Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality (French pronunciation: [lə o ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'The Upper Richelieu') is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is named for the Richelieu River which runs south-north through it.
Subdivisions
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:
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Demographics
Population
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 121,277 (+3.3% from 2016) | 117,443 (+2.7% from 2011) | 114,344 (+5.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 934.85 km (360.95 sq mi) | 936.02 km (361.40 sq mi) | 936.26 km (361.49 sq mi) |
Population density | 129.7/km (336/sq mi) | 125.5/km (325/sq mi) | 122.1/km (316/sq mi) |
Median age | 44.0 (M: 42.8, F: 44.8) | 43.1 (M: 42.1, F: 44.1) | 41.6 (M: 40.7, F: 42.6) |
Private dwellings | 55,208 (total) 52,723 (occupied) | 52,461 (total) | 50,665 (total) |
Median household income | $75,500 | $61,778 | $55,167 |
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
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Language
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Census | Total | French
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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116,150
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108,675 | 2.3% | 93.6% | 3,645 | 5.9% | 3.1% | 1,005 | 2.6% | 0.9% | 2,825 | 32.6% | 2.4% | |||||
2011
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113,245
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106,260 | 5.8% | 93.83% | 3,875 | 15.5% | 3.42% | 980 | 41.0% | 0.87% | 2,130 | 25.7% | 1.88% | |||||
2006
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107,390
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100,475 | 7.8% | 93.56% | 3,355 | 10.5% | 3.12% | 695 | 4.8% | 0.65% | 2,865 | 44.7% | 2.67% | |||||
2001
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99,630
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93,170 | 2.9% | 93.52% | 3,750 | 2.5% | 3.76% | 730 | 7.0% | 0.73% | 1,980 | 37.0% | 1.99% | |||||
1996
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96,475
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90,585 | n/a | 93.89% | 3,660 | n/a | 3.79% | 785 | n/a | 0.81% | 1,445 | n/a | 1.50% |
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 141078". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 560". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census; Le Haut-Richelieu, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 25, 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 2019-11-25.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ "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
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map