Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality

Les Maskoutains is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe.

Les Maskoutains
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatSaint-Hyacinthe
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectMme Francine Morin
Area
 • Total1,313.90 km2 (507.30 sq mi)
 • Land1,302.90 km2 (503.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total87,099
 • Density66.9/km2 (173/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
 3.4%
 • Dwellings
40,244
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitewww.mrcmaskoutains.qc.ca

Subdivisions

There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality community profile
2016 2011 2006
Population: 87,099 (+3.4% from 2011) 84,248 (+4.4% from 2006) 80,694 (+2.3% from 2001)
Land area: 1,302.90 km2 (503.05 sq mi) 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi) 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi)
Population density: 66.9/km2 (173/sq mi) 64.7/km2 (168/sq mi) 62.0/km2 (161/sq mi)
Median age: 43.7 (M: 41.9, F: 45.5) 42.8 (M: 41.2, F: 44.4) 41.6 (M: 40.0, F: 43.0)
Total private dwellings: 40,244 38,387 35,601
Median household income: $55,917 $50,253 $44,912
References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 76,845—    
1996 78,754+2.5%
YearPop.±%
2001 78,917+0.2%
2006 80,694+2.3%
YearPop.±%
2011 84,248+4.4%
2016 87,099+3.4%
[8][3]

Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
86,010
 81,730 2.7% 95.0% 665 3.1% 0.8% 330 8.2% 0.4% 3,285 59.1% 2.50%
2011
82,625
 79,610 4.2% 96.35% 645 16.2% 0.78% 305 69.4% 0.37% 2,065 16.7% 2.50%
2006
78,930
 76,425 1.4% 96.83% 555 2.8% 0.70% 180 12.2% 0.23% 1,770 100.0% 2.24%
2001
77,025
 75,395 0.4% 97.88% 540 28.9% 0.70% 205 20.6% 0.27% 885 22.9% 1.15%
1996
77,385
 75,735 n/a 97.87% 760 n/a 0.98% 170 n/a 0.22% 720 n/a 0.93%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[9]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 141068 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 540 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Maskoutains, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  4. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  5. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  6. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  7. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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