Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality

Brome-Missisquoi is a regional county municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Cowansville.[2]

Brome-Missisquoi
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Eastern Townships
Effective	January 1, 2010
County seat	Cowansville
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Arthur Fauteux
Area [3]
• Total	1,685.90 km^2 (650.93 sq mi)
• Land	1,652.08 km^2 (637.87 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	58,314
• Density	35.3/km^2 (91/sq mi)
• Change 2006-2011	4.8%
• Dwellings	31,470
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Website	www.brome-missisquoi.ca
[4]

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.[5]

Subdivisions

There are 21 subdivisions within the RCM:[2][6]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Name Votes Population [7] Area (km^2) Abercorn 1 387 27.22 Bedford(Town) 1 2,550 4.20 Bedford(Township) 1 663 31.56 Bolton-Ouest 1 697 101.86 Brigham 1 2,315 87.08 Brome 1 252 12.02 Bromont 6 9,095 114.42 Cowansville 8 13,215 46.09 Dunham 2 3,466 195.18 East-Farnham 1 585 4.92 Farnham 5 8,908 92.04 Frelighsburg 1 1,078 123.72 Lac-Brome 3 5,519 205.27 Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge 1 673 43.94 Pike-River 1 530 40.79 Saint-Armand 1 1,206 82.88 Ste-Sabine 1 1,137 55.16 St-Ignace-de-Stanbridge 1 674 69.16 Stanbridge East 1 865 49.14 Stanbridge Station 1 270 18.54 Sutton 2 4,012 246.54 Total 41 57,694 1651.73

Cities & Towns (7) Bedford Bromont Cowansville Dunham Farnham Lac-Brome Sutton

Municipalities (11) Bolton-Ouest Brigham East Farnham Frelighsburg Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge Pike River Saint-Armand Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge Sainte-Sabine Stanbridge East Stanbridge Station

Townships (1) Bedford

Villages (2) Abercorn Brome

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
	2016	2011	2006
Population:	58,314 (+4.8% from 2011)	55,621 (+5.4% from 2006)	46,720 (+1.2% from 2001)
Land area:	1,652.08 km^2 (637.87 sq mi)	1,651.73 km^2 (637.74 sq mi)	1,537.00 km^2 (593.44 sq mi)
Population density:	35.3/km^2 (91/sq mi)	33.7/km^2 (87/sq mi)	30.4/km^2 (79/sq mi)
Median age:	48.4 (M: 47.4, F: 49.4)	46.5 (M: 45.8, F: 47.2)	44.9 (M: 43.9, F: 45.9)
Total private dwellings:	31,470	29,296	23,713
Median household income:	$57,801	$50,670	$43,997
References: 2016[8] 2011[9] 2006[10] earlier[11]

Historical Census Data - Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1991 45,257 —     1996 45,987 +1.6% 2001 46,165 +0.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2006 46,720 +1.2% 2010A 52,769 +12.9% 2011 55,621 +5.4%	Year Pop. ±% 2016 58,314 +4.8%
[12][3] (A) adjustment due to boundary change.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec[12]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		56,955		44,820	6.1%	78.69%		9,790	4.4%	17.02%		870	3.57%	1.53%		1,330	5.5%	2.33%
2011		54,590		42,240	25.9%	77.38%		10,250	4.2%	18.78%		840	18.3%	1.54%		1,260	2.7%	2.31%
2006		45,400		33,560	1.8%	73.92%		9,835	2.8%	21.66%		710	4.7%	1.56%		1,295	30.8%	2.85%
2001		44,830		32,975	2.7%	73.56%		10,120	6.1%	22.57%		745	4.9%	1.66%		990	11.2%	2.21%
1996		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:[13]

Autoroutes A-10 A-35 (planned)

Principal Highways Route 104 Route 133 Route 139

Secondary Highways Route 202 Route 213 Route 215 Route 233 Route 235 Route 237 Route 241 Route 243

External Routes I-89 VT 108 VT 139

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 141114 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
2. Geographic code 460 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Brome-Missisquoi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
4. "(Code 2446) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
5. "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF) (in French). Institut de la statistique du Québec. p. 4. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
6. "MRC Council - Distribution of votes at the council". Brome-Missisquoi MRC. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
7. "Décret de population pour 2017 - Municipalités locales, arrondissements, villages nordiques et territoires non organisés". Gazette officielle du Québec. 2016-12-28.
8. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
9. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
10. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
11. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
12. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
13. Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links

• Official site
• Official MRC site
• Tourism website of Brome-Missisquoi
• Cultural website of Brome-Missisquoi
• The Wine Route of Brome-Missisquoi
• Statistics Canada