Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality

Les Maskoutains
Regional county municipality

Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W / 45.617; -72.950Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W / 45.617; -72.950[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Saint-Hyacinthe
Government[2]
  Type Prefecture
  Prefect Mme Francine Morin
Area[2][3]
  Total 1,313.90 km2 (507.30 sq mi)
  Land 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 84,248
  Density 64.7/km2 (168/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.4%
  Dwellings 38,387
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.mrcmaskoutains.qc.ca

Les Maskoutains is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe.

Subdivisions

There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006
Population: 84,248 (+4.4% from 2006) 80,694 (+2.3% from 2001)
Land area: 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi) 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi)
Population density: 64.7/km2 (168/sq mi) 62.0/km2 (161/sq mi)
Median age: 42.8 (M: 41.2, F: 44.4) 41.6 (M: 40.0, F: 43.0)
Total private dwellings: 38,387 35,601
Median household income: $50,253 $44,912
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] earlier[5]
Historical Census Data - Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 76,845    
1996 78,754+2.5%
YearPop.±%
2001 78,917+0.2%
2006 80,694+2.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 84,248+4.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
82,625
79,610 Increase 4.2% 96.35% 645 Increase 16.2% 0.78% 305 Increase 69.4% 0.37% 2,065 Increase 16.7% 2.50%
2006
78,930
76,425 Increase 1.4% 96.83% 555 Increase 2.8% 0.70% 180 Decrease 12.2% 0.23% 1,770 Increase 100.0% 2.24%
2001
77,025
75,395 Decrease 0.4% 97.88% 540 Decrease 28.9% 0.70% 205 Increase 20.6% 0.27% 885 Increase 22.9% 1.15%
1996
77,385
75,735 n/a 97.87% 760 n/a 0.98% 170 n/a 0.22% 720 n/a 0.93%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

See also

References



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