Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
Brome-Missisquoi | |
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![]() Location in province of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W / 45.133°N 72.800°WCoordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W / 45.133°N 72.800°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Eastern Townships |
Effective | January 1, 2010 |
County seat | Cowansville |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Arthur Fauteux |
Area | |
• Total | 1,685.90 km2 (650.93 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,652.08 km2 (637.87 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 58,314 |
• Density | 35.3/km2 (91/sq mi) |
• Change 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 31,470 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
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Brome-Missisquoi is a regional county municipality in the Eastern Townships 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.[5]
Subdivisions[]
There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:[2][6]
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Demographics[]
Population[]
hideCanada census – Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile | |||
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2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
Population: | 58,314 (+4.8% from 2011) | 55,621 (+5.4% from 2006) | 46,720 (+1.2% from 2001) |
Land area: | 1,652.08 km2 (637.87 sq mi) | 1,651.73 km2 (637.74 sq mi) | 1,537.00 km2 (593.44 sq mi) |
Population density: | 35.3/km2 (91/sq mi) | 33.7/km2 (87/sq mi) | 30.4/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Median age: | 48.4 (M: 47.4, F: 49.4) | 46.5 (M: 45.8, F: 47.2) | 44.9 (M: 43.9, F: 45.9) |
Total private dwellings: | 31,470 | 29,296 | 23,713 |
Median household income: | $57,801 | $50,670 | $43,997 |
References: 2016[8] 2011[9] 2006[10] earlier[11] |
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Language[]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[12] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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56,955
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44,820 | ![]() |
78.69% | 9,790 | ![]() |
17.02% | 870 | ![]() |
1.53% | 1,330 | ![]() |
2.33% | |||||
2011
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54,590
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42,240 | ![]() |
77.38% | 10,250 | ![]() |
18.78% | 840 | ![]() |
1.54% | 1,260 | ![]() |
2.31% | |||||
2006
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45,400
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33,560 | ![]() |
73.92% | 9,835 | ![]() |
21.66% | 710 | ![]() |
1.56% | 1,295 | ![]() |
2.85% | |||||
2001
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44,830
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32,975 | ![]() |
73.56% | 10,120 | ![]() |
22.57% | 745 | ![]() |
1.66% | 990 | ![]() |
2.21% | |||||
1996
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44,485
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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:[13]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Reference number 141114 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Geographic code 460 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Brome-Missisquoi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "(Code 2446) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. p. 4. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "MRC Council - Distribution of votes at the council". Brome-Missisquoi MRC. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ "Décret de population pour 2017 - Municipalités locales, arrondissements, villages nordiques et territoires non organisés". Gazette officielle du Québec. 2016-12-28.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links[]
- Official site
- Official MRC site
- Tourism website of Brome-Missisquoi
- Cultural website of Brome-Missisquoi
- The Wine Route of Brome-Missisquoi
- Statistics Canada
Categories:
- Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
- Census divisions of Quebec