Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality

Les Maskoutains
Regional county municipality

Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W / 45.617; -72.950Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W / 45.617; -72.950[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Saint-Hyacinthe
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Mme Francine Morin
Area[2][3]
 • Total 1,313.90 km2 (507.30 sq mi)
 • Land 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 84,248
 • Density 64.7/km2 (168/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.4%
 • Dwellings 38,387
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.mrcmaskoutains.qc.ca

Les Maskoutains is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe.

Subdivisions

There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 84,248 (+4.4% from 2006) 80,694 (+2.3% from 2001) 78,917 (+0.2% from 1996)
Land area: 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi) 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi) 1,301.15 km2 (502.38 sq mi)
Population density: 64.7/km2 (168/sq mi) 62.0/km2 (161/sq mi) 60.7/km2 (157/sq mi)
Median age: 42.8 (M: 41.2, F: 44.4) 41.6 (M: 40.0, F: 43.0) 39.0 (M: 37.6, F: 40.3)
Total private dwellings: 38,387 35,601 33,761
Median household income: $50,253 $44,912 $39,614
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]
Historical Census Data - Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 76,845—    
1996 78,754+2.5%
YearPop.±%
2001 78,917+0.2%
2006 80,694+2.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 84,248+4.4%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
82,625
 79,610 Increase 4.2% 96.35% 645 Increase 16.2% 0.78% 305 Increase 69.4% 0.37% 2,065 Increase 16.7% 2.50%
2006
78,930
 76,425 Increase 1.4% 96.83% 555 Increase 2.8% 0.70% 180 Decrease 12.2% 0.23% 1,770 Increase 100.0% 2.24%
2001
77,025
 75,395 Decrease 0.4% 97.88% 540 Decrease 28.9% 0.70% 205 Increase 20.6% 0.27% 885 Increase 22.9% 1.15%
1996
77,385
 75,735 n/a 97.87% 760 n/a 0.98% 170 n/a 0.22% 720 n/a 0.93%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141068 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 540 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  6. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Pierre-De Saurel RCM Drummond RCM
La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM Acton RCM
   Les Maskoutains RCM  
Rouville RCM La Haute-Yamaska RCM


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/7/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.