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Amherst is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

Amherst
Township municipality
Road 323 in Amherst
Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Amherst
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°03′N 74°46′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMLes Laurentides
ConstitutedMarch 9, 1887
Named forJeffery Amherst[1]
Government
  MayorBernard Lapointe
  Federal ridingLaurentides—Labelle
  Prov. ridingLabelle
Area
  Total249.40 km2 (96.29 sq mi)
  Land227.86 km2 (87.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
  Total1,728
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
16.4%
  Dwellings
1,613
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0T 2L0 & J0T 2T0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 323
Route 364
Websitewww.municipalite.
amherst.qc.ca

The village of Vendée is also located within the municipality.


Demographics


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]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 876 (total dwellings: 1613)

Mother tongue:


Education


Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:


References


  1. "Reference number 1186 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 78070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Amherst, Canton (Municipalité de) (CT) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  6. "Arundel Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  7. "SAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE" [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 - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.







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