Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Municipality
Motto(s): 
Une municiplalité en Outaouais à découvrir.
("A municipality in Outaouais to discover")
Location within Papineau RCM
Location within Papineau RCM
Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk is located in Western Quebec
Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°56′N 74°55′W / 45.933°N 74.917°W / 45.933; -74.917[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPapineau
Settled1860s
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1881
Government
[2]
 • MayorHugo Desormeaux
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total59.20 km2 (22.86 sq mi)
 • Land55.68 km2 (21.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total512
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 7.3%
 • Dwellings
416
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 1K0, J0V 1Y0
Area code819
Highways R-323
Websitewww.st-emile-de-suffolk.com

Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. Until 1994 it was known as United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington.

This farming community, 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Montebello, is often visited by cottage vacationers for hunting and fishing in the numerous lakes of the area.[1]

Geography

The area is characterized by rugged terrain of the Laurentian Mountains, marked here and there by mountains that rise more than 400 meters (1,300 ft) above sea level.[4] Its principal streams are the Little Rouge River and the Suffolk Creek that feeds it, the first being a tributary of the Petite-Nation River.[5]

History

General store in St-Émile-de-Suffolk in 1920

Suffolk Township (named after the county in England) was already on the Gale and Duberger map of 1795, but not officially established until 1874.[5] Municipally it was part of the United Township Municipality of Hartwell-et-Suffolk until 1880 when the municipality separated[6] and the Township Municipality of Suffolk was formed, taking effect on January 1, 1881.

In 1885, Addington Township (named after Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth) [4] was merged with Suffolk Township, creating the United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington.[1] This county consisted of Vinoy, Namur, Saint-Émile, Lac-des-Plages and part of Vendée.

In 1889, the Parish of Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk was formed. This name paid tribute to Émile Quesnel of Saint-Andre-Avellin, who had been particularly generous toward the early settlers of the area.[1]

Piece by piece, portions of the united township were detached to form new municipalities: Vinoy in 1920 (which became part of Chénéville in 1996), Lac-des-Plages in 1950, and finally Namur in 1964.[7]

In 1994, the name and status were changed to that of Municipality of Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk.[1]

Demographics

Canada census – Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk community profile
202120162011
Population512 (+7.3% from 2016)477 (-15.7% from 2011)566 (5.4% from 2006)
Land area55.68 km2 (21.50 sq mi)56.68 km2 (21.88 sq mi)58.40 km2 (22.55 sq mi)
Population density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Median age54.4 (M: 55.2, F: 53.2)54.6 (M: 54.8, F: 54.4)49.5 (M: 50.0, F: 49.0)
Private dwellings416 (total)  433 (total)  410 (total) 
Median household income$40,832
References: 2021[8] 2016[9] 2011[10] earlier[11][12]
Historical census populations – Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1986 481—    
1991 491+2.1%
1996 433−11.8%
2001 528+21.9%
2006 537+1.7%
2011 566+5.4%
2016 477−15.7%
2021 512+7.3%
Population amounts are not adjusted for boundary changes.
Source: Statistics Canada

Local government

List of former mayors:

  • Serge Carrière (2001–2005)
  • Martin Blais (2005-2009)
  • Michel Samson (2009-2013)
  • Hugo Desormeaux (2013–present)

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk
  3. 1 2 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Addington (Canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  5. 1 2 "Suffolk (Canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
  6. ↑ "Lac-Simon (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  7. ↑ "Namur (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  8. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  9. ↑ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  10. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  11. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  12. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  13. ↑ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.

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