Saint-Guillaume-Nord, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Guillaume-Nord is the southern-most unorganized territory in the Lanaudière
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality
.
Its only community is the hamlet of Saint-Guillaume-Nord, located at confluence of the Matawin River and Cypress Creek, a dozen miles west of Saint-Michel-des-Saints
and just east of the north-east entrance to the Mont-Tremblant National Park
.
The hamlet of Saint-Guillaume-Nord was formed in the early twentieth century, when some thirty lots were granted for agricultural purposes in the geographic Township of Gouin. A mission was established on January 21, 1916, dedicated to St. William (French: saint Guillaume). This name was most likely chosen to honour Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes (1865-1940), pastor at Kahnawake and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, bishop of Joliette in 1913, and subsequently Archbishop of Ottawa in 1928. After the closure of the Northwood Lumber Company, the little parish went into decline since the soil was of too poor quality to meet the former expectations.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 56 (total dwellings: 145)
Mother tongue:
Lanaudière
Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:...
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality
Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
300px|rightMatawinie is a Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population of the MRC according to the 2006 Census is 49,717-Municipalities:*Chertsey*Entrelacs*Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci*Rawdon...
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Its only community is the hamlet of Saint-Guillaume-Nord, located at confluence of the Matawin River and Cypress Creek, a dozen miles west of Saint-Michel-des-Saints
Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Quebec
Saint-Michel-des-Saints is a municipality in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. It is the largest and northern-most municipality in the Lanaudière region...
and just east of the north-east entrance to the Mont-Tremblant National Park
Mont-Tremblant National Park
Mont-Tremblant National Park is a 1,510.10 km² provincial park located north of the town of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, and the village of Saint-Donat and Saint-Côme...
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The hamlet of Saint-Guillaume-Nord was formed in the early twentieth century, when some thirty lots were granted for agricultural purposes in the geographic Township of Gouin. A mission was established on January 21, 1916, dedicated to St. William (French: saint Guillaume). This name was most likely chosen to honour Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes (1865-1940), pastor at Kahnawake and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, bishop of Joliette in 1913, and subsequently Archbishop of Ottawa in 1928. After the closure of the Northwood Lumber Company, the little parish went into decline since the soil was of too poor quality to meet the former expectations.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 108 (2001 to 2006 population change: 86.2 %)
- Population in 2001: 58
- Population in 1996: 71
- Population in 1991: 83
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 56 (total dwellings: 145)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 0 %
- French as first language: 100 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 0 %