Barkmere

Barkmere is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Barkmere
City
Coat of arms
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Barkmere
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°00′N 74°35′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedMarch 24, 1926
Government
[2]
 • MayorLuc Trépanier
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
[2][3]
 • Total23.70 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
 • Land17.72 km2 (6.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total81
 • Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
 39.7%
 • Dwellings
230
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 1A0
Area code(s)819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.barkmere.ca

It is one of the smallest incorporated municipalities in Quebec, with a population of just 81 in the Canada 2021 Census.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 81 (2016 to 2021 population change: 39.7%)
  • Population in 2016: 58
  • Population in 2011: 58
  • Population in 2006: 87
  • Population in 2001: 44
  • Population in 1996: 53
  • Population in 1991: 62

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 50 (total dwellings: 230)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 18%
  • French as first language: 82%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%
  • New Town hall and community center built in 2016.
  • Municipal office
  • View of the lake
  • Jesuit island

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:

References
  1. Reference number 3517 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 78050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Barkmere, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. "Arundel Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  6. "SAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE" [sic]. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017 - See text description of boundaries in: About Us" as well as the Elementary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.



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