| Ville de Delson | |||
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| — City — | |||
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| Location within Roussillon Regional County Municipality. | |||
| Coordinates (50, rue Sainte-Thérèse [1]): | |||
| Country | Canada | ||
| Province | Quebec | ||
| Region | Montérégie | ||
| RCM | Roussillon | ||
| Established | April 01, 1918 | ||
| Incorporated | February 21, 1957 | ||
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Châteauguay—Saint-Constant |
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| Provincial | La Prairie | ||
| Government[1][2][3] | |||
| • Mayor | Georges Gagné | ||
| • Federal MP(s) | Carole Freeman (BQ) | ||
| • Quebec MNA(s) | François Rebello (PQ) | ||
| Area[4] | |||
| • Land | 7.13 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006)[4] | |||
| • Total | 7,322 | ||
| • Density | 1,026.8/km2 (2,659.4/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (2001-06) | 4.2% | ||
| • Dwellings | 2,782 | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| Postal code(s) | J5B | ||
| Area code(s) | 450 | ||
| Access Routes[5] A-30 |
Route 132 Route 209 |
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| Website | www.ville.delson.qc.ca | ||
Delson is an off-island suburb (South shore) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is situated 8 mi/13 km SSE of Montreal within the regional county municipality of Roussillion in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 7,322.
On its small territory, Delson is crossed by Route 132 and the Turtle River (rivière de la Tortue). The city owns a portion of the Champlain industrial park as well as the Delson commuter train station with service to and from Montreal on the Metropolitan Transport Agency (AMT)'s Delson-Candiac line.
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The origin of the name Delson comes from the Delaware and Hudson Railway, now a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which runs through the town. The Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail) occupies a large tract between Delson and Saint-Constant.
Delson was founded in 1918 as a village before obtaining its status of a city 21 February 1957. The village of Delson was created from three parishes: St Andrews (1924) of the United and St David (1938) of the Anglican as well as Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus (1932) of the Catholic faith.
Population trend[6]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
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| 2006 | 7,322 | 4.2% |
| 2001 | 7,024 | 4.8% |
| 1996 | 6,703 | 10.6% |
| 1991 | 6,063 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)[4]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 6,440 | 88.16% |
| English only | 515 | 7.05% |
| Both English and French | 65 | 0.89% |
| Other languages | 285 | 3.90% |
Delson is the hometown of retired NHL goalie Marcel Cousineau
| Sainte-Catherine | Saint Lawrence River | |||
| Saint-Constant | Candiac | |||
| Delson | ||||
| Saint-Constant |
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