement_type = City
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| map_caption = Location within Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM
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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 = Les Pays-d'en-Haut
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1860s
| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1 = October 17, 2001
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_title1 = Federal riding
| leader_name1 = Les Pays-d'en-Haut
| leader_title2 = Prov. riding
| leader_name2 = Bertrand
| area_total_km2 = 98.70
| area_land_km2 = 91.56
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| population_total = 3367
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = 36.8
| population_blank1_title= Pop (2016–21)
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 21.9%
| population_blank2_title= Dwellings
| population_blank2 = 2365
| timezone = EST
| utc_offset = −5
| timezone_DST = EDT
| utc_offset_DST = −4
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| postal_code = J0T 1L0
| area_code = 450 and 579
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Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃t maʁɡəʁit dy lak masɔ̃}}) is a city in Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. It is partially named after and situated on the western shore of Lake Masson.
History
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In the early 1860s, Édouard Masson (1826–1875), businessman and member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada from 1856 to 1864, recruited the help of architect and politician Thony Ciallella to plan the village. Masson and Ciallella invited many settlers to move to the former Terrebonne Seigneury and the surrounding area. In 1864, he was granted land in this area and contributed to the quick development of the parish, including the construction of a sawmill and a flour mill at the outflow of the lake which would be named after him later on. Ciallella was furious that after being a founder and longtime resident of the municipality, they did not dedicate anything to him. Masson and Ciallella did not talk to each other for 10 years, until their relationship was renewed due to a surprise encounter in Montreal. Also that same year, the Mission of Sainte-Marguerite was established, and the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson was officially formed, both named after Margaret of Antioch of the third century. In 1868, the Lac-Masson Post Office opened.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=388482&Latitude=46,03333&Longitude=-74,05&Zoom=1700 |title=Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson (Ville) |accessdate=2009-03-18 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}
In 1914, Emile Cochand began developing Canada's first ski resort two miles from Ste. Marguerite Station and the "petit train du nord line".{{cite web |last1=Cochand |first1=Chas Maclean |last2=Lund |first2=Morten |last3=Pfeiffer |first3=Doug |title=The Incredible Emile Cochand |url=https://skimuseum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Emile-Cochand-I-Dec-2009.pdf |website=Skiing Heritage |publisher=Canadian Ski Museum |access-date=27 August 2023 |date=December 2009}}{{cite web |last1=Cochand |first1=Chas Maclean |last2=Lund |first2=Morten |last3=Pfeiffer |first3=Doug |title=Chalet Cochand: The Ups, Downs,Triumphs and Travails of North America’s First Ski Resort |url=https://skimuseum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Emile-Cochand-II-March-2010.pdf |website=Skiing Heritage |publisher=Canadian Ski Museum |access-date=27 August 2023 |date=March 2010}}
In 1959, the Town of Estérel was formed on the eastern side of Lake Masson when it separated from Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=388481&Latitude=46,05&Longitude=-74,01666&Zoom=1700 |title=Estérel (Ville) |accessdate=2009-03-18 |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |language=French}}
On October 10, 2001, the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson and the Town of Estérel were merged to become the Town of Sainte-Marguerite–Estérel. On January 1, 2006, after a municipal referendum, the Town of Estérel was re-established however and the Town of Sainte-Marguerite–Estérel reverted to its former name of Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson had a population of {{val|3367|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|1689|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|2365|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:3367-2763}}|2763|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|2763|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|91.56|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|3367|91.56|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}}
Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- Population in 2021: 3367 (2016 to 2021 population change: 21.9%)
- Population in 2016: 2763 (2011 to 2016 population change: 0.8%)
- Population in 2011: 2740 (2006 to 2011 population change: 9.7%)
- Population in 2006: 2498 (2001 to 2006 population change: 15.1%)
- Population in 2001: 2170 (R)
- Population in 1996: 2251
- Population in 1991: 1571
(R) = Revised count.[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Amend.cfm Statistics Canada - Population and dwelling count amendments to the 2001 Census]
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 4.6%
- French as first language: 91.5%
- English and French as first language: 1%
- Other as first language: 2.7%
Education
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:
- Saint Adèle Elementary School in Saint-Adèle"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation maps zone/171 - WEB SAINTE ADELE.pdf SAINTE ADÈLE ELEMENTARY ZONE]." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- Laurentian Regional High School 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
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External links
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{{Adjacent communities
| Centre = Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson
| North = Doncaster
| Northeast = Entrelacs
| East = Chertsey
| Southeast = Estérel
| South = Sainte-Adèle
| Northwest = Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides
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{{Pays-Haut RCM|state=expanded}}
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