Brome-Missisquoi_Regional_County_Municipality,_Quebec
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
Brome-Missisquoi (French pronunciation: [bʁɔm misiskwa]) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It lies in the Eastern Townships area. The seat is Cowansville.[2] In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie.
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Brome-Missisquoi | |
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Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| Effective | January 1, 2010 |
| County seat | Cowansville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Arthur Fauteux |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,685.90 km2 (650.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,650.20 km2 (637.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 64,786 |
| • Density | 39.3/km2 (102/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016-2021 |  11.1% |
| • Dwellings | 34,331 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
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In Parliament it is covered by the Brome—Missisquoi federal electoral district.
In the 1980s, the RCM was formed from municipalities of historic Brome and Missisquoi counties. On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont moved from La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality to Brome-Missisquoi.[5]
There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:[2][6]
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Population
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| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 64,786 (+11.1% from 2016) | 58,314 (+4.8% from 2011) | 55,621 (+5.4% from 2006) |
| Land area | 1,650.20 km2 (637.15 sq mi) | 1,652.08 km2 (637.87 sq mi) | 1,651.73 km2 (637.74 sq mi) |
| Population density | 39.3/km2 (102/sq mi) | 35.3/km2 (91/sq mi) | 33.7/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.6 (M: 48.8, F: 50.4) | 48.4 (M: 47.4, F: 49.4) | 46.5 (M: 45.8, F: 47.2) |
| Private dwellings | 34,331 (total) 29,414 (occupied) | 31,470 (total) | 29,296 (total) |
| Median household income | $71,500 | $57,801 | $50,670 |
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Canada census – Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
63,560 |
50,310 | 12.2% |
79.04% | 9,885 | 0.97% |
15.55% | 1,585 | 82.18% |
2.49% | 1,490 | 12.03% |
2.34% | |||||
2016 |
56,955 |
44,820 | 71.2% |
78.69% | 9,790 |  4.4% |
17.02% | 870 | 3.57% |
1.53% | 1,330 | 5.5% |
2.33% | |||||
2011 |
54,590 |
42,240 | 25.9% |
77.38% | 10,250 | 4.2% |
18.78% | 840 | 18.3% |
1.54% | 1,260 | 2.7% |
2.31% | |||||
2006 |
45,400 |
33,560 | 1.8% |
73.92% | 9,835 | 2.8% |
21.66% | 710 | 4.7% |
1.56% | 1,295 | 30.8% |
2.85% | |||||
2001 |
44,830 |
32,975 | 2.7% |
73.56% | 10,120 | 6.1% |
22.57% | 745 | 4.9% |
1.66% | 990 | 11.2% |
2.21% | |||||
1996 |
44,485 |
32,105 | n/a | 72.17% | 10,780 | n/a | 24.23% | 710 | n/a | 1.60% | 890 | n/a | 2.00% | |||||
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Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[14]
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141114". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 460". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Brome-Missisquoi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 17 August 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- "Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality (Code 2446) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. p. 4. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- "MRC Council - Distribution of votes at the council". Brome-Missisquoi MRC. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.