Lacolle (French pronunciation: [lakɔl]) is a municipality in southern Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative area of the Montérégie, on the Canada–United States border. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,680. The Lacolle River runs eastward through the middle of the town and empties in Richelieu River. More people cross the border illegally from the United States there than at any other point. Almost nineteen thousand people were detained in 2017.[5] The nearest town across the border is Champlain, New York.
Lacolle | |
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 Town hall | |
 Location within Le Haut-Richelieu RCM | |
  Lacolle Location within southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′N 73°22′W / 45.083°N 73.367°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Richelieu |
| Constituted | September 13, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Lemaistre-Caron |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.50 km2 (20.66 sq mi) |
| • Land | 49.64 km2 (19.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 2,680 |
| • Density | 54.0/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  6.7% |
| • Dwellings | 1,185 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-221  R-223  R-202 |
| Website | www |
History
The written history of Lacolle can be traced back to July 4, 1609, when Samuel de Champlain and his entourage stopped briefly at the mouth of a small stream for a meal before continuing southward up the Richelieu River into the lake which now bears his name. In his journal, Champlain referred to the location of the delta as "Lacole". When translated literally, the term means the neck of a bottle or that which is above the shoulders.
Lacolle was the site of three battles in the early 19th Century. Two of the battles took place during the War of 1812. The Battle of Lacolle Mills (1812) was a short engagement in which a small garrison of Canadien Militia, with the assistance of Kahnawake Mohawk warriors, defended a makeshift log blockhouse from an American invasion force led by Major General Henry Dearborn.[6] In the Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814) a garrison of 80 men of the 13th Regiment of Foot and a Congreve rocket detachment of the Royal Marine Artillery, later reinforced by a company of the Canadian Voltigeurs and the Grenadier company of the Canadian Fencibles successfully defended a blockhouse and stone mill building from an attacking American force of 4,000 men led by Major General James Wilkinson.[7][8][9]
The Battle of Lacolle was fought on November 7, 1838, between Loyal Lower Canada volunteer forces under Major John Scriver and Lower Canada rebels under Colonel Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski. The half hour battle ended in a rebel defeat.[10][11]
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 2,708 (+4.3% from 2016) | 2,680 (+6.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 49.41 km2 (19.08 sq mi) | 49.64 km2 (19.17 sq mi) |
| Population density | 54.8/km2 (142/sq mi) | 54.0/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Median age | 45.6 (M: 46.4, F: 44.8) | 43.2 (M: 42.2, F: 44.2) |
| Private dwellings | 1,278 (total) 1,188 (occupied) | 1,185 (total) |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $44,227 |
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lacolle, Quebec[15] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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2,680
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2,275 | 5.3%
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84.89% | 310 | 21.6%
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11.57% | 40 | 166.7%
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1.49% | 55 |  26.7%
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2.05% | |||||
2006
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2,505
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2,160 | 60.0%
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86.23% | 255 | 240.0%
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10.18% | 15 | 40.0%
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0.60% | 75 | 66.7%
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2.99% | |||||
2001
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1,495
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1,350 | 12.5%
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90.30% | 75 | 63.4%
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5.02% | 25 | 54.5%
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1.67% | 45 | 10.0%
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3.01% | |||||
1996
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1,510
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1,200 | n/a | 79.47% | 205 | n/a | 13.58% | 55 | n/a | 3.64% | 50 | n/a | 3.31% | |||||
Industry
Lacolle as a small industrial park featuring Arneg Inc, Soudure HMC inc, and a Recycling complex operated by Compo Haut-Richelieu inc. (headquartered in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu).
Education
The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 372452". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Lacolle". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)
- ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
- ^ Quan, Douglas (3 February 2019). "RCMP has spent more than $6.6M to process migrants at Canada's busiest illegal crossing". National Post. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Battle of Lacolle Mills". Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ John R. Elting, Amateurs to Arms, p.176
- ^ Report of the Commanding Officer of the 13th Foot
- ^ NICOLAS, Paul Harris: Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces, Volume 2, p253
- ^ "La bataille de Lacolle, 6 novembre 1838" Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine at Les Patriotes de 1837@1838
- ^ "Bataille de Lacolle - 6 et 7 novembre 1838. (Bataille)" in La Mémoire du Québec
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.
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