Old Fort, Quebec
Unconstituted locality in Quebec, Canada
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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).
Old Fort | |
|---|---|
Fishing Harbour of Old Fort | |
  Old Fort Location within Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 51°25′25″N 57°49′28″W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent |
| Municipality | Bonne-Espérance |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan |
| • 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) |  14.9% |
| • Dwellings | 119 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 |
Demographics
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
Commission scolaire du Littoral operates Mountain Ridge School (anglophone) in Old Fort.[4]