Lacolle, Quebec

Lacolle
Municipality
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°WCoordinates: 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[2][3]
• Mayor	Roland Luc Béliveau
• Federal riding	Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area[2][4]
• Total	53.50 km^2 (20.66 sq mi)
• Land	49.64 km^2 (19.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	2,680
• Density	54.0/km^2 (140/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.7%
• Dwellings	1,185
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0J 1J0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 221 Route 223 Route 202
Website	www.lacolle.com

Lacolle 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 though the middle of the town and empties in Richelieu River.

History

Lacolle Mills Blockhouse

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.^[5] 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.^[6][7][8]

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.^[9][10]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Lacolle, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	2,680 (+6.7% from 2006)	2,512 (+4.6% from 2001)	1,503 (-3.3% from 1996)
Land area:	49.64 km^2 (19.17 sq mi)	49.64 km^2 (19.17 sq mi)	3.16 km^2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population density:	54.0/km^2 (140/sq mi)	50.6/km^2 (131/sq mi)	476.4/km^2 (1,234/sq mi)
Median age:	43.2 (M: 42.2, F: 44.2)	41.3 (M: 40.2, F: 42.0)	37.9 (M: 37.2, F: 38.6)
Total private dwellings:	1,185	1,095	637
Median household income:	$44,227	$49,932	$33,670
Notes: Amalgamated with Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel on January 1, 2002. – References: 2011[4] 2006[11] 2001[12]

Historical Census Data - Lacolle, Quebec[13]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 1,392 —     1996 1,554 +11.6%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 1,503 −3.3% 2002M 2,402 +59.8%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 2,512 +4.6% 2011 2,680 +6.7%
(M) merger with Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel on January 1, 2002.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lacolle, Quebec[13]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		2,680		2,275	5.3%	84.89%		310	21.6%	11.57%		40	166.7%	1.49%		55	26.7%	2.05%
2006		2,505		2,160	60.0%	86.23%		255	240.0%	10.18%		15	40.0%	0.60%		75	66.7%	2.99%
2001		1,495		1,350	12.5%	90.30%		75	63.4%	5.02%		25	54.5%	1.67%		45	10.0%	3.01%
1996		1,510		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.^[14]

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec
• Lacolle Mills Blockhouse
• Battle of Lacolle Mills (1812)
• Battle of Lacolle Mills (1814)
• Battle of Lacolle (1838)
• Lacolle railway station
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec
• Richelieu River

References

1. Reference number 372452 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Lacolle
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: SAINT-JEAN (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Lacolle, Quebec
5. "Battle of Lacolle Mills". Retrieved 11 November 2013.
6. John R. Elting, Amateurs to Arms, p.176
7. Report of the Commanding Officer of the 13th Foot
8. NICOLAS, Paul Harris: Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces, Volume 2, p253
9. "La bataille de Lacolle, 6 novembre 1838" at Les Patriotes de 1837@1838
10. "Bataille de Lacolle - 6 et 7 novembre 1838. (Bataille)" in La Mémoire du Québec
11. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
12. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
13. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
14. 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.

External links

• Lacolle official website
• A Lacolle Chronology as it pertains to the English Settlers