Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [lə o sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃], lit. 'Upper Saint Lawrence') is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Huntingdon. It is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which forms its western and its northwestern boundaries.
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent | |
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Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45.08°N 74.17°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Huntingdon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Alain Castagner |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,242.20 km2 (479.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,173.51 km2 (453.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 22,454 |
| • Density | 19.1/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 |  5.9% |
| • Dwellings | 12,016 |
| Population excludes incompletely enumerated First Nations reserves | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
History
The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982, from most of historic Huntingdon County.
Subdivisions
There are 13 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Le Haut-Saint-Laurent community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 22,213 (-1.1% from 2016) | 22,454 (+5.9% from 2011) | 21,197 (-3.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,168.08 km2 (451.00 sq mi) | 1,173.51 km2 (453.09 sq mi) | 1,174.00 km2 (453.28 sq mi) |
| Population density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) | 19.1/km2 (49/sq mi) | 18.1/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.6 (M: 48.8, F: 50.4) | 48.4 (M: 48.0, F: 48.8) | 47.1 (M: 46.7, F: 47.6) |
| Private dwellings | 11,446 (total) 9,895 (occupied) | 12,016 (total) | 10,744 (total) |
| Median household income | $63,600 | $50,777 | $45,307 |
Language
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 |
22,160 |
14,185 | 1.5% |
64.0% | 6,730 | 9.4% |
30.4% | 400 | 15.9% |
1.64% | 845 | 65.7% |
3.8% | |||||
2011 |
20,985 |
13,980 |  4.7% |
66.62% | 6,150 | 1.7% |
29.31% | 345 | 16.9% |
1.64% | 510 | 29.7% |
2.43% | |||||
2006 |
21,735 |
14,665 | 3.6% |
67.47% | 6,050 | 4.9% |
27.84% | 295 | 37.2% |
1.36% | 725 | 20.8% |
3.34% | |||||
2001 |
21,590 |
14,160 | 1.8% |
65.59% | 6,360 | 9.2% |
29.46% | 470 | 44.6% |
2.18% | 600 | 23.7% |
2.78% | |||||
1996 |
21,730 |
13,915 | n/a | 64.04% | 7,005 | n/a | 32.24% | 325 | n/a | 1.50% | 485 | n/a | 2.23% | |||||
