Laurier-Station
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.
History
Laurier-Station was originally part of Saint-Flavien but split away in 1951 to become a municipality of its own. The railway station, built in 1880, launched the development of the region. In the 1950s, the advent of the Trans-Canada Highway and furniture manufacturing industries propelled its development.
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 km (4.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 211.3/km (547.4/sq mi) in 2021.
Notable people
- Laurent Beaudoin – businessman
- David Desharnais - ice hockey player
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 34717". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Laurier%2DStation&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052433060&HEADERlist=0
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire