Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 45°28′N 74°06′W / 45.467°N 74.100°W / 45.467; -74.100
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Deux-Montagnes
Location in province of Quebec.
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°28′N 74°06′W / 45.467°N 74.100°W / 45.467; -74.100[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seat[2]Saint-Eustache
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectMarc Lauzon
Area
 • Total294.10 km2 (113.55 sq mi)
 • Land242.88 km2 (93.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total102,052
 • Density420.2/km2 (1,088/sq mi)
 • Change
2016-2021
Increase 3.9%
 • Dwellings
41,454
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitewww.mrc2m.qc.ca
[4]

Deux-Montagnes is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. It is located immediately north of Laval on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and on the north shore of the Lake of Two Mountains. Its seat and largest city is Saint-Eustache.

The municipality has a land area of 242.88 km2 and its population was 102,052 residents as of the 2021 Census.[3]

Subdivisions[edit]

There are 7 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

Canada census – Deux-Montagnes community profile
202120162011
Population102,052 (+3.9% from 2016)98,203 (+2.6% from 2011)95,670 (+9.6% from 2006)
Land area242.88 km2 (93.78 sq mi)243.42 km2 (93.98 sq mi)243.39 km2 (93.97 sq mi)
Population density420.2/km2 (1,088/sq mi)403.4/km2 (1,045/sq mi)393.1/km2 (1,018/sq mi)
Median age42.4 (M: 41.6, F: 43.2)41.1 (M: 40.3, F: 41.9)39.8 (M: 38.8, F: 40.7)
Private dwellings42,552 (total)  41,454 (occupied)40,728 (total)  39,100 (total) 
Median household income$85,000$71,086$63,075
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[4] earlier[7][8]
Historical Census Data - Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 71,218—    
1996 78,960+10.9%
2001 81,417+3.1%
2006 87,249+7.2%
YearPop.±%
2006A 87,264+0.0%
2011 95,670+9.6%
2016 98,203+2.6%
2021 102,052+3.9%
[9][3]
(A) adjustment due to boundary change.

Language[edit]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9][10]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021
101,660
84,690 Decrease 0.5% 83.3% 5,620 Increase 1.8% 5.53% 1,685 Increase 50.58% 1.66% 8.135 Increase 30.68% 8%
2016
97,960
85,125 Increase 1.3% 86.9% 5,520 Decrease 6.5% 5.6% 1,090 Increase 20.4% 1.1% 6,225 Increase 63.4% 6.4%
2011
94,620
84,000 Increase 8.4% 88.78% 5,905 Increase 3.3% 6.24% 905 Increase 28.4% 0.96% 3,810 Increase 42.7% 4.03%
2006
86,570
77,480 Increase 6.3% 89.50% 5,715 Increase 1.9% 6.60% 705 Decrease 9.0% 0.81% 2,670 Increase 72.8% 3.08%
2001
80,810
72,880 Increase 4.2% 90.19% 5,610 Decrease 8.9% 6.94% 775 Increase 2.6% 0.96% 1,545 Increase 8.8% 1.91%
1996
78,280
69,945 n/a 89.35% 6,160 n/a 7.87% 755 n/a 0.96% 1,420 n/a 1.81%

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:[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141105". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c d "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 720". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2021 Census Deux-Montagnes, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  5. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2021 census
  10. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Deux-Montagnes, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map