| Le Haut-Saint-Laurent | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
 Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′N 74°10′W / 45.08°N 74.17°W / 45.08; -74.17 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Huntingdon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Alain Castagner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,242.20 km (479.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,173.51 km (453.09 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 22,454 |
| • Density | 19.1/km (49/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 |  5.9% |
| • Dwellings | 12,016 |
| Population excludes incompletely enumerated First Nations reserves | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [lə o sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃], lit. 'Upper Saint Lawrence') is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Huntingdon. It is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which forms its western and its northwestern boundaries.
History
The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982, from most of historic Huntingdon County.
Subdivisions
There are 13 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Le Haut-Saint-Laurent community profile| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 22,213 (-1.1% from 2016) | 22,454 (+5.9% from 2011) | 21,197 (-3.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,168.08 km (451.00 sq mi) | 1,173.51 km (453.09 sq mi) | 1,174.00 km (453.28 sq mi) |
| Population density | 19/km (49/sq mi) | 19.1/km (49/sq mi) | 18.1/km (47/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.6 (M: 48.8, F: 50.4) | 48.4 (M: 48.0, F: 48.8) | 47.1 (M: 46.7, F: 47.6) |
| Private dwellings | 11,446 (total) 9,895 (occupied) | 12,016 (total) | 10,744 (total) |
| Median household income | $63,600 | $50,777 | $45,307 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 21,864 | — |
| 1996 | 22,007 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 21,851 | −0.7% |
| 2006 | 21,943 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 21,197 | −3.4% |
| 2016 | 22,454 | +5.9% |
Language
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2016 | 22,160 | 14,185 | 1.5%
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64.0% | 6,730 | 9.4%
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30.4% | 400 | 15.9%
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1.64% | 845 | 65.7%
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3.8% | |||||
| 2011 | 20,985 | 13,980 |  4.7%
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66.62% | 6,150 | 1.7%
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29.31% | 345 | 16.9%
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1.64% | 510 | 29.7%
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2.43% | |||||
| 2006 | 21,735 | 14,665 | 3.6%
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67.47% | 6,050 | 4.9%
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27.84% | 295 | 37.2%
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1.36% | 725 | 20.8%
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3.34% | |||||
| 2001 | 21,590 | 14,160 | 1.8%
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65.59% | 6,360 | 9.2%
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29.46% | 470 | 44.6%
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2.18% | 600 | 23.7%
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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:
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See also
References
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141097". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 690". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality (Code 2469) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
Media related to Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
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