Montreal North (, ) is a

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within the city of

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. It consists entirely of the former city of Montreal North on the

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in southwestern

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. It was amalgamated into the City of

on January 1, 2002. Around the start of the 21st century, Montreal North developed a reputation as being one of Montreal's most dangerous boroughs, along with Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The area contains a sizable community living below the

poverty Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a basic standard of living. Poverty can have diverse Biophysical environmen ...

line, though it also has middle-class and upper-middle-class residences. It is also home to one of Canada's largest Haitian communities.

Geography

The borough is an oblong municipal division situated along the

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, in the northeastern part of the island. It is bordered to the west by

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, to the southwest by

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, to the south by St. Leonard, at the southeast corner by Anjou, and to the east by

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. The borough counts 29 parks and leisure structures. Major thoroughfares in Montreal North include St. Michel Blvd., Pie IX Blvd. ( Autoroute 25), Lacordaire Blvd., Langelier Blvd., Leger Blvd., and Henri Bourassa Blvd. The Pie IX Bridge connects Montreal North to the Laval district of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul. It has an area of 11.07 km² and a population of 83,911.

Politics

Federal and provincial elections

The borough is located almost entirely in the federal riding of Bourassa, except for a tiny southeastern corner in Honore Mercier. The provincial electoral district of Bourassa Sauve is coterminous with the borough except for a northwestern section in the electoral district of

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Demographics

Source:

Government

Borough council

According to the 2016 Census, visible minorities made up 48.7% of the population.

Education

Elementary schools and High schools

The Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (CSPÎ) operates French language public schools. Public high schools that are part of this school board in this borough are Calixa-Lavallée High School and Henri Bourassa High School. There is also the ''Le Prélude'' program. There are 14 French language elementary schools in Montreal North. The

English Montreal School Board The English Montreal School Board (official name: Commission scolaire English-Montréal English-Montréal School Board; CSEM or EMSB) is one of five public school boards and one of two English-language school boards on the island of Montreal in Q ...

operates the following English language public schools within Montreal North: * Galileo Adult Education Centre * Lester B Pearson High School * Gerald McShane School Prior to 1998, the

Montreal Catholic School Commission The Montreal Catholic School Commission (Commission des écoles catholiques de Montréal, CECM) was a Roman Catholic school district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which operated both French-language and English-language schools. It was the largest s ...

and the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal ran all the English language public schools located in Montreal. At that time, public schools were segregated along religious lines instead of the current linguistic lines.

Public libraries

The borough has four libraries within the

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: Belleville, Bibliotheque de la Maison culturelle et communautaire, Charleroi, and Henri Bourassa.Les bibliothèques par arrondissement
"

. Retrieved December 7, 2014.

References

External links

Borough website
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