Mascouche








City in Quebec, Canada























































































Mascouche
City

Coat of arms of Mascouche
Coat of arms

Location (red) within Les Moulins RCM.
Location (red) within Les Moulins RCM.



Mascouche is located in Central Quebec

Mascouche

Mascouche



Location in central Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°45′N 73°36′W / 45.750°N 73.600°W / 45.750; -73.600Coordinates: 45°45′N 73°36′W / 45.750°N 73.600°W / 45.750; -73.600[1]
Country
 Canada
Province
 Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM Les Moulins
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government
[2]

 • Mayor Guillaume Tremblay
 • Federal riding
Montcalm
 • Prov. riding
Masson
Area

[2][3]

 • Total 107.70 km2 (41.58 sq mi)
 • Land 106.64 km2 (41.17 sq mi)
Population
(2011)[3]

 • Total 42,491
 • Density 398.4/km2 (1,032/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011


Increase 25.8%
Time zone
UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J7K, J7L
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways
A-25


Route 125
Website www.ville.mascouche.qc.ca

Mascouche is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southern Quebec, Canada. The city is located on the Mascouche River within the Les Moulins Regional County Municipality and has a population of 42,491,[3] ranking 30th among Quebec municipalities.


The name comes from Algonquin word maskutchew meaning "bear plain" in singular. Compare plular form to maskutew for the Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality located nearby.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Infrastructure


  • 3 Demographics


    • 3.1 Population


    • 3.2 Language




  • 4 Mayors


  • 5 Education


  • 6 Famous residents


  • 7 See also


  • 8 References





History


Mascouche received city status on December 9, 1970, under mayor Gilles Forest.



Infrastructure


Montréal/Mascouche Airport, the largest regional airport in Quebec, is three kilometres southeast of the city.


Autoroutes 640 and 25, both major national transportation routes, meet just south of the centre of the city.


Mascouche is connected to Montreal's Central Station by commuter rail via the Mascouche station of the Réseau de transport métropolitain's Mascouche line.


L'Étang-du-Grand-Coteau, an urban park situated in the city centre on Mascouche Boulevard, has the same area as Mount Royal Park in Montreal.



Demographics



Population















































Canada census – Mascouche, Quebec community profile



2011

2006
Population:

42,491 (+25.8% from 2006)
33,764 (+14.2% from 2001)
Land area:

106.64 km2 (41.17 sq mi)
106.64 km2 (41.17 sq mi)
Population density:

398.4/km2 (1,032/sq mi)
316.6/km2 (820/sq mi)
Median age:

36.5 (M: 36.2, F: 36.9)
36.6 (M: 36.3, F: 36.9)
Total private dwellings:

16,290
12,398
Median household income:

$70,673
$63,780
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5]









Historical Census Data - Mascouche, Quebec[6]
















Year Pop. ±%
1991 25,828 —    
1996 28,097 +8.8%
















Year Pop. ±%
2001 29,556 +5.2%
2006 33,764 +14.2%











Year Pop. ±%
2011 42,491 +25.8%


Language















































































































































Canada Census Mother Tongue - Mascouche, Quebec[6]
Census

Total


French



English



French & English



Other

Year

Responses

Count
Trend
Pop %

Count
Trend
Pop %

Count
Trend
Pop %

Count
Trend
Pop %

2016



46 375


42 740

Increase 7.03%
92.10%

1 150

Increase 12.17%
2.47%

355

Increase 120.0%
0.76%

1 840

Increase 39.39%
3.96%

2011



42,185


39,580

Increase 25.8%
93.82%

1,010

Increase 5.2%
2.39%

275

Increase 29.09%
0.65%

1,320

Increase 26.3%
3.13%

2006



33,600


31,470

Increase 13.4%
93.66%

960

Increase 17.1%
2.86%

125

Decrease 40.5%
0.37%

1,045

Increase 111.1%
3.11%

2001



29,285


27,760

Increase 5.0%
94.79%

820

Decrease 9.4%
2.80%

210

Increase 82.6%
0.72%

495

Increase 3.1%
1.69%

1996



27,930


26,430
n/a
94.63%

905
n/a
3.24%

115
n/a
0.41%

480
n/a
1.72%


Mayors



  1. André Duval (1955-1965)

  2. Gilles Forest (1965-1983)

  3. Bernard Patenaude (1983-1992)

  4. Richard Marcotte (1992-2012)

  5. Denise Paquette (2012-2013)


  6. Guillaume Tremblay (2013–present)



Education


The Commission scolaire des Affluents operates Francophone public schools. They include:


Primary schools:



  • L'école Aux 4 Vents

  • L'école De la Source

  • L'école La Mennais

  • L'école des Hauts-Bois

  • L'école Soleil-Levant

  • L'école Le Rucher

  • L'école de La Seigneurie


Secondary schools :



  • École secondaire Le Prélude

  • École secondaire Du Coteau


One professional school, École L'Impact.


Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:



  • Pinewood Elementary School in Mascouche serves the western portion[7]

  • Franklin Hill Elementary School in Repentigny serves the eastern portion[8]


  • Rosemere High School (all areas) in Rosemere[9]



Famous residents


Mascouche is the hometown of baseball player Éric Gagné.


It is also Émilie Mondor's hometown, a Canadian Olympic athlete, who was a two-time national champion in the women's 5,000 metres.



See also



  • Mascouche River

  • Saint Pierre River (Mascouche)

  • Les Moulins Regional County Municipality

  • List of cities in Quebec



References





  1. ^ Reference number 39528 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)


  2. ^ ab Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire


  3. ^ abcd Statistics Canada 2011 Census – Mascouche community profile Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "cp2011" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).



  4. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-18..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  5. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.


  6. ^ ab Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


  7. ^ "PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfred Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.


  8. ^ "FRANKLIN HILL ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfred Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.


  9. ^ "Rosemere High School Zone." Sir Wilfred Laurier School Board. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.














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