Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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% |
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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Census | Total | French
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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% | 94.2% | 2,050 | 6.5% | 3.3% | 595 | 7.8% | 0.9% | 985 | 61.5% | 1.6% | |||||
2011
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61,180
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58,000 | 2.6% | 94.80% | 1,925 | 13.6% | 3.15% | 645 | 84.3% | 1.05% | 610 | 25.6% | 1.00% | |||||
2006
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59,405
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56,540 | 2.1% | 95.18% | 1,695 | 4.8% | 2.85% | 350 | 14.6% | 0.59% | 820 | 60.8% | 1.38% | |||||
2001
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58,060
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55,360 | 1.7% | 95.35% | 1,780 | 13.4% | 3.07% | 410 | 14.6% | 0.71% | 510 | 20.0% | 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
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141118". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 700". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Beauharnois-Salaberry, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality (Code 2470) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "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 2014-01-27.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
- Media related to Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality at Wikimedia Commons