Pointe-Fortune, Quebec

Pointe-Fortune
Village municipality
Coat of arms
Motto: La fortune aime les audacieux
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Pointe-Fortune Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W / 45.567°N 74.383°WCoordinates: 45°34′N 74°23′W / 45.567°N 74.383°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted	28 August 1880
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Jean-Pierre Daoust
• Federal riding	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
• Prov. riding	Soulanges
Area[2][4]
• Total	9.60 km^2 (3.71 sq mi)
• Land	8.35 km^2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	542
• Density	64.9/km^2 (168/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.9%
• Dwellings	265
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0P 1N0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways A-40	Route 342
Website	pointefortune.ca

Pointe-Fortune is a village municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, northwest of Montreal. The population at the 2011 Census was 542.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Pointe-Fortune, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	542 (+6.9% from 2006)	507 (+10.9% from 2001)	457 (+1.3% from 1996)
Land area:	8.35 km^2 (3.22 sq mi)	8.35 km^2 (3.22 sq mi)	8.35 km^2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population density:	64.9/km^2 (168/sq mi)	60.7/km^2 (157/sq mi)	54.7/km^2 (142/sq mi)
Median age:	44.7 (M: 46.7, F: 42.8)	44.8 (M: 45.4, F: 44.4)	43.0 (M: 43.2, F: 42.6)
Total private dwellings:	265	241	242
Median household income:	$.N/A	$39,297	$46,997
Notes: 2011 income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6]

Historical Census Data - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[7]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 413 —     1996 451 +9.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 457 +1.3% 2006 507 +10.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 542 +6.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Pointe-Fortune, Quebec[7]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		540		435	16.0%	80.56%		75	28.6%	13.89%		10	n/a%	1.85%		20	20.0%	3.70%
2006		505		375	5.1%	74.26%		105	162.5%	20.79%		0	0.0%	0.00%		25	25.0%	4.95%
2001		455		395	0.0%	86.81%		40	33.3%	8.79%		0	0.0%	0.00%		20	n/a%	4.40%
1996		455		395	n/a	86.81%		60	n/a	13.19%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

Attractions

Macdonell-Williamson House,^[8] which owes its existence to the fur trade and the legendary Voyageurs, is located at the historical boundary marker (which still stands to this day) which marks the division between Upper and Lower Canada..

Pointe Fortune celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.

See also

• List of village municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 50159 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Pointe-Fortune
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Pointe-Fortune, Quebec
5. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
6. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
8. Maison Macdonell-Williamson House