Dundee, Quebec

Dundee
Township municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Dundee Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°01′N 74°29′W / 45.02°N 74.48°WCoordinates: 45°01′N 74°29′W / 45.02°N 74.48°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named for	Dundee[1]
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Jean Armstrong
• Federal riding	Beauharnois—Salaberry
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area[2][4]
• Total	84.40 km^2 (32.59 sq mi)
• Land	69.76 km^2 (26.93 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	408
• Density	5.8/km^2 (15/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.4%
• Dwellings	336
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0S 1L0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 132

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

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the Montérégie region of Quebec, the township is bordered to the south by the United States and to the northwest by the Saint Lawrence River, with 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]

• Dundee Centre (45°01′44″N 74°25′37″W / 45.02889°N 74.42694°W) – a hamlet in the center of the township
• L'Île-Saint-Régis (45°01′08″N 74°38′09″W / 45.01889°N 74.63583°W) – a hamlet located on an island of the same name in the Saint Lawrence River
• Pointe-Fraser (45°02′46″N 74°27′58″W / 45.04611°N 74.46611°W) – a vacation cottage community on the Saint Lawrence River
• Pointe-Leblanc (45°04′23″N 74°26′18″W / 45.07306°N 74.43833°W) – a vacation cottage community on the Saint Lawrence River
• Sainte-Agnès-de-Dundee (45°00′34″N 74°24′04″W / 45.00944°N 74.40111°W) – a village in the southern area of the township

Lakes & Rivers

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

• Rivière aux Saumons (45°02′09″N 74°31′25″W / 45.03583°N 74.52361°W) – runs from the US border to the Saint Lawrence River in the municipality's western area.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Dundee, Quebec[8]
Year	Pop.	±%
1991	382	—
1996	392	+2.6%
2001	408	+4.1%
2006	436	+6.9%
2011	408	−6.4%

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 %
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

• List of township municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 19755 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Dundee
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BEAUHARNOIS--SALABERRY (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dundee, Quebec
5. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

Media related to Dundee, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons