Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality
Les Maskoutains | |
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![]() Location in province of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°WCoordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W / 45.617°N 72.950°W[1] | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Montérégie |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Saint-Hyacinthe |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Mme Francine Morin |
Area | |
• Total | 1,313.90 km2 (507.30 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,302.90 km2 (503.05 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 87,099 |
• Density | 66.9/km2 (173/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 40,244 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
Les Maskoutains is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe.
The name comes from Algonquin word maskutew meaning "bear plain" in plular.
Subdivisions[]
There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics[]
Population[]
Canada census – Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality community profile
2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
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Population | 87,099 (+3.4% from 2011) | 84,248 (+4.4% from 2006) | 80,694 (+2.3% from 2001) |
Land area | 1,302.90 km2 (503.05 sq mi) | 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi) | 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi) |
Population density | 66.9/km2 (173/sq mi) | 64.7/km2 (168/sq mi) | 62.0/km2 (161/sq mi) |
Median age | 43.7 (M: 41.9, F: 45.5) | 42.8 (M: 41.2, F: 44.4) | 41.6 (M: 40.0, F: 43.0) |
Total private dwellings | 40,244 | 38,387 | 35,601 |
Median household income | $55,917 | $50,253 | $44,912 |
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Language[]
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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86,010
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81,730 | ![]() |
95.0% | 665 | ![]() |
0.8% | 330 | ![]() |
0.4% | 3,285 | ![]() |
2.50% | |||||
2011
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82,625
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79,610 | ![]() |
96.35% | 645 | ![]() |
0.78% | 305 | ![]() |
0.37% | 2,065 | ![]() |
2.50% | |||||
2006
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78,930
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76,425 | ![]() |
96.83% | 555 | ![]() |
0.70% | 180 | ![]() |
0.23% | 1,770 | ![]() |
2.24% | |||||
2001
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77,025
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75,395 | ![]() |
97.88% | 540 | ![]() |
0.70% | 205 | ![]() |
0.27% | 885 | ![]() |
1.15% | |||||
1996
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77,385
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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:[9]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Reference number 141068 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ a b c Geographic code 540 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Maskoutains, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "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 2014-03-15.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
Categories:
- Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality
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