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Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Brome-Missisquoi

|official_name =

|settlement_type = Regional county municipality

|image_skyline =

|imagesize =

|image_map = Quebec MRC Brome-Missisquoi location map.svg

|map_caption = Location in province of Quebec

|coordinates = {{coord|45|08|N|72|48|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}

|coor_pinpoint =

|coordinates_footnotes =

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{CAN}}

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}

|subdivision_type2 = Region

|subdivision_name2 = Estrie

|established_title = Effective

|established_date = January 1, 2010

|seat_type = County seat

|seat = Cowansville

|parts_type =

|parts =

|government_footnotes =

|government_type = Prefecture

|leader_title = Prefect

|leader_name = Arthur Fauteux

|area_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census: Brome-Missisquoi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec | date=17 August 2022 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Brome&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00032446 |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=September 8, 2022}}

|area_magnitude =

|area_total_km2 = 1685.90

|area_land_km2 = 1650.20

|area_water_km2 =

|area_water_percent =

|area_urban_km2 =

|area_metro_km2 =

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_m =

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 64,786

|population_as_of = 2021

|population_density_km2 = 39.3

|population_urban =

|population_density_urban_km2 =

|population_metro =

|population_density_metro_km2 =

|population_blank1_title = Change
2016-2021

|population_blank1 = {{increase}} 11.1%

|population_density_blank1_km2 =

|population_blank2_title = Dwellings

|population_blank2 = 34,331

|population_note =

|timezone = EST

|utc_offset = −5

|timezone_DST = EDT

|utc_offset_DST = −4

|postal_code_type = Postal code(s)

|postal_code =

|area_code = 450 and 579

|blank_name =

|blank_info =

|blank1_name =

|blank1_info =

|website = {{URL|www.brome-missisquoi.ca}}

|footnotes = {{SCref |unit=cd |2446}}

}}

Brome-Missisquoi ({{IPA|fr|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.{{mamrot|type=mrc|460}}

In 2021, it was transferred to the Estrie region from Montérégie.

In Parliament it is covered by the Brome—Missisquoi federal electoral district.

History

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.{{cite web |title=Modifications aux municipalités du Québec |url=http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/statistiques/divisions-territoriales/bulletins/modifications-municipalites-janv10.pdf |publisher=Institut de la statistique du Québec |access-date=November 25, 2019 |page=4 |language=fr}}

Subdivisions

There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:{{cite web | url = http://mrcbm.qc.ca/en/mrc_conseil.php| title = MRC Council - Distribution of votes at the council | publisher =Brome-Missisquoi MRC | date = 2017-02-21 | access-date = 2017-05-09 }}

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;Cities & towns (7)

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;Municipalities (11)

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;Townships (1)

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;Villages (2)

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Name

! Votes

! Population 2021 Census

! Area (km^2)

Abercorn

| 1

| 341

| 26.72

Bedford (Town)

| 1

| 2,558

| 4.23

Bedford (Township)

| 1

| 658

| 31.96

Bolton-Ouest

| 1

| 732

| 100.94

Brigham

| 1

| 2,282

| 86.92

Brome

| 1

| 341

| 11.56

Bromont

| 6

| 11,357

| 114.05

Cowansville

| 8

| 15,234

| 46.87

Dunham

| 2

| 3,599

| 193.86

East-Farnham

| 1

| 612

| 5.02

Farnham

| 5

| 10,149

| 92.12

Frelighsburg

| 1

| 1,123

| 123.31

Lac-Brome

| 3

| 5,923

| 206.9

Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge

| 1

| 691

| 43.89

Pike-River

| 1

| 503

| 40.77

Saint-Armand

| 1

| 1,228

| 83.16

Sainte-Sabine

| 1

| 1,105

| 55.33

Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge

| 1

| 677

| 69.42

Stanbridge East

| 1

| 834

| 49.41

Stanbridge Station

| 1

| 291

| 18.07

Sutton

| 2

| 4,548

| 245.69

Total

! 41

! 64,786

! 1650.20

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Demographics

=Population=

{{Canada census

|location= Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

|2021_population=64,786 | 2021_pop_delta=+11.1 | 2021_land_area=1,650.20 | 2021_pop_density=39.3

|2021_median_age=49.6 | 2021_median_age_m=48.8 | 2021_median_age_f=50.4

|2021_total_pvt_dwell=34,331 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=29,414 |2021_mean_hh_income=71,500

|2021_geocode=2021A00032446 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19

|2016_population=58,314 |2016_pop_delta=+4.8 |2016_land_area=1,652.08 |2016_pop_density=35.3

|2016_median_age=48.4 |2016_median_age_m=47.4 |2016_median_age_f=49.4

|2016_total_pvt_dwell=31,470 |2016_mean_hh_income=57,801 |2016_access_date=2019-11-25

|2011_population=55,621 |2011_pop_delta=+5.4 |2011_land_area=1,651.73 |2011_pop_density=33.7

|2011_median_age=46.5 |2011_median_age_m=45.8 |2011_median_age_f=47.2

|2011_total_pvt_dwell=29,296 |2011_mean_hh_income=50,670 |2011_access_date=2014-03-11

|2006_population=46,720 | 2006_pop_delta=+1.2 | 2006_land_area=1,537.00 | 2006_pop_density=30.4

|2006_median_age=44.9 | 2006_median_age_m=43.9 | 2006_median_age_f=45.9

|2006_total_pvt_dwell=23,713 | 2006_mean_hh_income=43,997 | 2006_access_date=2014-03-11

|2001_population=46,165 | 2001_pop_delta=+0.4 | 2001_land_area=1,536.99 | 2001_pop_density=30.0

|2001_median_age=41.4 | 2001_median_age_m=40.5 | 2001_median_age_f=42.2

|2001_total_pvt_dwell=22,500 |2001_mean_hh_income=37,122 | 2001_access_date=2014-03-11

|notes=

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{{Historical populations|width=60%

| title= Historical census data - Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

| percentages =

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| cols = 3

| 1991 | 45257

| 1996 | 45987

| 2001 | 46165

| 2006 | 46720

| 2010A | 52769

| 2011 | 55621

| 2016 | 58314

| 2021 | 64786

| footnote =,Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census 2021{{center|(A) adjustment due to boundary change.}}

}}

=Language=

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! colspan="19" | Canada Census mother tongue - Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Census

|

! Total

| colspan="1" |

! colspan="3" | {{center|French}}

| colspan="1" |

! colspan="3" | {{center|English}}

| colspan="1" |

! colspan="3" | {{center|French & English}}

| colspan="1" |

! colspan="3" | {{center|Other}}

Year

|

! Responses

|

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

|

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

|

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

|

! Count

! Trend

! Pop %

{{center|2021}}

|

| {{center|63,560}}

|

| 50,310

| {{increase}} 12.2%

| 79.04%

|

| 9,885

| {{increase}} 0.97%

| 15.55%

|

| 1,585

| {{increase}} 82.18%

| 2.49%

|

| 1,490

| {{increase}} 12.03%

| 2.34%

{{center|2016}}

|

| {{center|56,955}}

|

| 44,820

| {{increase}} 71.2%

| 78.69%

|

| 9,790

| {{decrease}} 4.4%

| 17.02%

|

| 870

| {{increase}} 3.57%

| 1.53%

|

| 1,330

| {{increase}} 5.5%

| 2.33%

{{center|2011}}

|

| {{center|54,590}}

|

| 42,240

| {{increase}} 25.9%

| 77.38%

|

| 10,250

| {{increase}} 4.2%

| 18.78%

|

| 840

| {{increase}} 18.3%

| 1.54%

|

| 1,260

| {{decrease}} 2.7%

| 2.31%

{{center|2006}}

|

| {{center|45,400}}

|

| 33,560

| {{increase}} 1.8%

| 73.92%

|

| 9,835

| {{decrease}} 2.8%

| 21.66%

|

| 710

| {{decrease}} 4.7%

| 1.56%

|

| 1,295

| {{increase}} 30.8%

| 2.85%

{{center|2001}}

|

| {{center|44,830}}

|

| 32,975

| {{increase}} 2.7%

| 73.56%

|

| 10,120

| {{decrease}} 6.1%

| 22.57%

|

| 745

| {{increase}} 4.9%

| 1.66%

|

| 990

| {{increase}} 11.2%

| 2.21%

{{center|1996}}

|

| {{center|44,485}}

|

| 32,105

| n/a

| 72.17%

|

| 10,780

| n/a

| 24.23%

|

| 710

| n/a

| 1.60%

|

| 890

| n/a

| 2.00%

Highways

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[http://www.quebec511.gouv.qc.ca/fr/carte_routiere/ Official Transport Quebec Road Map]

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  • Autoroutes
  • {{jct|state=QC|A|10}}
  • {{jct|state=QC|A|35}} (planned)

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  • Principal highways
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|104}}
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|133}}
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|139}}

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  • Secondary highways
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|202}}
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|213}}
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|215}}
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|233}}
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|235}}
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|237}}
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|241}}
  • {{jct|state=QC|QC|243}}

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  • External routes
  • {{jct|state=VT|I|89}}
  • {{jct|state=VT|VT|108}}
  • {{jct|state=VT|VT|139}}

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See also

References

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{{toponymie |141114}}

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External links

  • [http://www.brome-missisquoi.ca/ Official site]
  • [http://www.mrcbm.qc.ca/en/ Official MRC site]
  • [http://tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca/en/ Tourism website of Brome-Missisquoi]
  • [http://www.carrementculture.com/en/ Cultural website of Brome-Missisquoi]
  • [http://www.laroutedesvins.ca/en/ The Wine Route of Brome-Missisquoi]
  • [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E/ Statistics Canada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013221352/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Index.cfm?Lang=E/ |date=2008-10-13 }}


{{Geographic Location (8-way)

| title = Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories

| Centre = Brome-Missisquoi RCM

| North = La Haute-Yamaska RCM

| Northeast =

| East = Memphrémagog RCM

| Southeast = {{USA}}
{{flagicon|Vermont}} Orleans County, Vermont

| South = {{USA}}
{{flagicon|Vermont}} Franklin County, Vermont

| Southwest =

| West = Le Haute-Richelieu RCM

| Northwest = Rouville RCM

}}


{{Administrative divisions of Quebec region|Estrie|state=expanded}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Census divisions of Quebec