Old Fort, Quebec
Appearance
Old Fort | |
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![]() Fishing Harbour of Old Fort | |
Coordinates: 51°25′25″N 57°49′28″W / 51.42361°N 57.82444°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Côte-Nord |
RCM | Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
Municipality | Bonne-Espérance |
Government | |
• Federal riding | Manicouagan |
• Prov. riding | Duplessis |
Area | |
• Land | 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 256 |
• Density | 92.7/km2 (240/sq mi) |
• Change (2006–11) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 119 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Commission scolaire du Littoral operates Mountain Ridge School (anglophone) in Old Fort.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 65910". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Old Fort, Quebec (Code 240221) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved Sep 2, 2022.
- ^ "Schools and centers Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.