Mille-Isles (French pronunciation: [mil il], lit. 'Thousand Islands') 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
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,721 (+9.8% from 2016) | 1,567 (-3.8% from 2011) | 1,629 (+10.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 58.73 km2 (22.68 sq mi) | 59.82 km2 (23.10 sq mi) | 60.82 km2 (23.48 sq mi) |
| Population density | 29.3/km2 (76/sq mi) | 26.2/km2 (68/sq mi) | 26.8/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.0 (M: 50.0, F: 46.0) | 46.6 (M: 47.9, F: 45.3) | 44.3 (M: 44.6, F: 43.9) |
| Private dwellings | 950 (total) 756 (occupied) | 907 (total) | 912 (total) |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $61,568 | $n/a |
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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:[9]
- 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:
- Morin Heights Elementary School in Morin-Heights serves most of the town[10]
- Laurentia Elementary School in Saint-Jérôme serves a portion of the town[11]
- Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 41163". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Mille-Isles". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Mille-Isles, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mille-Isles (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "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"
- ^ "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ "LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
- ^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
External links
Media related to Mille-Isles at Wikimedia Commons
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