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Memphrémagog | |
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Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°05′W / 45.267°N 72.083°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 |
Memphrémagog is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
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.
There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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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 |
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[11][3] (A) adjusted figures due to boundary changes. |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec[11][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2021
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54,300
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45,080 | 9% | 83.03% | 6,870 | 2.9% | 12.65% | 1,065 | 86.8% | 1.96% | 1,080 | 18.02% | 1.98% | |||||
2016
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49,585
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41,325 | 4.73 | 83.34% | 6,675 | 6.7% | 13.46% | 570 | 2.5% | 1.1% | 915 | 22.8% | 1.84% | |||||
2011
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47,940
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39,455 | 10.7% | 82.30% | 7,155 | 8.1% | 14.92% | 585 | 80.0% | 1.22% | 745 | 24.7% | 1.55% | |||||
2006
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44,745
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35,645 | 10.6% | 79.66% | 7,785 | 1.0% | 17.40% | 325 | 31.6% | 0.73% | 990 | 53.5% | 2.21% | |||||
2001
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41,195
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32,215 | 10.4% | 78.20% | 7,860 | 1.9% | 19.08% | 475 | 5.5% | 1.15% | 645 | 31.6% | 1.57% | |||||
1996
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37,830
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29,175 | n/a | 77.12% | 7,715 | n/a | 20.39% | 450 | n/a | 1.19% | 490 | n/a | 1.30% |
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[12]
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