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Old Fort, Quebec

Coordinates: 51°25′25″N 57°49′28″W / 51.42361°N 57.82444°W / 51.42361; -57.82444
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Old Fort
Fishing Harbour of Old Fort
Fishing Harbour of Old Fort
Old Fort is located in Quebec
Old Fort
Old Fort
Coordinates: 51°25′25″N 57°49′28″W / 51.42361°N 57.82444°W / 51.42361; -57.82444[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMLe Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent
MunicipalityBonne-Espérance
Government
 • Federal ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingDuplessis
Area
 • Land3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total256
 • Density92.7/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Change (2006–11)
Decrease14.9%
 • Dwellings
119
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-138

Vieux Fort (also known as Old Fort) is an unconstituted locality within the municipality of Bonne-Espérance in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is also known as Old Fort Bay or Vieux-Fort (the latter is preferred by the Commission de toponymie du Québec).

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Old Fort had a population of 256 living in 106 of its 113 total private dwellings, a change of 9.4% from its 2016 population of 234. With a land area of 3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 74.6/km2 (193.3/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Education

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Commission scolaire du Littoral operates Mountain Ridge School (anglophone) in Old Fort.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 65910". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Old Fort, Quebec (Code 240221) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Schools and centers Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.