Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
Brome-Missisquoi | |
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Location in province of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W / 45.133°N 72.800°W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Estrie |
Effective | January 1, 2010 |
County seat | Cowansville |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Arthur Fauteux |
Area | |
• Total | 1,685.90 km2 (650.93 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,650.20 km2 (637.15 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 64,786 |
• Density | 39.3/km2 (102/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | |
• Dwellings | 34,331 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
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Brome-Missisquoi (French pronunciation: [bʁɔm misiskwa]) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It lies in the Eastern Townships area. The seat is Cowansville.[2] In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie.
In Parliament it is covered by the Brome—Missisquoi federal electoral district.
History
[edit]In the 1980s, the RCM was formed from municipalities of historic Brome and Missisquoi counties. On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont moved from La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality to Brome-Missisquoi.[5]
Subdivisions
[edit]There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:[2][6]
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Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 64,786 (+11.1% from 2016) | 58,314 (+4.8% from 2011) | 55,621 (+5.4% from 2006) |
Land area | 1,650.20 km2 (637.15 sq mi) | 1,652.08 km2 (637.87 sq mi) | 1,651.73 km2 (637.74 sq mi) |
Population density | 39.3/km2 (102/sq mi) | 35.3/km2 (91/sq mi) | 33.7/km2 (87/sq mi) |
Median age | 49.6 (M: 48.8, F: 50.4) | 48.4 (M: 47.4, F: 49.4) | 46.5 (M: 45.8, F: 47.2) |
Private dwellings | 34,331 (total) 29,414 (occupied) | 31,470 (total) | 29,296 (total) |
Median household income | $71,500 | $57,801 | $50,670 |
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Language
[edit]Canada Census Mother Tongue - Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[13] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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63,560
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50,310 | 79.04% | 9,885 | 15.55% | 1,585 | 2.49% | 1,490 | 2.34% | |||||||||
2016
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56,955
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44,820 | 78.69% | 9,790 | 17.02% | 870 | 1.53% | 1,330 | 2.33% | |||||||||
2011
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54,590
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42,240 | 77.38% | 10,250 | 18.78% | 840 | 1.54% | 1,260 | 2.31% | |||||||||
2006
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45,400
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33,560 | 73.92% | 9,835 | 21.66% | 710 | 1.56% | 1,295 | 2.85% | |||||||||
2001
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44,830
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32,975 | 73.56% | 10,120 | 22.57% | 745 | 1.66% | 990 | 2.21% | |||||||||
1996
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44,485
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32,105 | n/a | 72.17% | 10,780 | n/a | 24.23% | 710 | n/a | 1.60% | 890 | n/a | 2.00% |
Highways
[edit]Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[14]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141114". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 460". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Brome-Missisquoi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 17 August 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality (Code 2446) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. p. 4. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ "MRC Council - Distribution of votes at the council". Brome-Missisquoi MRC. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ 2021 Census
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
[edit]- Official site
- Official MRC site
- Tourism website of Brome-Missisquoi
- Cultural website of Brome-Missisquoi
- The Wine Route of Brome-Missisquoi
- Statistics Canada Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine