Dundee, Quebec
Dundee | |
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 Dundee Border Inspection Station | |
 Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM | |
  Dundee Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°00′N 074°30′W / 45.000°N 74.500°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named for | Dundee[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Linda Gagnon |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.40 km2 (32.59 sq mi) |
| • Land | 69.45 km2 (26.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 386 |
| • Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 310 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
Dundee is a township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. At the Canada 2021 Census, the population was 386. 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 centre 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 and 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 382 | — |
| 1996 | 392 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 408 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 436 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 408 | −6.4% |
| 2016 | 387 | −5.1% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dundee had a population of 386 living in 168 of its 310 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 387. With a land area of 68.41 km2 (26.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.6/km2 (14.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6]
| 2021 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 386 (-0.3% from 2016) | 408 (-6.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 68.41 km2 (26.41 sq mi) | 69.76 km2 (26.93 sq mi) |
| Population density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Median age | 52 (M: 52.4, F: 50.4) | 47.5 (M: 47.6, F: 47.4) |
| Private dwellings | 165 (total) | 336 (total) |
| Median household income | $27,926 |
| Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Dundee, Quebec[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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390
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245 | 3.9%
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62.82% | 115 | 11.5%
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29.49% | 10 |  0.0%
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2.56% | 15 | 0.0%
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3.85% | |||||
2011
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410
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255 |  2.0%
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62.20% | 130 | 16.1%
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31.70% | 10 | n/a%
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2.44% | 15 | 40.0%
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3.66% | |||||
2006
|
430
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250 | 25.0%
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58.14% | 155 | 13.9%
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36.05% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | 25 | 0.0%
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5.81% | |||||
2001
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415
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200 | 9.1%
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48.19% | 180 | 33.3%
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43.37% | 10 | 0.0%
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2.41% | 25 | 28.6%
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6.02% | |||||
1996
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400
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220 | n/a | 55.00% | 135 | n/a | 33.75% | 10 | n/a | 2.50% | 35 | n/a | 8.75% | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 19755". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Dundee
- ^ Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
- ^ a b "Dundee, Canton (municipalité de) (CT) Quebec [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
External links
Media related to Dundee, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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