Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Les Maskoutains (French pronunciation: [le maskutɛ̃]) is a regional county municipality in the Montérégie region in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Saint-Hyacinthe.
Les Maskoutains | |
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 Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′N 72°57′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Mme Francine Morin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,313.90 km2 (507.30 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,302.90 km2 (503.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 87,099 |
| • Density | 66.9/km2 (173/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 40,244 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
The name comes from Algonquin word maskutew meaning "bear plain" in plular.
Subdivisions
There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 89,432 (+2.7% from 2016) | 87,099 (+3.4% from 2011) | 84,248 (+4.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,302.15 km2 (502.76 sq mi) | 1,302.90 km2 (503.05 sq mi) | 1,301.16 km2 (502.38 sq mi) |
| Population density | 68.7/km2 (178/sq mi) | 66.9/km2 (173/sq mi) | 64.7/km2 (168/sq mi) |
| Median age | 44.0 (M: 42.8, F: 45.2) | 43.7 (M: 41.9, F: 45.5) | 42.8 (M: 41.2, F: 44.4) |
| Private dwellings | 41,625 (total) 39,931 (occupied) | 40,244 (total) | 38,387 (total) |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $55,917 | $50,253 |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2016 |
86,010 |
81,730 | 2.7% |
95.0% | 665 | 3.1% |
0.8% | 330 | 8.2% |
0.4% | 3,285 | 59.1% |
2.50% | |||||
2011 |
82,625 |
79,610 | 4.2% |
96.35% | 645 | 16.2% |
0.78% | 305 | 69.4% |
0.37% | 2,065 | 16.7% |
2.50% | |||||
2006 |
78,930 |
76,425 | 1.4% |
96.83% | 555 | 2.8% |
0.70% | 180 |  12.2% |
0.23% | 1,770 | 100.0% |
2.24% | |||||
2001 |
77,025 |
75,395 | 0.4% |
97.88% | 540 | 28.9% |
0.70% | 205 | 20.6% |
0.27% | 885 | 22.9% |
1.15% | |||||
1996 |
77,385 |
75,735 | n/a | 97.87% | 760 | n/a | 0.98% | 170 | n/a | 0.22% | 720 | n/a | 0.93% | |||||
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]
See also
References
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