Arundel, Quebec

Arundel
Township municipality
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Arundel Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 74°37′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Les Laurentides
Settled	1854
Constituted	January 1, 1878
Government [2]
• Mayor	Pascale Blais
• Federal riding	Laurentides—Labelle
• Prov. riding	Argenteuil
Area [2][3]
• Total	66.90 km^2 (25.83 sq mi)
• Land	63.45 km^2 (24.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	578
• Density	9.1/km^2 (24/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	2.7%
• Dwellings	402
Demonym	Arundelite
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0T 1A0
Area code	819
Highways	R-327 R-364

Arundel is a township municipality in Quebec, Canada, located 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Mont Tremblant.

Arundel was settled by Scottish and Irish immigrants in the mid-19th century who established subsistence farming operations and worked the forests in winter.

Today most of the land is reserved for agricultural use despite strong growth in the region. Much of Arundel borders the Rouge River.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arundel had a population of 578 living in 290 of its 402 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 563. With a land area of 63.45 km² (24.50 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.1/km² (23.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Population trend:^[5]

• Population in 2021: 578 (2016 to 2021 population change: 2.7%)
• Population in 2016: 563
• Population in 2011: 604
• Population in 2006: 601
• Population in 2001: 555
• Population in 1996: 533
• Population in 1991: 555

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 290 (total dwellings: 402)

Mother tongue:

• French as first language: 44%
• English as first language: 54%
• Other as first language: 2%

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board is the English-language school board of the town. Schools serving the town:

• Arundel Elementary School^[6]
• Sainte Agathe Academy (for high school only) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts^[7]

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 2234". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Arundel, Canton (Municipalité de) (CT) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
6. "Arundel Elementary Zone Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
7. "SAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine" [sic]. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017 - See text description of boundaries in: About Us" as well as the Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.

External links

• Canton Arundel Website
• Tweedsmuir Village History
• Laurentian regional website
• Historic Knox Church
• Rouge River Valley