Dundee, Quebec

Dundee is a township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. At the Canada 2021 Census, the population was 386. It is primarily an agricultural area consisting of dairy and grain farms.

Dundee
Township municipality
Dundee Border Inspection Station
Dundee Border Inspection Station
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Dundee is located in Southern Quebec
Dundee
Dundee
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°00′N 074°30′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-Laurent
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forDundee[1]
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorLinda Gagnon
 • Federal ridingBeauharnois—Salaberry
 • Prov. ridingHuntingdon
Area
[2][4]
 • Total84.40 km2 (32.59 sq mi)
 • Land69.45 km2 (26.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total386
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 0.3%
 • Dwellings
310
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0S 1L0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-132
Websitemrchsl.com/municipalite/dundee

Geography

Dundee is located in the southwestern corner of the Montérégie region of Quebec. The township is bordered on the south by the Canada–United States border, on the north-west by the Saint Lawrence River, and 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]

Lakes and rivers

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

Demographics
Historical Census Data - Dundee, Quebec[5]
YearPop.±%
1991 382—    
1996 392+2.6%
2001 408+4.1%
2006 436+6.9%
2011 408−6.4%
2016 387−5.1%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dundee had a population of 386 living in 168 of its 310 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 387. With a land area of 68.41 km2 (26.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.6/km2 (14.6/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Canada census – Dundee community profile
20212011
Population386 (-0.3% from 2016)408 (-6.4% from 2006)
Land area68.41 km2 (26.41 sq mi)69.76 km2 (26.93 sq mi)
Population density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Median age52 (M: 52.4, F: 50.4)47.5 (M: 47.6, F: 47.4)
Total private dwellings165336
Median household income$27,926
References: 2021[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Dundee, Quebec[5]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
390
 245 Decrease 3.9% 62.82% 115 Decrease 11.5% 29.49% 10 Steady 0.0% 2.56% 15 Steady 0.0% 3.85%
2011
410
 255 Increase 2.0% 62.20% 130 Decrease 16.1% 31.70% 10 Increase n/a% 2.44% 15 Decrease 40.0% 3.66%
2006
430
 250 Increase 25.0% 58.14% 155 Decrease 13.9% 36.05% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 25 Steady 0.0% 5.81%
2001
415
 200 Decrease 9.1% 48.19% 180 Increase 33.3% 43.37% 10 Steady 0.0% 2.41% 25 Decrease 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

References
  1. "Reference number 19755 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Dundee
  3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. "Dundee, Canton (municipalité de) (CT) Quebec [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  9. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

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