Dollard-des-Ormeaux
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| Nickname(s): D.D.O., Dollard | |||||
| Motto: Viribus Unitas | |||||
 Location on Island of Montreal. (Outlined areas indicate demerged municipalities). |
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| Coordinates: 45°29′N 73°49′W / 45.483°N 73.817°WCoordinates: 45°29′N 73°49′W / 45.483°N 73.817°W | |||||
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 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montreal | ||||
| RCM | None | ||||
| Founded | 1924 | ||||
| Constituted | January 1, 2006 | ||||
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| • Mayor | Edward Janiszewski | ||||
| • Federal riding | Pierrefonds—Dollard | ||||
| • Prov. riding | Robert-Baldwin | ||||
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| • Total | 15.10 km2 (5.83 sq mi) | ||||
| • Land | 15.10 km2 (5.83 sq mi) | ||||
| Population (2011) | |||||
| • Total | 49,637 | ||||
| • Density | 3,286.7/km2 (8,513/sq mi) | ||||
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.4% |
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| • Dwellings | 17,355 | ||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | ||||
| Postal code(s) | H9A, H9B, H9G | ||||
| Area code(s) | 514 and 438 | ||||
| Highways | No major routes | ||||
| Website | www |
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Dollard-des-Ormeaux (often referred to as D.D.O. or simply Dollard) is a predominantly English-speaking on-island suburb of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The town was named after French martyr Adam Dollard des Ormeaux.
The town was merged with the city of Montreal for several years, but its residents elected to reinstate the city as a separate entity in 2006.
In 2001, the official Commission de toponymie du Québec ruled that the correct way to write the city's name was Dollard-Des Ormeaux (one hyphen, one space, all title caps). However, this was not widely accepted and is rarely used in practice. In particular, as of 2014[update], the city's own website does not use this way of writing the city's name.
In 1714, the area was part of the Parish of St-Joachim de Pointe-Claire. It became part of the Parish of Ste-Geneviève when it detached from Pointe-Claire in 1845.
On July 29, 1924, Dollard-des-Ormeaux detached from the Parish of Ste-Geneviève and became a separate municipality in response to a tax imposed by the Parish road improvements on Gouin Boulevard. Its first mayor was Hormidas Meloche.
The town's name honours the French martyr Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, who was killed by the Iroquois at Long Sault in 1660.
The City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux obtained a new charter and was incorporated as a city on February 4, 1960.
Dollard-des-Ormeaux was originally a bedroom community in the early 1960s. In 1961, there were 1,800 residents, and there were 25,000 in 1971.
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