Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard

Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
Municipality
Location within Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM
Location within Les Pays-d'en-Haut RCM
St-Adolphe -d'Howard is located in Central Quebec
St-Adolphe -d'Howard
St-Adolphe
-d'Howard
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°58′N 74°20′W / 45.97°N 74.33°W / 45.97; -74.33[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Pays-d'en-Haut
Settled1860s
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1883
Government
[2]
 • MayorClaude Charbonneau
 • Fed. ridingArgenteuil—La Petite-Nation
 • Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
149.04 km2 (57.54 sq mi)
 • Land135.80 km2 (52.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
3,824
 • Density28.2/km2 (73/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Increase 9.0%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code
J0T 2B0
Area code(s)819
Websitewww.stadolphedhoward.qc.ca

Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿adɔlf dawɚd, -wœʁd]) is a municipality in the Laurentian Mountains, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, north-west of Montreal.

Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, located on the shores of lake Saint-Joseph, has nearly 70 lakes in its territory.[1] It is home to Mont-Avalanche ski resort.

History

Settlement began in 1864. In 1873, the geographic township of Howard was created, named after Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle. The Lac-Saint-Joseph Mission was founded in 1878, served by Adolphe Jodoin (1836-1891), parish priest of Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts. In 1882, the Saint-Adolphe-de-Howard post office opened. The following year, the Township Municipality of Howard was established.[1]

In 1939, the township changed name and statutes to become the Municipality of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard.[1]

From 1952 to 1987, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard was home to Canadian Forces Station Lac St. Denis.[1]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard
YearPop.±%
1871 557—    
1881 455−18.3%
1891 448−1.5%
1901 551+23.0%
1911 513−6.9%
1921 450−12.3%
1931 418−7.1%
1941 629+50.5%
YearPop.±%
1951 520−17.3%
1956 1,155+122.1%
1961 1,298+12.4%
1966 1,265−2.5%
1971 1,333+5.4%
1976 1,351+1.4%
1981 1,686+24.8%
1986 1,605−4.8%
YearPop.±%
1991 2,263+41.0%
1996 2,632+16.3%
2001 2,684+2.0%
2006 3,563+32.7%
2011 3,702+3.9%
2016 3,509−5.2%
2021 3,824+9.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[3][4][5][6]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 2,039 (total dwellings: 3,730)[3]

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 7.7%
  • French as first language: 87.2%
  • English and French as first languages: 1.2%
  • Other as first language: 3.4%

Government

List of former mayors:[7]

  • Gédéon Ouimet (1883–1890)
  • Charles Brunet (1890–1905)
  • Adélard Gratton (1905–1910)
  • Olivier Wood (1910–1913)
  • Victor Bergeron (1913–1919)
  • Dosithée Forget (1919–1922)
  • Ferdinand Depatie (1922–1925)
  • Cyrille Guindon (1925–1932)
  • Henri Lajeunesse (1932–1937)
  • Albert Bertrand (1937–1945)
  • Wilfrid Gratton (1945–1951, 1955–1959)
  • Édouard Bellefleur (1951–1955)
  • Émile Gratton (1959–1962)
  • D. E. Ross (1962–1963)
  • J. A. Préfontaine (1963–1965, 1968–1969)
  • Charles Brosseau (1965–1967)
  • Henri Paul Potvin (1967–1968)
  • Gaston R. Bourgeault (1969–1973)
  • Marcel Godin (1973–1981, 1982–1985)
  • Albert Di Fruscia (1981–1982)
  • Michel Gratton (1985–1993)
  • Jean J. Brossard (1993–2004)
  • Marc Vadeboncoeur (2004–2005)
  • Pierre Roy (2005–2009)
  • Réjean Gravel (2009–2013)
  • Lisette Lapointe (2013–2017)
  • Claude Charbonneau (2017–present)

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55494". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 77065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard (Code 2477065) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  4. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
  6. ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.
  7. ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard (municipalité) 1.1.1883 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  8. ^ "About Us." Saint Agathe Academy. Retrieved on September 4, 2017. See Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine and Secondary 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.
  9. ^ "MORIN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  10. ^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
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