Mille-Isles
Municipality
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Mille-Isles is located in Central Quebec
Mille-Isles
Mille-Isles
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°13′W / 45.82°N 74.22°W / 45.82; -74.22[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMArgenteuil
Settled1850s
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorHoward Sauvé
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
[2][3]
 • Total61.94 km2 (23.92 sq mi)
 • Land58.73 km2 (22.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,721
 • Density29.3/km2 (76/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.8%
 • Dwellings
950
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0R 1A0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-329
Websitemille-isles.ca

Mille-Isles is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, west of Saint-Jérôme.

Mille-Isles is in the Laurentian Hills, crossed by rivers and dotted with fish-filled lakes.[4]

History

The municipality is named after the old Mille-Isles Seigneury, which originally straddled the Mille Îles River (the seigneury uses the old spelling, whereas the river uses the modern word that substitutes a circumflex for the "s"). In 1683, the seigneury was granted to Michel-Sidrac Dugué de Boisbriand (circa 1638-1688), who was governor of Montreal in 1670. In 1714, it was inherited by Charles-Gaspard Piot de Langloiserie (circa 1655-1715) and Jean Petit (1663-1720), husbands of Marie-Thérèse Dugué and Charlotte Dugué respectively, daughters of the first lord. In 1752, additional land in the extreme north-west of the Mille-Isles Seigneury was given to Eustache Lambert Dumont and it is within this part that the municipality is located.[4]

The first settlers were from Ireland and arrived around 1850. The municipality was officially founded in 1855, following separation from the parish of Saint-Jérôme.[4]

Demographics

Canada census – Mille-Isles community profile
202120162011
Population1,721 (9.8% from 2016)1,567 (-3.8% from 2011)1,629 (+10.1% from 2006)
Land area58.73 km2 (22.68 sq mi)59.82 km2 (23.10 sq mi)60.82 km2 (23.48 sq mi)
Population density29.3/km2 (76/sq mi)26.2/km2 (68/sq mi)26.8/km2 (69/sq mi)
Median age48.0 (M: 50.0, F: 46.0)46.6 (M: 47.9, F: 45.3)44.3 (M: 44.6, F: 43.9)
Private dwellings950 (total)  907 (total)  912 (total) 
Median household income$61,568$n/a
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical census populations – Mille-Isles
YearPop.±%
1976 433—    
1981 643+48.5%
1986 736+14.5%
1991 944+28.3%
1996 1,157+22.6%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,209+4.5%
2006 1,480+22.4%
2011 1,629+10.1%
2016 1,567−3.8%
2021 1,721+9.8%
Source: Statistics Canada[10]

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 28%
  • French as first language: 69%
  • English and French as first language: 1%
  • Other as first language: 2%

Local government

List of former mayors:

  • Richard Cyr (... –2005)
  • John Carson Collins (2005–2009)
  • Yvon Samson (2009–2013)
  • Michel Boyer (2013–2017
  • Howard Sauvé (2017–present)

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) operates Francophone public schools:[11]

  • École primaire Bellefeuille in Saint-Jérôme
  • École secondaire Émilien-Frenette in Saint-Jérôme and École polyvalente Lavigne in Lachute

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 41163". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Mille-Isles". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Mille-Isles, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mille-Isles (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  5. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  6. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  7. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  8. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ↑ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. ↑ "Trouver une école ou un centre." Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"
  12. ↑ "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  13. ↑ "LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
  14. ↑ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
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