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located in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality of

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; however, the city's own website uses the two-hyphen version of its name: Saint-Lin–Laurentides. In the

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its population was 24,030. Saint-Lin was the birthplace of former Canadian

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, whose paternal home is now a

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History

Saint-Lin–Laurentides was formed on 1 March 2000, when the Municipality of Saint-Lin and the Town of Laurentides were merged. Saint-Lin was first settled in 1807 when pioneers from Saint-Pierre-du-Portage (now L'Assomption) arrived. In 1828, the Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaie Parish was founded. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lin was established, but was abolished 2 years later in 1847 when it was absorbed into the county municipality. That same year, its post office opened. In 1855, the municipality was reestablished as Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaye, with Carolus Laurier, father of Sir

, as first mayor. Laurentides was originally the Village Municipality of Saint-Lin, which became an incorporate entity in 1856. In 1883, it changed name and statutes and became the Town of Laurentides. Also that year, the local post office opened.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Lin--Laurentides had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population: * Population in 2021: 24,030 (2006 to 2011 population change: 15.6%) * Population in 2016: 20,786 (2006 to 2011 population change: 19.0%) * Population in 2011: 17,463 (2006 to 2011 population change: 23.3%) * Population in 2006: 14,159 (2001 to 2006 population change: 14.4%) * Population in 2001: 12,379 * Population in 1996: ** Laurentides: 2703 ** Saint-Lin: 9336 * Population in 1991: ** Laurentides: 2336 ** Saint-Lin: 7029 Mother tongue: * English as first language: 1.5% * French as first language: 94.2% * English and French as first language: 1.1% * Other as first language: 2.5% Lieu historique national du Canada de Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier 20

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Education

The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools * École de l'Aubier * École des Trois-Temps ** pavillon de l'Arc-en-Ciel ** pavillon de l'Oiseau-Bleu ** pavillon Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier * École du ruisseau

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operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town: * Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée serves most of the town * Laurentia Elementary School in Saint-Jérôme serves a portion of the town * Joliette High School in

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References

External links

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Ville de Saint-Lin-Laurentides

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