Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Lacolle (French pronunciation: [lakɔl] municipality in southern Quebec , Canada , located in the administrative area of the Montérégie , on the Canada–United States border . The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,680. The Lacolle River runs eastward through the middle of the town and empties in Richelieu River . More people cross the border illegally from the United States there than at any other point. Almost nineteen thousand people were detained in 2017.[5] Champlain, New York .
History
Lacolle Mills Blockhouse The written history of Lacolle can be traced back to July 4, 1609, when Samuel de Champlain and his entourage stopped briefly at the mouth of a small stream for a meal before continuing southward up the Richelieu River into the lake which now bears his name. In his journal , Champlain referred to the location of the delta as "Lacole". When translated literally, the term means the neck of a bottle or that which is above the shoulders.
Lacolle was the site of three battles in the early 19th Century. Two of the battles took place during the War of 1812 . The Battle of Lacolle Mills (1812) was a short engagement in which a small garrison of Canadien Militia, with the assistance of Kahnawake Mohawk warriors, defended a makeshift log blockhouse from an American invasion force led by Major General Henry Dearborn .[6] Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814) a garrison of 80 men of the 13th Regiment of Foot and a Congreve rocket detachment of the Royal Marine Artillery , later reinforced by a company of the Canadian Voltigeurs and the Grenadier company of the Canadian Fencibles successfully defended a blockhouse and stone mill building from an attacking American force of 4,000 men led by Major General James Wilkinson .[7] [8] [9]
The Battle of Lacolle was fought on November 7, 1838, between Loyal Lower Canada volunteer forces under Major John Scriver and Lower Canada rebels under Colonel Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski . The half hour battle ended in a rebel defeat.[10] [11]
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Lacolle community profile
Population 2,708 (+4.3% from 2016) 2,680 (+6.7% from 2006)
Land area 49.41 km2 (19.08 sq mi) 49.64 km2 (19.17 sq mi)
Population density 54.8/km2 (142/sq mi) 54.0/km2 (140/sq mi)
Median age 45.6 (M: 46.4, F: 44.8) 43.2 (M: 42.2, F: 44.2)
Private dwellings 1,278 (total) 1,188 (occupied) 1,185 (total)
Median household income $72,000 $44,227
Historical Census Data - Lacolle, Quebec [15] Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,392 — 1996 1,554 +11.6%
Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,503 −3.3% 2002M 2,402 +59.8%
Year Pop. ±% 2006 2,512 +4.6% 2011 2,680 +6.7%
(M) merger with Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel on January 1, 2002.
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lacolle, Quebec[15]
Census
Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year
Responses
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
Count
Trend
Pop %
2011
2,680
2,275
84.89%
310
11.57%
40
1.49%
55
2.05%
2006
2,505
2,160
86.23%
255
10.18%
15
0.60%
75
2.99%
2001
1,495
1,350
90.30%
75
5.02%
25
1.67%
45
3.01%
1996
1,510
1,200
n/a
79.47%
205
n/a
13.58%
55
n/a
3.64%
50
n/a
3.31%
Industry
Lacolle as a small industrial park featuring Arneg Inc, Soudure HMC inc, and a Recycling complex operated by Compo Haut-Richelieu inc. (headquartered in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu).
Education
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The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[16]
Canada
Quebec
6.7%
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R-223 
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