Les Jardins-de-Napierville (English: The Gardens of Napierville) is a regional county municipality (French: Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC)) in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Montérégie region. Founded on January 1, 1982. Its seat is Napierville.
Les Jardins-de-Napierville | |
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 Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′N 73°31′W / 45.167°N 73.517°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Napierville |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Michel Lavoie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 807.30 km2 (311.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 803.07 km2 (310.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 27,870 |
| • Density | 34.7/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  6.2% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www.mrcjardins denapierville.ca |
History edit
The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982 by combining historic Napierville County with other municipalities.
Subdivisions edit
There are 11 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics edit
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Canada census – Les Jardins-de-Napierville community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 30,339 (+8.9% from 2016) | 27,870 (+6.2% from 2011) | 26,234 (+8.8% from 2006) |
| Land area | 802.52 km2 (309.85 sq mi) | 803.07 km2 (310.07 sq mi) | 803.31 km2 (310.16 sq mi) |
| Population density | 37.8/km2 (98/sq mi) | 34.7/km2 (90/sq mi) | 32.7/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Median age | 40.8 (M: 40.4, F: 40.8) | 41.2 (M: 40.7, F: 41.8) | 40.9 (M: 40.4, F: 41.4) |
| Private dwellings | 12,446 (total) 11,859 (occupied) | 11,789 (total) | 10,742 (total) |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $64,332 | $56,137 |
Language edit
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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27,725
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25,040 | 7.2%
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90.3% | 1,650 |  2.1%
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6.0% | 240 | 9.1%
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0.9% | 795 | 8.6%
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2.9% | |||||
2011
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26,125
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23,350 | 9.8%
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89.38% | 1,685 | 11.2%
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6.45% | 220 | 41.9%
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0.84% | 870 | 1.1%
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3.33% | |||||
2006
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23,785
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21,235 | 4.8%
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89.28% | 1,515 | 5.0%
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6.37% | 155 |  0.0%
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0.65% | 880 | 72.5%
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3.70% | |||||
2001
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22,525
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20,265 | 1.1%
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89.97% | 1,595 | 0.9%
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7.08% | 155 | 72.2%
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0.69% | 510 | 1.0%
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2.26% | |||||
1996
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22,670
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20,485 | n/a | 90.36% | 1,580 | n/a | 6.97% | 90 | n/a | 0.40% | 515 | n/a | 2.27% | |||||
Transportation edit
Access Routes edit
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141070". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 680". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "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 2019-11-26.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links edit