Senneville is a village on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. It was merged into the city of Montreal on January 1, 2002. On June 20, 2004 it voted to return to being an independent municipality. The demerger took place on January 1, 2006. It is the wealthiest town on the West Island, closely followed by Dollard-Des-Ormeaux and Baie D'Urfé.

Geography

All of Senneville lies over dolostone. In contrast to the monotony of this bedrock, there are many types of soil in the municipality. Clay is common near the northeastern corner and part of the western shores. Sand dominates many inland areas; it is rapidly drained in places but often has impeded drainage due to the type of hardpan which develops in podzols. Near-shore areas along the northern margin have extensive areas of glacial till which forms a calcareous well-drained loam.

The loamy slopes overlooking Lac des Deux Montagnes are excellent for fruit trees and tender plants due to fertile soils, good drainage, and the moderating effect on microclimate provided by the lake.

Government

The current mayor of Senneville is George McLeish. There are six city councilors.

1. Jeremy Guth (District 1)
2. Alison Hackney (District 2)
3. David Webster (District 3)
4. Chris Jackson (District 4)
5. Heather Sinclair (District 5)
6. Peter Csenar (District 6)

Demographics

As of the census of 2001, there were 970 people, 360 households, and 305 families residing in the village. The population density was 129.51/km² . There were 371 housing units at an average density of 49.53/km². The racial makeup of the village was 95.88% White, 0.00% Black Canadian, 1.55% Aboriginal, 2.06% Asian Canadian, and 1.03% Latin American.

In the village the population was spread out with 16.0% under the age of 15, 12.9% from 15 to 24, 39.7% from 25 to 44, 34.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 15 and over, there were 103.7 males.

There were 360 households out of which 34.7% had children living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 0.0% had a female lone-parent as a householder, and 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average married-couple family size was 3.0.

Christians made up 84.0% of the population, or 66.5% Catholic, 16.5% Protestant, 1.0% Orthodox Christian, and 0.0% other Christian. Other religions in the village include 0.0% Muslim, 3.6% Jewish, 2.1% Eastern religions, and 0.0% other religions. 9.8% of the population claimed to have no religious affiliation.

The median income for a household in the village was $95,347, and the median income for a family was $104,199. Males had an average income of $84,467 versus $47,349 for females. About 1.8% of the labour force was unemployed. The largest occupation categories were 31.8% employed in management occupations, 16.4% sales and service occupations, and 12.7% in social science, education, government service and religion occupations.

Languages

The 2006 census found that 55% of residents spoke English, and 36% spoke French, as their mother tongue.

Mother Tongue	Population	Percentage
English	525	55.3%
French	345	36.3%
German	30	3.2%

Mother Tongue	Population	Percentage
Arabic	15	1.6%
Polish	10	1.1%
Swedish	10	1.1%

Notable residents

Notable past and present residents include Christopher Plummer, Corey Hart, and Lino Saputo.

References

• T. H. Clark, 1972. Région de Montreal. Rapport Géologique 152, Ministère des Richesses Naturelles, Québec.
• P. Lajoie and R. Baril, 1954. Soil Survey of Montreal, Jesus and Bizard Islands in the Province Of Quebec. Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, Ottawa.

See also

• List of former boroughs
• Montreal Merger
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec
• Fort Senneville