Dundee, Quebec

Dundee is a township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. At the Canada 2011 Census, the population was 408. It is primarily an agricultural area consisting of dairy and grain farms.

Dundee
Township municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Dundee
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°00′N 074°30′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-Laurent
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forDundee[1]
Government
 • MayorLinda Gagnon
 • Federal ridingBeauharnois—Salaberry
 • Prov. ridingHuntingdon
Area
 • Total84.40 km2 (32.59 sq mi)
 • Land69.45 km2 (26.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total387
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 5.1%
 • Dwellings
359
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0S 1L0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 132
Websitemrchsl.com/municipalite/dundee

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]

Lakes and rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Dundee, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 408 (-6.4% from 2006) 436 (+6.9% from 2001)
Land area: 69.76 km2 (26.93 sq mi) 69.61 km2 (26.88 sq mi)
Population density: 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age: 47.5 (M: 47.6, F: 47.4) 45.9 (M: 46.1, F: 45.5)
Total private dwellings: 336 327
Median household income: $27,926 $39,998
References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Dundee, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 382—    
1996 392+2.6%
2001 408+4.1%
2006 436+6.9%
2011 408−6.4%
2016 387−5.1%

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 %
2016
390
 245 3.9% 62.82% 115 11.5% 29.49% 10 0.0% 2.56% 15 0.0% 3.85%
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. Reference number 19755 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Dundee
  3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dundee, Quebec
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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