Dundee, Quebec
| Dundee | |
|---|---|
| Township municipality | |
 Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM | |
  Dundee Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°01′N 74°29′W / 45.02°N 74.48°WCoordinates: 45°01′N 74°29′W / 45.02°N 74.48°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named for | Dundee[1] |
| Government[2][3] | |
| • Mayor | Jean Armstrong |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area[2][4] | |
| • Total | 84.40 km2 (32.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.76 km2 (26.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
| • Total | 408 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 6.4% |
| • Dwellings | 336 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0S 1L0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 132 |
Dundee is a township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 408. It is primarily an agricultural area consisting of dairy and grain farms.
Geography
Dundee is located in the southwestern corner of the Montérégie region of Quebec. The township is bordered on the south by the Canada–United States border, on the north-west by the Saint Lawrence River, and the Mohawk reserve of Akwesasne to the west. The Salmon River runs through the municipality in a northwesterly direction from the US border to the Saint Lawrence, where many islands also make up Dundee's total area.
Communities
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Dundee Centre (45°01′44″N 74°25′37″W / 45.02889°N 74.42694°W) – a hamlet in the center of the township
- L'Île-Saint-Régis (45°01′08″N 74°38′09″W / 45.01889°N 74.63583°W) – a hamlet located on an island of the same name in the Saint Lawrence River
- Pointe-Fraser (45°02′46″N 74°27′58″W / 45.04611°N 74.46611°W) – a vacation cottage community on the Saint Lawrence River
- Pointe-Leblanc (45°04′23″N 74°26′18″W / 45.07306°N 74.43833°W) – a vacation cottage community on the Saint Lawrence River
- Sainte-Agnès-de-Dundee (45°00′34″N 74°24′04″W / 45.00944°N 74.40111°W) – a village in the southern area of the township
Lakes & Rivers
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Rivière aux Saumons (45°02′09″N 74°31′25″W / 45.03583°N 74.52361°W) – runs from the US border to the Saint Lawrence River in the municipality's western area.
Demographics
Population
| Canada census – Dundee, Quebec community profile | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2006 | 2001 | |
| Population: | 408 (-6.4% from 2006) | 436 (+6.9% from 2001) | 408 (+4.1% from 1996) |
| Land area: | 69.76 km2 (26.93 sq mi) | 69.61 km2 (26.88 sq mi) | 69.67 km2 (26.90 sq mi) |
| Population density: | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Median age: | 47.5 (M: 47.6, F: 47.4) | 45.9 (M: 46.1, F: 45.5) | 40.3 (M: 40.6, F: 39.9) |
| Total private dwellings: | 336 | 327 | 356 |
| Median household income: | $27,926 | $39,998 | $36,776 |
| References: 2011[5] 2006[6] 2001[7] | |||
| Historical Census Data - Dundee, Quebec[8] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1991 | 382 | — |
| 1996 | 392 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 408 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 436 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 408 | −6.4% |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Dundee, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2011 |
410 |
255 |  2.0% |
62.20% | 130 | 16.1% |
31.70% | 10 | n/a% |
2.44% | 15 | 40.0% |
3.66% | |||||
| 2006 |
430 |
250 | 25.0% |
58.14% | 155 | 13.9% |
36.05% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 25 |  0.0% |
5.81% | |||||
| 2001 |
415 |
200 | 9.1% |
48.19% | 180 | 33.3% |
43.37% | 10 | 0.0% |
2.41% | 25 | 28.6% |
6.02% | |||||
| 1996 |
400 |
220 | n/a | 55.00% | 135 | n/a | 33.75% | 10 | n/a | 2.50% | 35 | n/a | 8.75% | |||||
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Reference number 19755 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Dundee
- ↑ Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
- 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dundee, Quebec
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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