La Rivière-du-Nord (The Rivière-du-Nord or The River of the North) is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Jérôme. It is named for the river that runs through it, the Rivière du Nord.
La Rivière-du-Nord | |
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| Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°01′W / 45.817°N 74.017°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | Saint-Jérôme |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Yvon Brière |
| Area | |
• Total | 466.10 km2 (179.96 sq mi) |
| • Land | 451.02 km2 (174.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 128,170 |
| • Density | 284.2/km2 (736/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  11.3% |
| • Dwellings | 58,580 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | mrcrdn |
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Its population according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 128,170.[3]
Subdivisions
editThere are 5 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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126,525
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119,570 | 10.35%%
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94.5% | 2,400 | 1.47%
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1.89% | 935 | 19,1%
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0.74% | 3,215 | 35.94%
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2.54% | |||||
2011
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114,230
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108,350 | 13.64%
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94.85% | 2,385 | 16.06%
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2.09% | 785 | 45.37%
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0.69% | 2,415 | 6.38%
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2.11% | |||||
2006
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100.205
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95,340 | 11.85%
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95,14% | 2,055 | 15.12%
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2.05% | 540 |  0.9%
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0.53% | 2,270 | 92.37%
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2.26% | |||||
2001
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88,750
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85,235 | 7.94%
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96% | 1,785 | 2.46%
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2.01% | 545 | 29.65%
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0.61% | 1,180 | 31.1%
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1,33% | |||||
1996
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82,540
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78,965 | n/a | 95,67% | 1,830 | n/a | 2.21% | 775 | n/a | 0.93% | 900 | n/a | 1.09% | |||||
Transportation
editAccess Routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141088". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 750". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Rivière-du-Nord, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ "La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality (Code 2475) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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