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Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (Upper Saint Lawrence) is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Huntingdon and it is named for the Saint Lawrence River which forms its western and northwestern boundary.

Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 45.08°N 74.17°W / 45.08; -74.17[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatHuntingdon
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectAlain Castagner
Area
[2][3]
 • Total1,242.20 km2 (479.62 sq mi)
 • Land1,173.51 km2 (453.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total22,454
 • Density19.1/km2 (49/sq mi)
 • Change
2011–2016
 5.9%
 • Dwellings
12,016
 Population excludes
incompletely enumerated
First Nations reserves
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitewww.mrchsl.com

History


The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982, from most of historic Huntingdon County.


Subdivisions


There are 13 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]


Demographics



Population


Canada census – Le Haut-Saint-Laurent community profile
202120162011
Population22,213 (-1.1% from 2016)22,454 (+5.9% from 2011)21,197 (-3.4% from 2006)
Land area1,168.08 km2 (451.00 sq mi)1,173.51 km2 (453.09 sq mi)1,174.00 km2 (453.28 sq mi)
Population density19/km2 (49/sq mi)19.1/km2 (49/sq mi)18.1/km2 (47/sq mi)
Median age49.6 (M: 48.8, F: 50.4)48.4 (M: 48.0, F: 48.8)47.1 (M: 46.7, F: 47.6)
Total private dwellings9,89512,01610,744
Median household income$50,777$45,307
References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
Historical Census Data - Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 21,864—    
1996 22,007+0.7%
2001 21,851−0.7%
2006 21,943+0.4%
2011 21,197−3.4%
2016 22,454+5.9%
[9][10][3]

Language


Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality[9][10]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
22,160
 14,185 1.5% 64.0% 6,730 9.4% 30.4% 400 15.9% 1.64% 845 65.7% 3.8%
2011
20,985
 13,980 4.7% 66.62% 6,150 1.7% 29.31% 345 16.9% 1.64% 510 29.7% 2.43%
2006
21,735
 14,665 3.6% 67.47% 6,050 4.9% 27.84% 295 37.2% 1.36% 725 20.8% 3.34%
2001
21,590
 14,160 1.8% 65.59% 6,360 9.2% 29.46% 470 44.6% 2.18% 600 23.7% 2.78%
1996
21,730
 13,915 n/a 64.04% 7,005 n/a 32.24% 325 n/a 1.50% 485 n/a 2.23%

Transportation



Access Routes


Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]


See also



References


  1. "Reference number 141097 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 690 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  10. "(Code 2469) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  11. Official Transport Quebec Road Map



На других языках

[de] Le Haut-Saint-Laurent

Le Haut-Saint-Laurent ist eine regionale Grafschaftsgemeinde (französisch municipalité régionale de comté, MRC) in der kanadischen Provinz Québec.
- [en] Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality


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