Laurier-Station
Village municipality
Aerial view of Laurier-Station
Aerial view of Laurier-Station
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Laurier-Station is located in Southern Quebec
Laurier-Station
Laurier-Station
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°W / 46.533; -71.633[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1951
Named forWilfrid Laurier[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorPierrette Trépanier
 • Federal ridingLévis—Lotbinière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
[2][3]
 • Total12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
 • Land12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,634
 • Density219.3/km2 (568/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 9.6%
 • Dwellings
1,086
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 1N0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
R-271
Census profile2433060[3]
MAMROT info33060[2]
Toponymie info34717[1]
Websitewww.ville.
laurier-station.qc.ca

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.

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 34717". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Laurier-Station, Quebec (Code 2433060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.


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