Mercier | |
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City | |
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) Location within Roussillon RCM | |
)  Mercier Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′N 73°45′W / 45.32°N 73.75°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Roussillon |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lise Michaud |
| • Federal riding | Châteauguay—Lacolle |
| • Prov. riding | Châteauguay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.60 km2 (17.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 45.95 km2 (17.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[5] | |
| • Total | 13,115 |
| • Density | 284.6/km2 (737/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  13.2% |
| • Dwellings | 4,839 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  Route 138 |
| Website | www |
Mercier is a suburban town in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Roussillon Regional County Municipality. It is located on the Châteauguay River, southwest of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 13,115.
Demographics
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8,227 | — |
| 1996 | 9,059 | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 9,442 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 10,121 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 11,584 | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 13,115 | +13.2% |
Language
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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 % | |||||
2011 | 11,525 | 10,280 | 11.6% | 89.20% | 675 | 21.6% | 5.86% | 130 | 188.9% | 1.13% | 440 | 51.7% | 3.82% | |||||
2006 | 10,100 | 9,210 | 4.2% | 91.19% | 555 | 50.0% | 5.49% | 45 |  30.8% | 0.45% | 290 | 114.8% | 2.87% | |||||
2001 | 9,410 | 8,840 | 8.7% | 93.94% | 370 | 40.3% | 3.93% | 65 | 8.3% | 0.69% | 135 | 32.5% | 1.43% | |||||
1996 | 9,015 | 8,135 | n/a | 90.24% | 620 | n/a | 6.88% | 60 | n/a | 0.67% | 200 | n/a | 2.22% | |||||
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Maison Sauvageau-Sweeny
Transportation
The CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent provides commuter and local bus services.
See also
- Roussillon Regional County Municipality
- Rivière de l'Esturgeon (Châteauguay River)
- List of cities in Quebec
References
- ^ Reference number 40566 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Mercier
- ^ Riding history for Châteauguay–Saint-Constant, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
- ^ 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Mercier, Quebec
- ^ http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2467045&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Mercier&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
External links
Media related to Mercier, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Mercier official website
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