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{{see also|La Joliette}}
{{About|the city in Quebec, Canada}}
{{About|the city in Quebec, Canada}}
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| image_skyline = QC Joliette1 tango7174.jpg
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| image_caption = Saint-Charles-Borromée Cathedral
| image_caption = boulevard Manseau
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| established_date =
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| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_title1 = Constituted
| established_date1 = November 12, 1966
| established_date1 = {{Start date and age|November 12, 1966}}
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| leader_name = Pierre-Luc Bellerose
| leader_name = Pierre-Luc Bellerose
| leader_title1 = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
| leader_title1 = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
| leader_name1 = [[Joliette (electoral district)|Joliette]]
| leader_name1 = [[Joliette (federal electoral district)|Joliette]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
| leader_name2 = [[Joliette (provincial electoral district)|Joliette]]
| leader_name2 = [[Joliette (provincial electoral district)|Joliette]]
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot"/><ref name="cp2016">{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2461025&Geo2=CD&Code2=2461&SearchText=Joliette&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |title=Joliette census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=[[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census data]] |date=29 November 2017 |access-date=2022-04-05}}</ref>
| area_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot"/><ref name="cp2021">{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Joliette&DGUIDlist=2021S0504456&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |title=Joliette census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=[[Canada 2021 Census|2021 Census data]] |date=29 November 2017 |access-date=2022-04-05}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 23.60
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| area_metro_km2 = 108.66
| area_metro_footnotes = <ref name="cp2016-CA">{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2461025&Geo2=CMACA&Code2=456&SearchText=Joliette&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |title=Joliette (Census agglomeration) census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=[[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census data]] |date=8 February 2012 |access-date=2012-05-24}}. The census agglomeration consists of Joliette, [[Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec|Notre-Dame-des-Prairies]], [[Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec|Saint-Charles-Borromée]], [[Saint-Paul, Quebec|Saint-Paul]]. In the 2006 census, the census agglomeration had also included [[Saint-Pierre, Quebec|Saint-Pierre]].</ref>
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| population_total = 20484
| population_total = 21384
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| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_metro = 52706
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| population_density_metro_km2 = 485.0
| population_blank1_title = Pop&nbsp;<small>2011-2016</small>
| population_blank1_title = Pop&nbsp;<small>2016-2021</small>
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 4.4%
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 6.6%
| population_blank2_title = Dwellings
| population_blank2_title = Dwellings
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Joliette has 3 [[Francophone]] high schools and 1 [[Anglophone]] high school, as well as the Joliette campus of the [[Cégep régional de Lanaudière]].<ref>http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/?page=schools/joliette-high</ref>
Joliette has 3 [[Francophone]] high schools and 1 [[Anglophone]] high school, as well as the Joliette campus of the [[Cégep régional de Lanaudière]].<ref>http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/?page=schools/joliette-high</ref>


It was founded as L'Industrie by businessman [[Barthélemy Joliette]] in 1823 and was incorporated as a city in 1863.
It was founded as L'Industrie by the businessman [[Barthélemy Joliette]] in 1823 and was incorporated as a city in 1863, when it changed its name to Joliette..


The city's economy is mainly in the manufacturing and service sectors. The largest gravel manufacturer in the area, Graybec, is located in Joliette and exploits a huge quarry just outside the city.
The city's economy is mainly in the manufacturing and service sectors. The largest gravel manufacturer in the area, Graybec, is located in Joliette and exploits a huge quarry just outside the city.
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== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Joliette had a population of {{val|21384|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|10568|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|11153|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:21384-20484}}|20484|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|20484|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|22.96|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|21384|22.96|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}</ref>
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Joliette had a population of {{val|21384|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|10568|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|11153|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:21384-20484}}|20484|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|20484|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|22.96|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|21384|22.96|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}</ref>

7.1% of residents were visible minorities, 2.4% were Indigenous, and the remaining 90.5% were white/European. The largest visible minority groups were Black (3.1%), Latin American (1.7%) and Arab (1.3%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census Profile, 2021 - Joliette, Ville |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=joliette&DGUIDlist=2021A00052461025&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Statistics Canada| date=9 February 2022 }}</ref>

[[French language|French]] was the mother tongue of 92.3% of residents. Other common first languages were [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (1.2%), [[English language|English]] (1.1%), [[Arabic]] (0.8%) and [[Atikamekw language|Atikamekw]] (0.5%). 1.0% claimed both French and English as mother tongues, and 0.9% listed both French and a non-official language.

65.6% of residents were Christian, down from 85.4% in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2461025&Data=Count&SearchText=joliette&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Statistics Canada| date=8 May 2013 }}</ref> 58.2% were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 4.7% were Christian n.o.s, 0.7% and were [[Protestantism|Protestants]]. All other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions made up 1.9% of the population. 31.3% of the population were non-religious or secular, up from 11.8% in 2011. The only named non-Christians religions with a significant following in Joliette were [[Islam]] (2.4%) and [[Buddhism]] (0.3%). All other religions and spiritual traditions made up 0.5% of the population.


== Government and infrastructure ==
== Government and infrastructure ==
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Anglophone schools are operated by the [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]:
Anglophone schools are operated by the [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]:
* Joliette Elementary School in [[Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec|Saint-Charles-Borromée]]<ref>"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/157%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE.pdf JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE]." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.</ref>
* Joliette Elementary School in [[Saint-Charles-Borromée, Quebec|Saint-Charles-Borromée]]<ref>"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/157%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE.pdf JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917092831/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/157%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE.pdf |date=2017-09-17 }}." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.</ref>
* [[Joliette High School]]<ref>"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/181%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE%20HS%20-%20SEC%201-5.pdf Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5]." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.</ref>
* [[Joliette High School]]<ref>"[http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/181%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE%20HS%20-%20SEC%201-5.pdf Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904160134/http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/docs/Transportation%20maps%20zone/181%20-%20WEB%20JOLIETTE%20HS%20-%20SEC%201-5.pdf |date=2017-09-04 }}." [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board]]. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.</ref>


Private schools:
Private schools:
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== Diocese ==
== Diocese ==
[[File:QC Joliette1 tango7174.jpg|thumb|Saint-Charles-Borromée cathedral]]

* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliette|Diocese of Joliette]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliette|Diocese of Joliette]]
* [[St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral, Joliette|St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral]]
* [[St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral, Joliette|St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral]]
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* [[Dominique Ducharme (ice hockey)|Dominique Ducharme]] - former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens
* [[Dominique Ducharme (ice hockey)|Dominique Ducharme]] - former head coach of the Montreal Canadiens
* [[Paul Tellier]] - businessman and public servant
* [[Paul Tellier]] - businessman and public servant
* [[Marie-Hélène Turcotte]] - animated film director and artist
* [[Victor Desautels]] - actor, pianist, and physicist<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/victor-desautels-obituary?pid=174489150| title = Victor DESAUTELS Obituary (2015) - Dollard des Ormeaux, QC - The Gazette| website = [[Legacy.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Victor Desautels]] - actor, pianist, and physicist<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/victor-desautels-obituary?pid=174489150| title = Victor DESAUTELS Obituary (2015) - Dollard des Ormeaux, QC - The Gazette| website = [[Legacy.com]]| date = 26 March 2015}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 04:33, 17 August 2024

See also: La Joliette
This article is about the city in Quebec, Canada. For other uses, see Joliette (disambiguation).

Joliette
City
Ville de Joliette
boulevard Manseau
boulevard Manseau
Coat of arms of Joliette
Coat of arms
Location within Joliette RCM.
Location within Joliette RCM.
Joliette is located in Central Quebec
Joliette
Joliette
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°01′N 73°27′W / 46.017°N 73.450°W / 46.017; -73.450[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMJoliette
ConstitutedNovember 12, 1966; 57 years ago (November 12, 1966)
Government
[2]
 • MayorPierre-Luc Bellerose
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingJoliette
Area
[2][3]
 • City23.60 km2 (9.11 sq mi)
 • Land22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi)
 • Urban
39.03 km2 (15.07 sq mi)
 • Metro
108.66 km2 (41.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • City21,384
 • Density891.8/km2 (2,310/sq mi)
 • Urban
49,246
 • Urban density1,261.7/km2 (3,268/sq mi)
 • Metro
52,706
 • Metro density485.0/km2 (1,256/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 6.6%
 • Dwellings
10,285
Demonym(s)Joliettain, Joliettaine
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J6E
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways
A-31
R-131
R-158
R-343
Websitewww.joliette.ca

Joliette is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of Greater Montreal. The city is home to the Joliette Art Museum, whose works of art include paintings, sculptures, paper artwork and a large collection of art from the French Middle Ages.

Joliette has 3 Francophone high schools and 1 Anglophone high school, as well as the Joliette campus of the Cégep régional de Lanaudière.[4]

It was founded as L'Industrie by the businessman Barthélemy Joliette in 1823 and was incorporated as a city in 1863, when it changed its name to Joliette..

The city's economy is mainly in the manufacturing and service sectors. The largest gravel manufacturer in the area, Graybec, is located in Joliette and exploits a huge quarry just outside the city.

Joliette is the seat of the judicial district of Joliette.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joliette had a population of 21,384 living in 10,568 of its 11,153 total private dwellings, a change of 4.4% from its 2016 population of 20,484. With a land area of 22.96 km2 (8.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 931.4/km2 (2,412.2/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

7.1% of residents were visible minorities, 2.4% were Indigenous, and the remaining 90.5% were white/European. The largest visible minority groups were Black (3.1%), Latin American (1.7%) and Arab (1.3%).[7]

French was the mother tongue of 92.3% of residents. Other common first languages were Spanish (1.2%), English (1.1%), Arabic (0.8%) and Atikamekw (0.5%). 1.0% claimed both French and English as mother tongues, and 0.9% listed both French and a non-official language.

65.6% of residents were Christian, down from 85.4% in 2011.[8] 58.2% were Catholic, 4.7% were Christian n.o.s, 0.7% and were Protestants. All other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions made up 1.9% of the population. 31.3% of the population were non-religious or secular, up from 11.8% in 2011. The only named non-Christians religions with a significant following in Joliette were Islam (2.4%) and Buddhism (0.3%). All other religions and spiritual traditions made up 0.5% of the population.

Government and infrastructure

Joliette is the seat of the judicial district of Joliette.[5]

Joliette Institution for Women, a prison of the Correctional Service of Canada, is in this town.

Economy

The city's economy is mainly in the manufacturing and service sectors. The largest gravel manufacturer in the area, Graybec, is located in Joliette and exploits a huge quarry just outside the city.

In the center of the city is Galeries Joliette, which has nearly 100 retailers as well as a 5-storey office building.[9]

Local institutions

Post-secondary:

Commission scolaire des Samares operates Francophone public schools;

Anglophone schools are operated by the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board:

Private schools:

Diocese

Saint-Charles-Borromée cathedral

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 125035". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Joliette". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  3. ^ a b "Joliette census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  4. ^ http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/?page=schools/joliette-high
  5. ^ a b Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.
  6. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 - Joliette, Ville". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "National Household Survey (NHS) Profile, 2011". Statistics Canada. 8 May 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  9. ^ "Galeries Joliette".
  10. ^ "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  11. ^ "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5 Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "Victor DESAUTELS Obituary (2015) - Dollard des Ormeaux, QC - The Gazette". Legacy.com. 26 March 2015.
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