Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality

Brome-Missisquoi
Regional county municipality

Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W / 45.133°N 72.800°W / 45.133; -72.800Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W / 45.133°N 72.800°W / 45.133; -72.800[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective January 1, 1983
County seat Cowansville
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Arthur Fauteux
Area[2][3]
 • Total 1,685.90 km2 (650.93 sq mi)
 • Land 1,651.73 km2 (637.74 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 55,621
 • Density 33.7/km2 (87/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.4%
 • Dwellings 29,296
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.brome-missisquoi.ca

Brome-Missisquoi is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Cowansville.[2]

In Parliament it is covered by the Brome—Missisquoi federal electoral district.

History

In the 1980s, the RCM was formed from municipalities of historic Brome and Missisquoi counties. On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont moved from La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality to Brome-Missisquoi.[4]

Subdivisions

There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 55,621 (+5.4% from 2006) 46,720 (+1.2% from 2001) 46,165 (+0.4% from 1996)
Land area: 1,651.73 km2 (637.74 sq mi) 1,537.00 km2 (593.44 sq mi) 1,536.99 km2 (593.44 sq mi)
Population density: 33.7/km2 (87/sq mi) 30.4/km2 (79/sq mi) 30.0/km2 (78/sq mi)
Median age: 46.5 (M: 45.8, F: 47.2) 44.9 (M: 43.9, F: 45.9) 41.4 (M: 40.5, F: 42.2)
Total private dwellings: 29,296 23,713 22,500
Median household income: $50,670 $43,997 $37,122
References: 2011[3] 2006[5] 2001[6]
Historical Census Data - Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 45,257—    
1996 45,987+1.6%
YearPop.±%
2001 46,165+0.4%
2006 46,720+1.2%
YearPop.±%
2010A 52,769+12.9%
2011 55,621+5.4%
(A) adjustment due to boundary change.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
54,590
 42,240 Increase 25.9% 77.38% 10,250 Increase 4.2% 18.78% 840 Increase 18.3% 1.54% 1,260 Decrease 2.7% 2.31%
2006
45,400
 33,560 Increase 1.8% 73.92% 9,835 Decrease 2.8% 21.66% 710 Decrease 4.7% 1.56% 1,295 Increase 30.8% 2.85%
2001
44,830
 32,975 Increase 2.7% 73.56% 10,120 Decrease 6.1% 22.57% 745 Increase 4.9% 1.66% 990 Increase 11.2% 2.21%
1996
44,485
 32,105 n/a 72.17% 10,780 n/a 24.23% 710 n/a 1.60% 890 n/a 2.00%

Highways

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141114 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Geographic code 460 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 3 "(Code 2446) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2010/modif_jan10.pdf
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Rouville RCM La Haute-Yamaska RCM
Le Haute-Richelieu RCM Memphrémagog RCM
   Brome-Missisquoi RCM  
 United States
Vermont Franklin County, Vermont		  United States
Vermont Orleans County, Vermont


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