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Brome-Missisquoi (French pronunciation: [bʁɔm misiskwa]) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It lies in the Eastern Townships area. The seat is Cowansville.[2] In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie.
Brome-Missisquoi | |
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 Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | January 1, 2010 |
| County seat | Cowansville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Arthur Fauteux |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,685.90 km2 (650.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,650.20 km2 (637.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 64,786 |
| • Density | 39.3/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  11.1% |
| • Dwellings | 34,331 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
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In Parliament it is covered by the Brome—Missisquoi federal electoral district.
In the 1980s, the RCM was formed from municipalities of historic Brome and Missisquoi counties. On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont moved from La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality to Brome-Missisquoi.[5]
There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:[2][6]
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Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 64,786 (+11.1% from 2016) | 58,314 (+4.8% from 2011) | 55,621 (+5.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,650.20 km2 (637.15 sq mi) | 1,652.08 km2 (637.87 sq mi) | 1,651.73 km2 (637.74 sq mi) |
| Population density | 39.3/km2 (102/sq mi) | 35.3/km2 (91/sq mi) | 33.7/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.6 (M: 48.8, F: 50.4) | 48.4 (M: 47.4, F: 49.4) | 46.5 (M: 45.8, F: 47.2) |
| Private dwellings | 34,331 (total) 29,414 (occupied) | 31,470 (total) | 29,296 (total) |
| Median household income | $71,500 | $57,801 | $50,670 |
Canada census – Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
Language
| Canada Census mother tongue - Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[13] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
63,560 |
50,310 | 12.2% |
79.04% | 9,885 | 0.97% |
15.55% | 1,585 | 82.18% |
2.49% | 1,490 | 12.03% |
2.34% | |||||
2016 |
56,955 |
44,820 | 71.2% |
78.69% | 9,790 |  4.4% |
17.02% | 870 | 3.57% |
1.53% | 1,330 | 5.5% |
2.33% | |||||
2011 |
54,590 |
42,240 | 25.9% |
77.38% | 10,250 | 4.2% |
18.78% | 840 | 18.3% |
1.54% | 1,260 | 2.7% |
2.31% | |||||
2006 |
45,400 |
33,560 | 1.8% |
73.92% | 9,835 | 2.8% |
21.66% | 710 | 4.7% |
1.56% | 1,295 | 30.8% |
2.85% | |||||
2001 |
44,830 |
32,975 | 2.7% |
73.56% | 10,120 | 6.1% |
22.57% | 745 | 4.9% |
1.66% | 990 | 11.2% |
2.21% | |||||
1996 |
44,485 |
32,105 | n/a | 72.17% | 10,780 | n/a | 24.23% | 710 | n/a | 1.60% | 890 | n/a | 2.00% | |||||
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[14]
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