Dundee, Quebec

Dundee is a township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. At the Canada 2011 Census, the population was 408. It is primarily an agricultural area consisting of dairy and grain farms.

Dundee
Dundee Border Inspection Station
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Dundee
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°00′N 074°30′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-Laurent
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forDundee[1]
Government
  MayorLinda Gagnon
  Federal ridingBeauharnois—Salaberry
  Prov. ridingHuntingdon
Area
  Total84.40 km2 (32.59 sq mi)
  Land69.45 km2 (26.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
  Total387
  Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Pop 2011-2016
5.1%
  Dwellings
359
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0S 1L0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 132
Websitemrchsl.com/municipalite/dundee

Geography

Dundee is located in the southwestern corner of the Montérégie region of Quebec. The township is bordered on the south by the Canada–United States border, on the north-west by the Saint Lawrence River, and the Mohawk reserve of Akwesasne to the west. The Salmon River runs through the municipality in a northwesterly direction from the US border to the Saint Lawrence, where many islands also make up Dundee's total area.

Communities

The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

Lakes and rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Dundee, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 408 (-6.4% from 2006) 436 (+6.9% from 2001)
Land area: 69.76 km2 (26.93 sq mi) 69.61 km2 (26.88 sq mi)
Population density: 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age: 47.5 (M: 47.6, F: 47.4) 45.9 (M: 46.1, F: 45.5)
Total private dwellings: 336 327
Median household income: $27,926 $39,998
References: 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7]
Historical Census Data - Dundee, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 382    
1996 392+2.6%
2001 408+4.1%
2006 436+6.9%
2011 408−6.4%
2016 387−5.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Dundee, Quebec[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
390
245 3.9% 62.82% 115 11.5% 29.49% 10 0.0% 2.56% 15 0.0% 3.85%
2011
410
255 2.0% 62.20% 130 16.1% 31.70% 10 n/a% 2.44% 15 40.0% 3.66%
2006
430
250 25.0% 58.14% 155 13.9% 36.05% 0 100.0% 0.00% 25 0.0% 5.81%
2001
415
200 9.1% 48.19% 180 33.3% 43.37% 10 0.0% 2.41% 25 28.6% 6.02%
1996
400
220 n/a 55.00% 135 n/a 33.75% 10 n/a 2.50% 35 n/a 8.75%

See also

References

Media related to Dundee, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons

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