La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality

La Rivière-du-Nord (The Rivière-du-Nord or The River of the North) is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Jérôme. It is named for the river that runs through it, the Rivière du Nord.

La Rivière-du-Nord
Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°01′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seatSaint-Jérôme
Government
  TypePrefecture
  PrefectYvon Brière
Area
  Total466.10 km2 (179.96 sq mi)
  Land451.02 km2 (174.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
  Total128,170
  Density284.2/km2 (736/sq mi)
  Change
2011-2016
11.3%
  Dwellings
58,580
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitewww.mrcrivieredunord.qc.ca
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Its population according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 128,170.[3]

Subdivisions

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec[5]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
126,525
119,570 10.35%% 94.5% 2,400 1.47% 1.89% 935 19,1% 0.74% 3,215 35.94% 2.54%
2011
114,230
108,350 13.64% 94.85% 2,385 16.06% 2.09% 785 45.37% 0.69% 2,415 6.38% 2.11%
2006
100.205
95,340 11.85% 95,14% 2,055 15.12% 2.05% 540 0.9% 0.53% 2,270 92.37% 2.26%
2001
88,750
85,235 7.94% 96% 1,785 2.46% 2.01% 545 29.65% 0.61% 1,180 31.1% 1,33%
1996
82,540
78,965 n/a 95,67% 1,830 n/a 2.21% 775 n/a 0.93% 900 n/a 1.09%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]

See also

References



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