Notre-Dame-du-Nord is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the northern end of Lake Timiskaming where the Ottawa River enters into this lake.
The municipality is located along Route 101. A local street, rue Ontario, extends westward from Route 101 to the Quebec-Ontario border, where it becomes Ontario Highway 65. In Ontario, the highway passes through the townships of Casey and Harris en route to the city of Temiskaming Shores.
Notre-Dame-du-Nord is best known as the home of an annual truck drag race event called Rodéo du Camion (Truck Rodeo) which is held over the August Civic Holiday of each year, which brings over 650 trucks and 60,000 spectators to the town each year.
Local attractions also include the Lake Timiskaming Fossil Centre, a museum and research institution dedicated to the fossils of the Témiscamingue region, and the Heath Racing motocross track.
History
The area had been known by a variety of names: Tête-du-Lac ("Head-of-the-Lake" in reference to its position at the head of Lake Timiskaming), Pointe à Polson in 1858 (after a First Nations family living there at the time), Murray City in 1862 (in honour of Thomas Murray of Pembroke whose company was logging there), and North Temiscaming at the end of 19th century.[1]
In 1895, the mission located on the north bank of the Rapids des Quinze became a parish under the name of Notre-Dame-du-Nord. In 1919, the place was incorporated as the Township Municipality of Nedelec-Partie-Sud. It was partially destroyed in the Great Fire of 1922. In 1928, it was renamed after the parish.[1][4]
In 1951, the Municipality of Notre-Dame-des-Quinze, which had developed concurrently on the other side of the rapids, was merged into Notre-Dame-du-Nord.[4]
Demographics
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| Population | 1090 (+3.6% from 2016) |
| Land area | 74.34 km2 (28.70 sq mi) |
| Population density | 14.7/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Median age | 54.4 (M: 53.2, F: 55.6) |
| Private dwellings | 569 (total) 511 (occupied) |
| Median household income | $58,000 |
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Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 14.2 %
- French as first language: 80.9 %
- English and French as first language: 2.9 %
- Other as first language: 2.5 %
Local government
List of former mayors:
- Fidèle Baril (...–2005)
- Mychel Tremblay (2009–2013)
- Alain Flageol (2013–2017)
- Nico Gervais (2017–present)
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Notre-Dame-du-Nord (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85090". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b c d "Notre-Dame-du-Nord (Code 2485090) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b "History of Notre-Dame-du-Nord". Chambre de Commerce de Notre-Dame-du-Nord. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006 census, 2006 Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 census
Further reading
- Notre-Dame-du-Nord 1986–1996, written by Marc Riopel and the "Comité du livre", 1995, 539 pages.(in French)
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