Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality (French pronunciation: [lə o ʁiʃ(ə)ljø], lit. 'The Upper Richelieu') is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. It is named for the Richelieu River which runs south-north through it.
Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality | |
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Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′N 73°14′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Éric Latour |
| Area | |
• Total | 999.70 km2 (385.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 936.02 km2 (361.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 117,443 |
| • Density | 125.5/km2 (325/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  2.7% |
| • Dwellings | 52,461 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
Subdivisions
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Le Haut-Richelieu community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 121,277 (+3.3% from 2016) | 117,443 (+2.7% from 2011) | 114,344 (+5.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 934.85 km2 (360.95 sq mi) | 936.02 km2 (361.40 sq mi) | 936.26 km2 (361.49 sq mi) |
| Population density | 129.7/km2 (336/sq mi) | 125.5/km2 (325/sq mi) | 122.1/km2 (316/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.0 (M: 42.8, F: 44.8) | 43.1 (M: 42.1, F: 44.1) | 41.6 (M: 40.7, F: 42.6) |
| Private dwellings | 55,208 (total) 52,723 (occupied) | 52,461 (total) | 50,665 (total) |
| Median household income | $75,500 | $61,778 | $55,167 |
Language
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
116,150 |
108,675 | 2.3% |
93.6% | 3,645 |  5.9% |
3.1% | 1,005 | 2.6% |
0.9% | 2,825 | 32.6% |
2.4% | |||||
2011 |
113,245 |
106,260 | 5.8% |
93.83% | 3,875 | 15.5% |
3.42% | 980 | 41.0% |
0.87% | 2,130 | 25.7% |
1.88% | |||||
2006 |
107,390 |
100,475 | 7.8% |
93.56% | 3,355 | 10.5% |
3.12% | 695 | 4.8% |
0.65% | 2,865 | 44.7% |
2.67% | |||||
2001 |
99,630 |
93,170 | 2.9% |
93.52% | 3,750 | 2.5% |
3.76% | 730 | 7.0% |
0.73% | 1,980 | 37.0% |
1.99% | |||||
1996 |
96,475 |
90,585 | n/a | 93.89% | 3,660 | n/a | 3.79% | 785 | n/a | 0.81% | 1,445 | n/a | 1.50% | |||||
