Beauharnois-Salaberry is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Beauharnois.[2]
Beauharnois-Salaberry | |
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 Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′N 73°56′W / 45.32°N 73.93°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat[2] | Beauharnois |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Yves Daoust |
| Area | |
• Total | 523.10 km2 (201.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 471.26 km2 (181.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 68,322 |
| • Density | 145.8/km2 (378/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2021 |  10.3% |
| • Dwellings | 31,245 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe RCM was formed by combining the historic counties of Beauharnois and Châteauguay.
Subdivisions
editThere are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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Canada census – Beauharnois-Salaberry community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 68,322 (+6.2% from 2016) | 64,320 (+3.8% from 2011) | 61,950 (+1.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 468.48 km2 (180.88 sq mi) | 471.26 km2 (181.95 sq mi) | 470.68 km2 (181.73 sq mi) |
| Population density | 145.8/km2 (378/sq mi) | 136.5/km2 (354/sq mi) | 131.6/km2 (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 |
Language
edit| Canada Census Mother Tongue – Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality[4][5][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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%
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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
editAccess routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]
Attractions
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141118". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c d e "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 700". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Beauharnois-Salaberry, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ a b "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
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