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Laurier-Station, Quebec 
Summary
Laurier-Station is a village municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 2,634 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
Laurier-Station | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Laurier-Station | |
 Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
  Laurier-Station Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | January 1, 1951 |
| Named for | Wilfrid Laurier[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierrette Trépanier |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Lotbinière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,634 |
| • Density | 219.3/km2 (568/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  9.6% |
| • Dwellings | 1,086 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways   A-20 (TCH) |  R-271 |
| Census profile | 2433060[3] |
| MAMROT info | 33060[2] |
| Toponymie info | 34717[1] |
| Website | www.ville. laurier-station.qc.ca |
It is named after its train station, Laurier, itself named in honour of prime minister Wilfrid Laurier. It is also the town where the professional hockey player David Desharnais was born.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurier-Station had a population of 2,570 living in 1,126 of its 1,164 total private dwellings, a change of -0.1% from its 2016 population of 2,573. With a land area of 12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 211.3/km2 (547.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Notable people edit
- Laurent Beaudoin – businessman
- David Desharnais - ice hockey player
References edit
- ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 34717". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Laurier-Station, Quebec (Code 2433060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire