Amherst, Quebec

Amherst
Township municipality

Location within Les Laurentides RCM.
Amherst
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°03′N 74°46′W / 46.050°N 74.767°W / 46.050; -74.767Coordinates: 46°03′N 74°46′W / 46.050°N 74.767°W / 46.050; -74.767[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Laurentides
RCM Les Laurentides
Constituted March 9, 1887
Named for Jeffery Amherst[1]
Government[2]
 • Mayor Bernard Lapointe
 • Federal riding Laurentides—Labelle
 • Prov. riding Labelle
Area[2][3]
 • Total 249.40 km2 (96.29 sq mi)
 • Land 231.18 km2 (89.26 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,524
 • Density 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.2%
 • Dwellings 1,608
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0T 2T0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 323
Route 364
Website www.municipalite.
amherst.qc.ca

Amherst is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.

The village of Vendée is also located within the municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 1524 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.2%)
  • 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: 760 (total dwellings: 1608)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.7%
  • French as first language: 97.2%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 2.1%

Education

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:

References

  1. 1 2 Reference number 1186 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 78070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2478070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ↑ "Arundel Elementary Zone." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "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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