Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality
Beauharnois-Salaberry is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Beauharnois.
History
The RCM was formed by combining the historic counties of Beauharnois and Châteauguay.
Subdivisions
There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:
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Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 59,785 | — |
| 1996 | 59,769 | −0.0% |
| 2001 | 59,137 | −1.1% |
| 2006 | 60,802 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 61,950 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 64,320 | +3.8% |
Canada census – Beauharnois-Salaberry community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 68,322 (+6.2% from 2016) | 64,320 (+3.8% from 2011) | 61,950 (+1.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 468.48 km (180.88 sq mi) | 471.26 km (181.95 sq mi) | 470.68 km (181.73 sq mi) |
| Population density | 145.8/km (378/sq mi) | 136.5/km (354/sq mi) | 131.6/km (341/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.8 (M: 43.6, F: 46.4) | 46.5 (M: 44.7, F: 48.2) | 46.1 (M: 44.6, F: 47.4) |
| Private dwellings | 32,524 (total) 31,245 (occupied) | 30,151 (total) | 28,829 (total) |
| Median household income | $66,500 | $54,509 | $48,621 |
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
Language
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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63,060
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59,430 |  2.5%
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94.2% | 2,050 | 6.5%
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3.3% | 595 |  7.8%
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0.9% | 985 | 61.5%
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1.6% | |||||
2011
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61,180
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58,000 | 2.6%
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94.80% | 1,925 | 13.6%
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3.15% | 645 | 84.3%
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1.05% | 610 | 25.6%
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1.00% | |||||
2006
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59,405
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56,540 | 2.1%
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95.18% | 1,695 | 4.8%
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2.85% | 350 | 14.6%
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0.59% | 820 | 60.8%
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1.38% | |||||
2001
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58,060
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55,360 | 1.7%
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95.35% | 1,780 | 13.4%
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3.07% | 410 | 14.6%
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0.71% | 510 | 20.0%
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0.88% | |||||
1996
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58,790
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56,315 | n/a | 95.79% | 1,570 | n/a | 2.67% | 480 | n/a | 0.82% | 425 | n/a | 0.72% | |||||
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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Attractions
- Beauharnois Canal
- Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station (Melocheville)
- Deux-Rives Ecomuseum (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield)
- Howick Airport (Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois)
- Pointe-du-Bruisson Archaeological Park (Melocheville)
- Valleyfield Airport (Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka)
Protected areas:
- Îles-de-Paix National Fauna Reserve
- Îles-de-Saint-Timothée Regional Park