Dunham, Quebec
City in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunham is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,471.
Dunham | |
|---|---|
 A vineyard in Dunham. | |
 Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM. | |
  Dunham Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Constituted | September 25, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Janecek |
| • Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
| • Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 196.20 km2 (75.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 195.18 km2 (75.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[5] | |
| • Total | 3,471 |
| • Density | 17.8/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,709 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-202  R-213 |
| Website | www |
Dunham is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the United States border. It is bordered by Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge and Stanbridge East to the west, Farnham to the northwest, Brigham and Cowansville to the north, Brome Lake to the northeast, Sutton to the east and Frelighsburg to the south. Selby Lake is located entirely within Dunham.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,226 | — |
| 1996 | 3,370 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3,215 | −4.6% |
| 2006 | 3,396 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 3,471 | +2.2% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dunham had a population of 3,599 living in 1,529 of its 1,758 total private dwellings, a change of 4.9% from its 2016 population of 3,432. With a land area of 193.86 km2 (74.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.6/km2 (48.1/sq mi) in 2021.[7]
| 2021 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,599 (+4.9% from 2016) | 3,471 (+2.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 193.86 km2 (74.85 sq mi) | 195.18 km2 (75.36 sq mi) |
| Population density | 18.6/km2 (48/sq mi) | 17.8/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.4 (M: 50.0, F: 47.2) | 46.4 (M: 46.7, F: 46.1) |
| Private dwellings | 1,758 (total) 1,529 (occupied) | 1,709 (total) |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $67,068 |
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| Census | Total | French |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
3,455 |
2,625 | 4.8% |
75.98% | 695 |  6.7% |
20.12% | 55 | 31.3% |
1.59% | 80 | 128.6% |
2.31% | |||||
2006 |
3,365 |
2,505 | 6.6% |
74.44% | 745 | 3.5% |
22.14% | 80 | 45.5% |
2.38% | 35 | 41.7% |
1.04% | |||||
2001 |
3,185 |
2,350 | 8.2% |
73.78% | 720 | 7.5% |
22.61% | 55 | 57.1% |
1.73% | 60 | 20.0% |
1.88% | |||||
1996 |
3,315 |
2,560 | n/a | 77.22% | 670 | n/a | 20.21% | 35 | n/a | 1.06% | 50 | n/a | 1.51% | |||||
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