Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Memphrémagog (French pronunciation: [mɛmfʁemaɡɔɡ]) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Memphrémagog | |
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| Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°05′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Magog |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Jacques Demers |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,449.00 km2 (559.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,319.29 km2 (509.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 50,415 |
| • Density | 38.2/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  3.8% |
| • Dwellings | 30,430 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www.mrc memphremagog.com |
History
After the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, the American Revolutionary War ended. the state of Vermont was established in 1791. The border of Lower Canada was then defined at approximately 45 degrees north latitude.[4][5] The territory immediately adjacent to it became part of Quebec in 1848.
Subdivisions
There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Memphrémagog community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 54,797 (+8.7% from 2016) | 50,415 (+3.8% from 2011) | 48,551 (+7.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,317.42 km2 (508.66 sq mi) | 1,319.29 km2 (509.38 sq mi) | 1,320.96 km2 (510.03 sq mi) |
| Population density | 41.6/km2 (108/sq mi) | 38.2/km2 (99/sq mi) | 36.8/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Median age | 54.4 (M: 53.6, F: 55.2) | 51.6 (M: 50.9, F: 52.1) | 48.8 (M: 48.4, F: 49.3) |
| Private dwellings | 31,920 (total) 25,600 (occupied) | 30,430 (total) | 28,760 (total) |
| Median household income | $71,500 | $58,045 | $49,541 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
54,300 |
45,080 | 9% |
83.03% | 6,870 | 2.9% |
12.65% | 1,065 | 86.8% |
1.96% | 1,080 | 18.02% |
1.98% | |||||
2016 |
49,585 |
41,325 | 4.73 |
83.34% | 6,675 |  6.7% |
13.46% | 570 | 2.5% |
1.1% | 915 | 22.8% |
1.84% | |||||
2011 |
47,940 |
39,455 | 10.7% |
82.30% | 7,155 | 8.1% |
14.92% | 585 | 80.0% |
1.22% | 745 | 24.7% |
1.55% | |||||
2006 |
44,745 |
35,645 | 10.6% |
79.66% | 7,785 | 1.0% |
17.40% | 325 | 31.6% |
0.73% | 990 | 53.5% |
2.21% | |||||
2001 |
41,195 |
32,215 | 10.4% |
78.20% | 7,860 | 1.9% |
19.08% | 475 | 5.5% |
1.15% | 645 | 31.6% |
1.57% | |||||
1996 |
37,830 |
29,175 | n/a | 77.12% | 7,715 | n/a | 20.39% | 450 | n/a | 1.19% | 490 | n/a | 1.30% | |||||
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
