Amherst, Quebec

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Amherst
Township municipality
Amherst QC.JPG
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Amherst is located in Central Quebec
Amherst
Amherst
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°03′N 74°46′W / 46.050°N 74.767°W / 46.050; -74.767Coordinates: 46°03′N 74°46′W / 46.050°N 74.767°W / 46.050; -74.767[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedMarch 9, 1887
Named forJeffery Amherst[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorBernard Lapointe
 • Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
[2][3]
 • Total249.40 km2 (96.29 sq mi)
 • Land231.18 km2 (89.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,524
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 7.2%
 • Dwellings
1,608
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 2L0 & J0T 2T0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 323
Route 364
Websitewww.municipalite.
amherst.qc.ca

Amherst is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

The village of Vendée is also located within the municipality.

Demographics[]

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 1524 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.2%)
  • Population in 2006: 1421
  • Population in 2001: 1214
  • Population in 1996: 1145 (or 1169 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries)
  • Population in 1991: 883

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 760 (total dwellings: 1608)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.7%
  • French as first language: 97.2%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.1%

Education[]

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:

References[]

  1. ^ a b Reference number 1186 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ a b Geographic code 78070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ a b "(Code 2478070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ "Arundel Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "SAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE" [sic]. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017 - See text description of boundaries in: About Us" as well as the Elementary zone map - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.




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