Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec

Pointe-des-Cascades
Village municipality

Coat of arms

Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Pointe-des-Cascades

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°20′N 73°58′W / 45.333°N 73.967°W / 45.333; -73.967Coordinates: 45°20′N 73°58′W / 45.333°N 73.967°W / 45.333; -73.967[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted May 1, 1961
Government[2][3]
 • Mayor Maryse M. Sauvé
 • Federal riding Salaberry—Suroît
 • Prov. riding Soulanges
Area[2][4]
 • Total 10.00 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
 • Land 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 1,340
 • Density 502.2/km2 (1,301/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 28.1%
 • Dwellings 600
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0P 1M0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 338
Website www.pointe-
des-cascades.com

Pointe-des-Cascades is a village municipality in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on a spit of land where the Saint Lawrence River flows into Lake Saint-Louis. The river has here a significant drop, forming several cascades which give the village its name.[5]

History

Starting in the mid seventeenth century until 1700, many military expeditions arrived at this place in order to portage around the cascades on the Saint Lawrence River. The first reference to Pointe-des-Cascades appeared in a text of Louis-Armand de Lahontan in 1684 and on a map of Deshayes in 1695, when Pointe des Cascades was included in the Vaudreuil Lordship.[5]

In 1893, the post office opened under the English name Cascades Point (renamed in 1951 to Pointe-des-Cascades). A few years later construction began on the Soulanges Canal and when it was completed in 1899, the village became the eastern, downstream terminus of the canal.[5] In 1958, it closed when it was superseded by the new Beauharnois Canal. The paths along the canal are now being used as a regional cycling route.[6]

In 1961, the Village Municipality of Pointe-des-Cascades was formed on the territory of the Parish Municipalities of Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges and Saint-Michel-de-Vaudreuil.[5]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 1,340 (+28.1% from 2006) 1,046 (+14.6% from 2001) 913 (+0.3% from 1996)
Land area: 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi) 2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi) 2.79 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Population density: 502.2/km2 (1,301/sq mi) 392.0/km2 (1,015/sq mi) 327.6/km2 (848/sq mi)
Median age: 40.9 (M: 41.1, F: 40.7) 39.7 (M: 38.7, F: 41.2) 38.1 (M: 38.0, F: 38.2)
Total private dwellings: 600 446 383
Median household income: $55,754 $55,741 $58,224
References: 2011[4] 2006[7] 2001[8]
Historical Census Data - Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec[9]
YearPop.±%
1991 691—    
1996 910+31.7%
YearPop.±%
2001 913+0.3%
2006 1,046+14.6%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,340+28.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec[9]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,340
 1,180 Increase 19.8% 88.06% 100 Increase 185.7% 7.46% 25 Increase n/a% 1.87% 35 Increase 133.3% 2.61%
2006
1,035
 985 Increase 13.2% 95.17% 35 Decrease 22.2% 3.38% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 15 Increase n/a% 1.45%
2001
915
 870 Decrease 2.2% 95.08% 45 Increase 350.0% 4.92% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00%
1996
920
 890 n/a 96.74% 10 n/a 1.09% 10 n/a 1.09% 10 n/a 1.09%

See also

Media related to Pointe-des-Cascades at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 50147 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pointe-des-Cascades
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 3 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Pointe-des-Cascades, Quebec
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Pointe-des-Cascades (Municipalité de village)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  6. ↑ "Montérégie Cycling Trails: Soulanges Canal". MontrealPlus.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  9. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Vaudreuil-Dorion
Les Cèdres Lake Saint-Louis
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot
   Pointe-des-Cascades  
Saint Lawrence River
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield		 Saint Lawrence River
Beauharnois


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