Dundee, Quebec

Dundee
Township municipality

Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Dundee

Location in southern Quebec

Coordinates: 45°01′N 74°29′W / 45.02°N 74.48°W / 45.02; -74.48Coordinates: 45°01′N 74°29′W / 45.02°N 74.48°W / 45.02; -74.48[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 Decrease 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, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 408. It is primarily an agricultural area consisting of dairy and grain farms.

Geography

Dundee is located in the southwestern corner of the Montérégie region of Quebec. The township is bordered on the south by the Canada–United States border, on the north-west by the Saint Lawrence River, and 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]

Lakes & Rivers

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

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Dundee, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 408 (-6.4% from 2006) 436 (+6.9% from 2001)
Land area: 69.76 km2 (26.93 sq mi) 69.61 km2 (26.88 sq mi)
Population density: 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age: 47.5 (M: 47.6, F: 47.4) 45.9 (M: 46.1, F: 45.5)
Total private dwellings: 336 327
Median household income: $27,926 $39,998
References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Dundee, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 382—    
1996 392+2.6%
2001 408+4.1%
2006 436+6.9%
2011 408−6.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Dundee, Quebec[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
410
 255 Increase 2.0% 62.20% 130 Decrease 16.1% 31.70% 10 Increase n/a% 2.44% 15 Decrease 40.0% 3.66%
2006
430
 250 Increase 25.0% 58.14% 155 Decrease 13.9% 36.05% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 25 Steady 0.0% 5.81%
2001
415
 200 Decrease 9.1% 48.19% 180 Increase 33.3% 43.37% 10 Steady 0.0% 2.41% 25 Decrease 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%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reference number 19755 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Dundee
  3. ↑ Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dundee, Quebec
  5. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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