Dunham is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,471.
Dunham | |
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Dunham Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Brome-Missisquoi |
Constituted | September 25, 1971 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Janecek |
• Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
• Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
Area | |
• Total | 196.20 km2 (75.75 sq mi) |
• Land | 195.18 km2 (75.36 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[5] | |
• Total | 3,471 |
• Density | 17.8/km2 (46/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.2% |
• Dwellings | 1,709 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0E 1M0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | Route 202 Route 213 |
Website | www |
Dunham is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the United States border. It is bordered by Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge and Stanbridge East to the west, Farnham to the northwest, Brigham and Cowansville to the north, Brome Lake to the northeast, Sutton to the east and Frelighsburg to the south. Selby Lake is located entirely within Dunham.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 3,226 | — |
1996 | 3,370 | +4.5% |
2001 | 3,215 | −4.6% |
2006 | 3,396 | +5.6% |
2011 | 3,471 | +2.2% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dunham had a population of 3,599 living in 1,529 of its 1,758 total private dwellings, a change of 4.9% from its 2016 population of 3,432. With a land area of 193.86 km2 (74.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.6/km2 (48.1/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 3,599 (+4.9% from 2016) | 3,471 (+2.2% from 2006) |
Land area | 193.86 km2 (74.85 sq mi) | 195.18 km2 (75.36 sq mi) |
Population density | 18.6/km2 (48/sq mi) | 17.8/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Median age | 48.4 (M: 50, F: 47.2) | 46.4 (M: 46.7, F: 46.1) |
Total private dwellings | 1,530 | 1,709 |
Median household income | $67,068 |
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
3,455 |
2,625 | 4.8% | 75.98% | 695 | 6.7% | 20.12% | 55 | 31.3% | 1.59% | 80 | 128.6% | 2.31% | |||||
2006 |
3,365 |
2,505 | 6.6% | 74.44% | 745 | 3.5% | 22.14% | 80 | 45.5% | 2.38% | 35 | 41.7% | 1.04% | |||||
2001 |
3,185 |
2,350 | 8.2% | 73.78% | 720 | 7.5% | 22.61% | 55 | 57.1% | 1.73% | 60 | 20.0% | 1.88% | |||||
1996 |
3,315 |
2,560 | n/a | 77.22% | 670 | n/a | 20.21% | 35 | n/a | 1.06% | 50 | n/a | 1.51% |
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