Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality

Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Regional county municipality

Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 45°05′N 74°10′W / 45.08°N 74.17°W / 45.08; -74.17Coordinates: 45°05′N 74°10′W / 45.08°N 74.17°W / 45.08; -74.17[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Huntingdon
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Alain Castagner
Area[2][3]
 • Total 1,242.20 km2 (479.62 sq mi)
 • Land 1,174.00 km2 (453.28 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 21,197
 • Density 18.1/km2 (47/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011 Decrease 3.4%
 • Dwellings 10,744
  Population excludes
incompletely enumerated
First Nations reserves
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.mrchsl.com

Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (Upper Saint Lawrence) is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Huntingdon and it is named for the Saint Lawrence River which forms its western and northwestern boundary.

History

The RCM was formed on 1 January 1982 from most of historic Huntingdon County.

Subdivisions

There are 13 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (1)
Municipalities (8)
Parishes (1)
Townships (3)
Native Reserves (1) (not associated with RCM)

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006
Population: 21,197 (-3.4% from 2006) 21,943 (+0.4% from 2001)
Land area: 1,174.00 km2 (453.28 sq mi) 1,171.78 km2 (452.43 sq mi)
Population density: 18.1/km2 (47/sq mi) 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi)
Median age: 47.1 (M: 46.7, F: 47.6) 44.3 (M: 44.0, F: 44.7)
Total private dwellings: 10,744 10,722
Median household income: $45,307 $40,138
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 21,864—    
1996 22,007+0.7%
2001 21,851−0.7%
2006 21,943+0.4%
2011 21,197−3.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
20,985
 13,980 Decrease 4.7% 66.62% 6,150 Increase 1.7% 29.31% 345 Increase 16.9% 1.64% 510 Decrease 29.7% 2.43%
2006
21,735
 14,665 Increase 3.6% 67.47% 6,050 Decrease 4.9% 27.84% 295 Decrease 37.2% 1.36% 725 Increase 20.8% 3.34%
2001
21,590
 14,160 Increase 1.8% 65.59% 6,360 Decrease 9.2% 29.46% 470 Increase 44.6% 2.18% 600 Increase 23.7% 2.78%
1996
21,730
 13,915 n/a 64.04% 7,005 n/a 32.24% 325 n/a 1.50% 485 n/a 2.23%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141097 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 690 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2469) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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