Amherst, Quebec
Appearance
Amherst | |
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Road 323 in Amherst | |
Location within Les Laurentides RCM. | |
Coordinates: 46°03′N 74°46′W / 46.050°N 74.767°W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | Les Laurentides |
Constituted | March 9, 1887 |
Named for | Jeffery Amherst[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bernard Lapointe |
• Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
• Prov. riding | Labelle |
Area | |
• Total | 249.40 km2 (96.29 sq mi) |
• Land | 227.86 km2 (87.98 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,728 |
• Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | |
• Dwellings | 1,613 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0T 2L0 & J0T 2T0 |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | |
Website | www.municipalite. amherst.qc.ca |
Amherst is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
The village of Vendée is also located within the municipality.
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Amherst had a population of 1,728 living in 876 of its 1,613 total private dwellings, a change of 16.4% from its 2016 population of 1,484. With a land area of 227.86 km2 (87.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.6/km2 (19.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Population trend:[5]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
---|---|---|
2021 | 1,728 | |
2016 | 1,484 | |
2011 | 1,524 | |
2006 | 1,421 | |
2001 | 1,214 | |
1996 | 1,145 | |
1991 | 883 | |
1986 | 711 | |
1981 | 708 | |
1976 | 560 | |
1971 | 564 | |
1966 | 617 | |
1961 | 757 | |
1956 | 841 | |
1951 | 921 | |
1941 | 1,086 | |
1931 | 827 | |
1921 | 835 | |
1911 | 708 | |
1901 | 605 | |
1891 | 388 | N/A |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 876 (total dwellings: 1613)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 4.9%
- French as first language: 92.5%
- English and French as first language: 1.4%
- Other as first language: 1.4%
Education
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:
- Arundel Elementary School in Arundel[6]
- Sainte Agathe Academy (for high school only) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 1186". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Amherst, Canton (Municipalité de) (CT) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Arundel Elementary Zone Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ "SAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine" [sic]. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017 - See text description of boundaries in: About Us" as well as the Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.