Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality

Le Haut-Richelieu
Regional county municipality

Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°12′N 73°14′W / 45.200°N 73.233°W / 45.200; -73.233Coordinates: 45°12′N 73°14′W / 45.200°N 73.233°W / 45.200; -73.233[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Gilles Dolbec
Area[2][3]
 • Total 999.70 km2 (385.99 sq mi)
 • Land 936.26 km2 (361.49 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 114,344
 • Density 122.1/km2 (316/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.0%
 • Dwellings 50,665
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Website www.mrchr.qc.ca

Le Haut-Richelieu (Upper Richelieu) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is named for the Richelieu River which runs south-north through it.

Subdivisions

There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 114,344 (+5.0% from 2006) 108,892 (+8.1% from 2001) 100,753 (+3.3% from 1996)
Land area: 936.26 km2 (361.49 sq mi) 936.26 km2 (361.49 sq mi) 936.86 km2 (361.72 sq mi)
Population density: 122.1/km2 (316/sq mi) 116.3/km2 (301/sq mi) 107.5/km2 (278/sq mi)
Median age: 41.6 (M: 40.7, F: 42.6) 40.6 (M: 39.8, F: 41.3) 38.3 (M: 37.5, F: 39.1)
Total private dwellings: 50,665 47,690 43,617
Median household income: $55,167 $48,074 $40,536
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]
Historical Census Data - Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 92,889—    
1996 97,539+5.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 100,753+3.3%
2006 108,892+8.1%
YearPop.±%
2011 114,344+5.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
113,245
 106,260 Increase 5.8% 93.83% 3,875 Increase 15.5% 3.42% 980 Increase 41.0% 0.87% 2,130 Decrease 25.7% 1.88%
2006
107,390
 100,475 Increase 7.8% 93.56% 3,355 Decrease 10.5% 3.12% 695 Decrease 4.8% 0.65% 2,865 Increase 44.7% 2.67%
2001
99,630
 93,170 Increase 2.9% 93.52% 3,750 Increase 2.5% 3.76% 730 Decrease 7.0% 0.73% 1,980 Increase 37.0% 1.99%
1996
96,475
 90,585 n/a 93.89% 3,660 n/a 3.79% 785 n/a 0.81% 1,445 n/a 1.50%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141078 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 560 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 3 "(Code 2456) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  5. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  6. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Roussillon RCM La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM / Rouville RCM
Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM Brome-Missisquoi RCM
   Le Haut-Richelieu RCM  
 United States
New York (state) Clinton County, New York		  United States
Vermont Grand Isle County, Vermont


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