Beauharnois (/boʊˈhɑːrnwɑː/)[5] is a city located in the Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality of southwestern Quebec, Canada, and is part of the Greater Montreal Area. The city's population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 12,011. It is home to the Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station, as well as the Beauharnois Lock of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Beauharnois | |
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Location within Beauharnois-Salaberry RCM | |
![]() ![]() Beauharnois Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°19′N 73°52′W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Beauharnois-Salaberry |
Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Dubuc |
• Federal riding | Salaberry—Suroît |
• Prov. riding | Beauharnois |
Area | |
• Total | 83.70 km2 (32.32 sq mi) |
• Land | 69.09 km2 (26.68 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 12,011 |
• Density | 173.9/km2 (450/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 5,585 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J6N |
Area codes | 450 and 579 |
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Website | ville![]() |
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The Battle of Beauharnois was fought at Beauharnois in 1838, between Lower Canada loyalists and Patriote rebels.
As part of the 2000–2006 municipal reorganization in Quebec, the neighbouring towns of Maple Grove and Melocheville were amalgamated into Beauharnois on January 1, 2002.
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 6,449 | — |
1996 | 6,435 | −0.2% |
2001 | 6,387 | −0.7% |
2002+ | 11,454 | +79.3% |
2006 | 11,918 | +4.1% |
2011 | 12,011 | +0.8% |
Amalgamated with Maple Grove and Melocheville on January 1, 2002. |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Beauharnois had a population of 13,638 living in 6,293 of its 6,451 total private dwellings, a change of 5.9% from its 2016 population of 12,884. With a land area of 68.22 km2 (26.34 sq mi), it had a population density of 199.9/km2 (517.8/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 13,638 (+5.9% from 2016) | 12,011 (+0.8% from 2006) |
Land area | 68.22 km2 (26.34 sq mi) | 69.09 km2 (26.68 sq mi) |
Population density | 199.9/km2 (518/sq mi) | 173.9/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Median age | 43.2 (M: 42, F: 44.4) | 46.5 (M: 45.8, F: 47.2) |
Total private dwellings | 6,290 | 5,585 |
Median household income | $51,185 |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Beauharnois, Quebec[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
12,670 |
11,865 | ![]() |
93.65% | 505 | ![]() |
3.98% | 115 | ![]() |
0.91% | 185 | ![]() |
1.46% | |||||
2011 |
11,935 |
11,245 | ![]() |
94.22% | 460 | ![]() |
3.85% | 105 | ![]() |
0.88% | 125 | ![]() |
1.05% | |||||
2006 |
11,695 |
11,055 | ![]() |
94.53% | 395 | ![]() |
3.38% | 45 | ![]() |
0.38% | 200 | ![]() |
1.71% | |||||
2001 |
6,240 |
5,990 | ![]() |
95.99% | 150 | ![]() |
2.40% | 65 | ![]() |
1.04% | 35 | ![]() |
0.56% | |||||
1996 |
6,265 |
6,055 | n/a | 98.75% | 130 | n/a | 0.69% | 40 | n/a | 0.33% | 40 | n/a | 0.23% | |||||
Amalgamated with Maple Grove and Melocheville on January 1, 2002 |
In 2012, OVH started construction of its first Canadian data centre in Beauharnois, one of the largest in the world.
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