Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality

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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada

Memphrémagog

Regional county municipality

Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°05′W﻿ / ﻿45.267°N 72.083°W﻿ / 45.267; -72.083[1]
Country|  Canada
Province|  Quebec
Region| Estrie
Effective| January 1, 1982
County seat| Magog
Government

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• Type| Prefecture
• Prefect| Jacques Demers
Area

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• 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 (French pronunciation: [mɛmfʁemaɡɔɡ]) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

## History

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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

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There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (2)

* Magog
* Stanstead

Municipalities (8)

* Austin
* Bolton-Est
* Eastman
* Hatley
* Ogden
* Saint-Benoît-du-Lac
* Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton
* Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley

Townships (4)

* Hatley
* Orford
* Potton
* Stanstead

Villages (3)

* Ayer's Cliff
* North Hatley
* Stukely-Sud

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## Demographics

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### Population

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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

References: 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8]

Historical Census Data - Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1991 | 35,984| —
1996 | 38,461| +6.9%
1996A | 39,127| +1.7%
2001 | 41,871| +7.0%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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2001A | 42,267| +0.9%
2006 | 45,310| +7.2%
2011 | 48,551| +7.2%
2016 | 50,415| +3.8%
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(A) adjusted figures due to boundary changes.

### Language

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Canada Census Mother Tongue - Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9][3]

Census  |  | Total  |  |

French

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English

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French & English

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Other

Year  |  | Responses  |  | Count  | Trend  | Pop %  |  | Count  | Trend  | Pop %  |  | Count  | Trend  | Pop %  |  | Count  | Trend  | Pop %

2021

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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### Access Routes

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Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]

* Autoroutes
* A-10
* A-55

* Principal Highways
* R-108
* R-112
* R-141
* R-143

* Secondary Highways
* R-208
* R-216
* R-220
* R-243
* R-245
* R-247

* External Routes
* I-91
* US 5
* VT 243

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## See also

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* List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
* Lake Memphremagog

## References

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1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141054". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ a b c "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
3. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Memphrémagog, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
4. ^ Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington, DC; Government Printing Office, 1976. The Standard Compilation for its subject. P. 12.
5. ^ Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated Treaty Series. 231 Volumes. Dobbs Ferry, New York City; Oceana Publications, 1969-1981. Volume 48; pp. 481; 487; 491-492.
6. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
7. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
8. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
9. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
10. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

## External links

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Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories

| La Haute-Yamaska RCM | Le Val-Saint-François RCM | Sherbrooke TE

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Brome-Missisquoi RCM |

Memphrémagog RCM

| Coaticook RCM
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|  United States
Orleans County, Vermont |

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* Le Granit
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* Lac-Mégantic
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* Cookshire-Eaton
* East Angus
* Scotstown
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* Windsor
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* Waterville
* Stanstead (V)
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