Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (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 |
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
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
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality | ||||||||||||||||||
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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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22,160
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14,185 | ![]() |
64.0% | 6,730 | ![]() |
30.4% | 400 | ![]() |
1.64% | 845 | ![]() |
3.8% | |||||
2011
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20,985
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13,980 | ![]() |
66.62% | 6,150 | ![]() |
29.31% | 345 | ![]() |
1.64% | 510 | ![]() |
2.43% | |||||
2006
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21,735
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14,665 | ![]() |
67.47% | 6,050 | ![]() |
27.84% | 295 | ![]() |
1.36% | 725 | ![]() |
3.34% | |||||
2001
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21,590
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14,160 | ![]() |
65.59% | 6,360 | ![]() |
29.46% | 470 | ![]() |
2.18% | 600 | ![]() |
2.78% | |||||
1996
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21,730
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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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