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Amherst is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
Amherst | |
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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 |
| 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 |  16.4% |
| • Dwellings | 1,613 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0T 2L0 & J0T 2T0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |  Route 323  Route 364 |
| Website | www.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]
- Population in 2021: 1728 (2016 to 2021 population change: 16.4%)
- Population in 2016: 1484
- Population in 2011: 1524
- Population in 2006: 1421
- Population in 2001: 1214
- Population in 1996: 1145 (or 1169 when adjusted for 2001 boundaries)
- Population in 1991: 883
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
- "Reference number 1186 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Geographic code 78070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "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, 2016, 2021 census
- "Arundel Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- "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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