Beauharnois-Salaberry | |
|---|---|
) Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′N 73°56′W / 45.32°N 73.93°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat[2] | Beauharnois |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Yves Daoust |
| Area | |
| • Total | 523.10 km2 (201.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 471.26 km2 (181.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 64,320 |
| • Density | 136.5/km2 (354/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 |  3.8% |
| • Dwellings | 30,151 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
Beauharnois-Salaberry is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Beauharnois.[2]
History
The RCM was formed by combining historic Beauharnois County and another historic county.
Subdivisions
There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
- Cities & Towns (2)
- Beauharnois
- Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
- Municipalities (4)
- Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois
- Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka
- Saint-Urbain-Premier
- Sainte-Martine
- Parishes (1)
- Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59,785 | — |
| 1996 | 59,769 | −0.0% |
| 2001 | 59,137 | −1.1% |
| 2006 | 60,802 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 61,950 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 64,320 | +3.8% |
| [4][5][3] | ||
| Canada census – Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality community profile | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
| Population: | 64,320 (+3.8% from 2011) | 61,950 (+1.9% from 2006) | 60,802 (+2.8% from 2001) |
| Land area: | 471.26 km2 (181.95 sq mi) | 470.68 km2 (181.73 sq mi) | 470.68 km2 (181.73 sq mi) |
| Population density: | 136.5/km2 (354/sq mi) | 131.6/km2 (341/sq mi) | 129.2/km2 (335/sq mi) |
| Median age: | 46.5 (M: 44.7, F: 48.2) | 46.1 (M: 44.6, F: 47.4) | 43.9 (M: 42.6, F: 45.1) |
| Total private dwellings: | 30,151 | 28,829 | 27,158 |
| Median household income: | $54,509 | $48,621 | $43,719 |
| References: 2016[6] 2011[7] 2006[8] earlier[9] | |||
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue – Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality[4][5][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 | 63,060 | 59,430 | 2.5% | 94.2% | 1,925 | 6.5% | 3.3% | 595 |  7.8% | 0.9% | 985 | 61.5% | 1.6% | |||||
2011 | 61,180 | 58,000 | 2.6% | 94.80% | 1,925 | 13.6% | 3.15% | 645 | 84.3% | 1.05% | 610 | 25.6% | 1.00% | |||||
2006 | 59,405 | 56,540 | 2.1% | 95.18% | 1,695 | 4.8% | 2.85% | 350 | 14.6% | 0.59% | 820 | 60.8% | 1.38% | |||||
2001 | 58,060 | 55,360 | 1.7% | 95.35% | 1,780 | 13.4% | 3.07% | 410 | 14.6% | 0.71% | 510 | 20.0% | 0.88% | |||||
1996 | 58,790 | 56,315 | n/a | 64.04% | 1,570 | n/a | 32.24% | 480 | n/a | 1.50% | 425 | n/a | 2.23% | |||||
Transportation
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
- Autoroutes
A-30
A-530
- Principal Highways
- Secondary Highways
- External Routes
- None
Attractions
- Beauharnois Canal
- Beauharnois Hydroelectric Generating Station (Melocheville)
- Deux-Rives Ecomuseum (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield)
- Howick Airport (Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois)
- Pointe-du-Bruisson Archaeological Park (Melocheville)
- Valleyfield Airport (Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka)
Protected areas:
- Îles-de-Paix National Fauna Reserve
- Îles-de-Saint-Timothée Regional Park
See also
- List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
References
- ^ Reference number 141118 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ a b c d e Geographic code 700 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Beauharnois-Salaberry, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ a b "(Code 2470) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
Media related to Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
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