Arundel is a
township municipality
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in
Quebec
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, Canada, located south of
Mont Tremblant
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.
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
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, Arundel had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population trend:
* 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
*
Sainte Agathe Academy (for high school only) in
Sainte-Agathe-des-MontsSAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE
. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017 - See text description of boundaries in
About Us
as well as th
Elementary zone map
- Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.
References
External links
Canton Arundel WebsiteLaurentian regional websiteHistoric Knox Church Rouge River Valley
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Township municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Laurentides