L'Île-Bizard, Quebec
Former city in Quebec, Canada
L'Île-Bizard
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Former city
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Former town hall of L'Île-Bizard
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Location of L'Île-Bizard in
Montreal
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Coordinates: 45°29′15″N 73°52′48″W / 45.487417°N 73.879917°W / 45.487417; -73.879917 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
City | Montreal |
Borough | L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève |
Area | |
• Land | 22.77 km 2 (8.79 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,647 |
• Density | 643.26/km 2 (1,666.0/sq mi) |
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Change
(2006-2011)
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2.2% |
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Dwellings
(2011)
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5,228 |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area codes | (514) and (438) |
L'Île-Bizard is a former municipality current borough located on Île Bizard , an island northwest of the Island of Montreal . It was originally incorporated as a municipality on 1 July 1855 as Paroisse de Saint-Raphael-de l'Ile-Bizard.
On 1 January 2002, it was merged into the City of Montreal as part of the borough of L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève .
The island has a land area of 22.77 km² (8.79 sq mi). Its population was 14,647 at the 2011 census .
Parc-Nature-du-Bois-de-l'île-Bizard is located in the centre of the island. [2]
It is the childhood home of NHL hockey player Vincent Lecavalier , who attended John Rennie High School , a school well known for its athletics program.
The Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois had a $8M main residence in the area. [3] She is currently building another home on the island.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1740 | 17 | — |
1813 | 508 | +2888.2% |
1831 | 799 | +57.3% |
1851 | 950 | +18.9% |
1861 | 1,070 | +12.6% |
1881 | 831 | −22.3% |
1901 | 682 | −17.9% |
1911 | 586 | −14.1% |
1916 | 574 | −2.0% |
1931 | 712 | +24.0% |
1954 | 1,046 | +46.9% |
1961 | 3,379 | +223.0% |
1971 | 2,950 | −12.7% |
1981 | 6,558 | +122.3% |
1991 | 11,352 | +73.1% |
1996 | 13,038 | +14.9% |
2001 | 13,861 | +6.3% |
2006 | 14,325 | +3.3% |
2011 | 14,647 | +2.2% |
See also
References
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"Census Profile Census Tract 4620550.02"
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Canada 2011 Census
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Statistics Canada
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16 September
2012
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"Census Profile Census Tract 4620550.04" . Canada 2011 Census . Statistics Canada . 2012-07-30 . Retrieved 16 September 2012 .
"Census Profile Census Tract 4620550.03" . Canada 2011 Census . Statistics Canada . 2012-07-30 . Retrieved 16 September 2012 . - ↑ "Ville de Montréal - Réseau des grands parcs - Fiche Parc" . ville.montreal.qc.ca . Retrieved 2015-08-18 .
- ↑ "For sale: A peek inside pauline marois' île bizard house - Metropolitan News" . Archived from the original on 2009-08-14 . Retrieved 2009-08-13 .