Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Les Jardins-de-Napierville (French pronunciation: [le ʒaʁdɛ̃ də napjɛʁvil], "The Gardens of Napierville") is a regional county municipality (RCM) in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Founded on January 1, 1982. Its seat is Napierville.
Les Jardins-de-Napierville | |
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Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′N 73°31′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Napierville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Yves Boyer |
| Area | |
• Total | 804.51 km2 (310.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 802.52 km2 (309.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 30,339 |
| • Density | 37.8/km2 (98/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) |  8.9% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www.mrcjardins denapierville.ca |
History
The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982 by combining historic Napierville County with other municipalities.
Subdivisions
There are 11 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Canada census – Les Jardins-de-Napierville community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 30,339 (+8.9% from 2016) | 27,870 (+6.2% from 2011) | 26,234 (+8.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 802.52 km2 (309.85 sq mi) | 803.07 km2 (310.07 sq mi) | 803.31 km2 (310.16 sq mi) |
| Population density | 37.8/km2 (98/sq mi) | 34.7/km2 (90/sq mi) | 32.7/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Median age | 40.8 (M: 40.4, F: 40.8) | 41.2 (M: 40.7, F: 41.8) | 40.9 (M: 40.4, F: 41.4) |
| Private dwellings | 12,446 (total) 11,859 (occupied) | 11,789 (total) | 10,742 (total) |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $64,332 | $56,137 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec[4][8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
27,725 |
25,040 | 7.2% |
90.3% | 1,650 |  2.1% |
6.0% | 240 | 9.1% |
0.9% | 795 | 8.6% |
2.9% | |||||
2011 |
26,125 |
23,350 | 9.8% |
89.38% | 1,685 | 11.2% |
6.45% | 220 | 41.9% |
0.84% | 870 | 1.1% |
3.33% | |||||
2006 |
23,785 |
21,235 | 4.8% |
89.28% | 1,515 | 5.0% |
6.37% | 155 |  0.0% |
0.65% | 880 | 72.5% |
3.70% | |||||
2001 |
22,525 |
20,265 | 1.1% |
89.97% | 1,595 | 0.9% |
7.08% | 155 | 72.2% |
0.69% | 510 | 1.0% |
2.26% | |||||
1996 |
22,670 |
20,485 | n/a | 90.36% | 1,580 | n/a | 6.97% | 90 | n/a | 0.40% | 515 | n/a | 2.27% | |||||
