Dundee, Quebec

Dundee
Township municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM.
Dundee Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°01′N 74°29′W / 45.017°N 74.483°W / 45.017; -74.483Coordinates: 45°01′N 74°29′W / 45.017°N 74.483°W / 45.017; -74.483^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named for	Dundee^[1]
Government^[2]^[3]
• Mayor	Jean Armstrong
• Federal riding	Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area^[2]^[4]
• Total	84.40 km² (32.59 sq mi)
• Land	69.76 km² (26.93 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[4]
• Total	408
• Density	5.8/km² (15/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.4%
• Dwellings	336
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0S 1L0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 132

Dundee is a township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 408. It is primarily an agricultural area consisting of dairy and grain farms.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the Montérégie region of Quebec, the township is bordered to the south by the United States and to the northwest by the Saint Lawrence River, with the Mohawk reserve of Akwesasne to the west. The Salmon River runs through the municipality in a northwesterly direction from the US border to the Saint Lawrence, where many islands also make up Dundee's total area.

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

Dundee Centre (45°01′44″N 74°25′37″W / 45.02889°N 74.42694°W / 45.02889; -74.42694 (Dundee Centre, Dundee, QC)) – a hamlet in the center of the township
L'Île-Saint-Régis (45°01′08″N 74°38′09″W / 45.01889°N 74.63583°W / 45.01889; -74.63583 (L'Île-Saint-Régis, Dundee, QC)) – a hamlet located on an island of the same name in the Saint Lawrence River
Pointe-Fraser (45°02′46″N 74°27′58″W / 45.04611°N 74.46611°W / 45.04611; -74.46611 (Pointe-Fraser, Dundee, QC)) – a vacation cottage community on the Saint Lawrence River
Pointe-Leblanc (45°04′23″N 74°26′18″W / 45.07306°N 74.43833°W / 45.07306; -74.43833 (Pointe-Leblanc, Dundee, QC)) – a vacation cottage community on the Saint Lawrence River
Sainte-Agnès-de-Dundee (45°00′34″N 74°24′04″W / 45.00944°N 74.40111°W / 45.00944; -74.40111) – a village in the southern area of the township

Lakes & Rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

Rivière aux Saumons (45°02′09″N 74°31′25″W / 45.03583°N 74.52361°W / 45.03583; -74.52361 (Rivière aux Saumons, Dundee, QC)) – runs from the US border to the Saint Lawrence River in the municipality's western area.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Dundee, Quebec community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	408 (-6.4% from 2006) 69.76 km² (26.93 sq mi) 5.8/km² (15/sq mi) 47.5 (M: 47.6, F: 47.4) 336 $27,926	436 (+6.9% from 2001) 69.61 km² (26.88 sq mi) 6.3/km² (16/sq mi) 45.9 (M: 46.1, F: 45.5) 327 $39,998	408 (+4.1% from 1996) 69.67 km² (26.90 sq mi) 5.9/km² (15/sq mi) 40.3 (M: 40.6, F: 39.9) 356 $36,776

References: 2011^[4] 2006^[5] 2001^[6]

Historical Census Data - Dundee, Quebec^[7]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	382	—
1996	392	+2.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	408	+4.1%
2006	436	+6.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	408	−6.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Dundee, Quebec^[7]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2011	410	255	2.0%	62.20%	130	16.1%	31.70%	10	n/a%	2.44%	15	40.0%	3.66%
2006	430	250	25.0%	58.14%	155	13.9%	36.05%	0	100.0%	0.00%	25	0.0%	5.81%
2001	415	200	9.1%	48.19%	180	33.3%	43.37%	10	0.0%	2.41%	25	28.6%	6.02%
1996	400	220	n/a	55.00%	135	n/a	33.75%	10	n/a	2.50%	35	n/a	8.75%

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Reference number 19755 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Dundee
↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BEAUHARNOIS--SALABERRY (Quebec)
↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dundee, Quebec
↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
↑ 7.0 7.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

Dundee official website

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

Saint Lawrence River

South Glengarry, Ontario

Saint-Anicet

Akwesasne

Godmanchester

Dundee

United States

Constable, New York