Saint-Lin–Laurentides

Saint-Lin–Laurentides is a small city located in the Montcalm Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. Its official name uses an en dash; however, the city's own website uses the two-hyphen version of its name: Saint-Lin-Laurentides. In the Canada 2021 Census its population was 24,030.

Saint-Lin was the birthplace of former Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, whose paternal home is now a National Historic Site of Canada.

History
Saint-Lin–Laurentides was formed on 1 March 2000, when the Municipality of Saint-Lin and the Town of Laurentides were merged.

Saint-Lin was first settled in 1807 when pioneers from Saint-Pierre-du-Portage (now L'Assomption) arrived. In 1828, the Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaie Parish was founded. In 1845, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Lin was established, but was abolished 2 years later in 1847 when it was absorbed into the county municipality. That same year, its post office opened. In 1855, the municipality was reestablished as Saint-Lin-de-Lachenaye, with Carolus Laurier, father of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as first mayor.

Laurentides was originally the Village Municipality of Saint-Lin, which became an incorporate entity in 1856. In 1883, it changed name and statutes and became the Town of Laurentides. Also that year, the local post office opened.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Lin—Laurentides had a population of $24,030$ living in $9,289$ of its $9,615$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $20,786$. With a land area of 118.29 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Mother tongue:
 * English as first language: 1.5%
 * French as first language: 94.2%
 * English and French as first language: 1.1%
 * Other as first language: 2.5%

Education
The Commission scolaire des Samares operates francophone public schools
 * École de l'Aubier
 * École des Trois-Temps
 * pavillon de l'Arc-en-Ciel
 * pavillon de l'Oiseau-Bleu
 * pavillon Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier
 * École du ruisseau

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:
 * Joliette Elementary School in Saint-Charles-Borromée serves most of the town
 * Laurentia Elementary School in Saint-Jérôme serves a portion of the town
 * Joliette High School in Joliette serves all of the town