Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality
Memphrémagog | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°05′W / 45.267°N 72.083°WCoordinates: 45°16′N 72°05′W / 45.267°N 72.083°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Magog |
Government[2] | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Jacques Demers |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 1,449.00 km2 (559.46 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,320.96 km2 (510.03 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 48,551 |
• Density | 36.8/km2 (95/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 7.2% |
• Dwellings | 28,760 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Website |
www memphremagog |
Memphrémagog is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
History
After the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, the American Revolutionary War ended. the state of Vermont was established in 1791. The border of Lower Canada was then defined at approximately 45 degrees north latitude.[4][5] The territory immediately adjacent to it became part of Quebec in 1848.
Subdivisions
There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
47,940 |
39,455 | 10.7% | 82.30% | 7,155 | 8.1% | 14.92% | 585 | 80.0% | 1.22% | 745 | 24.7% | 1.55% | |||||
2006 |
44,745 |
35,645 | 10.6% | 79.66% | 7,785 | 1.0% | 17.40% | 325 | 31.6% | 0.73% | 990 | 53.5% | 2.21% | |||||
2001 |
41,195 |
32,215 | 10.4% | 78.20% | 7,860 | 1.9% | 19.08% | 475 | 5.5% | 1.15% | 645 | 31.6% | 1.57% | |||||
1996 |
37,830 |
29,175 | n/a | 77.12% | 7,715 | n/a | 20.39% | 450 | n/a | 1.19% | 490 | n/a | 1.30% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141054 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 3 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality
- 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- ↑ Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington, DC; Government Printing Office, 1976. The Standard Compilation for its subject. P. 12.
- ↑ Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated Treaty Series. 231 Volumes. Dobbs Ferry, New York; Oceana Publications, 1969-1981. Volume 48; pp. 481; 487; 491-492.
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
- Official tourist site for Memphrémagog
- Dix, John Ross. A hand book for Lake Memphremagog, with route list (tourist handbook from 1859). Boston : Printed by Evans & Co., 1859. Accessed July 18, 2012, in PDF format.
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