Misplaced Pages

#602397

21-410: The region had a population of 1,507,070 as of the 2016 census and a land area of 11,132.34 square kilometres (4,298.22 sq mi), giving it a population density of 135.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (351 inhabitants/sq mi). With approximately 18.5% of the province's population, it is the second most populous region of Quebec after Montreal . The majority of the population lives near

42-542: A need for 35,000 people to complete this survey to commence in May. The release dates for geography products from the 2016 census were: The release dates for data by release topic from the 2016 census are: Portions of Canada's three territories and remote areas within Alberta , Labrador , Manitoba , Quebec and Saskatchewan were subject to early enumeration between February 1, 2016, and March 31, 2016. Enumeration of

63-611: A population density of 3.9/km (10.2/sq mi) in 2016. Canada's most and least populous provinces were Ontario at 13,448,494 and Prince Edward Island at 142,907 respectively. Among the three territories, the Northwest Territories was the largest with a population of 41,786 while Yukon was the smallest with a population of 35,874 after Nunavut 's population overtook Yukon for the first time in its history. The majority of Canada's population in 2016 were females at 50.9%, while 49.1% were males. The average age of

84-508: A population density of 116.8 people/km (303 people/sq mi). The population of both of these reserves are majority- Mohawk , one of the historic Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee , or Iroquois League. Kahnawake was established south of Montreal in 1719 as a mission village. Akwesasne was established upriver by Mohawk leaders and their families in the mid-18th century, accompanied by French Jesuit missionaries . Akwesasne spans

105-568: Is McMasterville , and the president is Arthur Fauteux. Its territory occupies 7,122.92 square kilometres (2,750.17 sq mi) and there are 656,287 inhabitants, with a population density of 92.1 people/km (239 people/sq mi). There are five RCMs in Vallée-du-Haut-Saint-Laurent. Its seat is Salaberry-de-Valleyfield , and its president is Yves Daoust. Its territory occupies 3,727.22 square kilometres (1,439.09 sq mi) and there are 435,436 inhabitants, with

126-624: Is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec , Canada. Its seat is Granby . It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River , which cuts through its southern part. It rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality . On January 1, 2010, the city of Bromont left La Haute-Yamaska; it was reclassified to the Brome-Missisquoi RCM. In 2021, it

147-493: The 1666 census of New France . This census was succeeded by Canada's 2021 census . Consultation with census data users, clients, stakeholders and other interested parties closed in November 2012. Qualitative content testing, which involved soliciting feedback regarding the questionnaire and tests responses to its questions, was scheduled for the fall of 2013, with more extensive testing occurring in May 2014. Statistics Canada

168-751: The Saint Lawrence River , on the south shore of Montreal . Montérégie is known for its vineyards , orchards , panoramas, products, and the Monteregian mountains. The region is both urban (second in terms of population in Quebec) and rural . The regional economy is based on agriculture and the production of goods and services . Tourism also makes up a significant portion of the economy. Jacques Cartier named Mont Royal in October 1535. Samuel de Champlain built several forts to protect

189-748: The colonists against the Iroquois from south of the Great Lakes , and against the English , who were colonizing New England to the southeast. The toponym comes from the Latinized form of Mount Royal, mons regius . Montérégie is named for the Monteregian Hills , which are, in turn, named for Mont Royal (English: Mount Royal ). The term for naming the set of hills in the St. Lawrence Plain

210-737: The 1830s, ethnic French patriots rebelled against British government troops. The Province of Canada (also called a United Canada ( French : Canada-Uni )) was formed through the Union Act in 1840 and February 1841, from the former provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada . Originally, the administrative territory of the Montérégie parishes were taken from the territory of the canonical Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil . The Montérégie has three administrative subregions, each consisting of its own regional county municipalities (RCM) or equivalent territories. The territorial administration of

231-556: The balance of Canada began on May 2, 2016, with the unveiling of the online census questionnaire, eight days prior to the official census day of May 10, 2016. Because of a wildfire in early May in northeast Alberta , Statistics Canada suspended enumeration efforts in the Fort McMurray area with alternate means to collect data from its evacuated residents to be determined at a later date. Shortly after re-entry, residents were encouraged to complete their census form online or over

SECTION 10

#1732764784603

252-477: The boundaries of Canada and the United States, extending across the St. Lawrence River into New York State , where it is referred to as the St. Regis Reservation. 2016 Canadian Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada ,

273-612: The most frequent size among private households at 34.4%. In regards to the journey to work data in Ottawa, there was an increase of people driving their car to work of 51.3% which has the highest mode of transportation. On the other hand, public transit decreased to 25.1% comparing to the 2011 census. The census data in 2016 shows that people have been using other modes of transportation more than other years, this includes walking and cycling. La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality La Haute-Yamaska (meaning The Upper Yamaska )

294-618: The phone; however door-to-door enumeration remained suspended. Non-binary activists expressed concern that the choice between "male" and "female" on the "sex" question left them with no valid options. In response, Statistics Canada stated that "Respondents who cannot select one category ... can leave the question blank and indicate, in the Comments section at the end of the questionnaire, the reason(s) for which they've chosen to leave this question unanswered." Statistics Canada stated that they intend to analyze these comments but that because of

315-402: The population was 41.0 years (40.1 years for males and 41.9 years for females). In terms of occupied private dwellings, 53.6% of them were single detached dwellings, followed by 18% being units in apartment buildings less than five storeys, and 9.9% being apartment units in buildings with five or more storeys. The average household size was 2.4 people per household. Two-person households were

336-562: The region was conducted by three regional conferences of elected officers ( French : Conférences régionales des élus ) (CRE) separate and independent in their territory: Each sub-region was organized in the same way as other administrative regions of Quebec. There are 12 regional county municipalities and one equivalent territory in Montérégie. In 2021, Brome-Missisquoi and La Haute-Yamaska transferred to Estrie . As of 2021, there are seven RCMs in Montérégie Est . Its seat

357-416: The technical difficulties of analyzing free-form text, this analysis will not be released on the same schedule as the binary gender data. In the 2016 Census of Population, Canada recorded a population of 35,151,728 living in 14,072,079 of its 15,412,443 total private dwellings, a 5% change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. With a land area of 8,965,588.85 km (3,461,633.21 sq mi), it had

378-420: Was Canada's seventh quinquennial census . The official census day was May 10, 2016. Census web access codes began arriving in the mail on May 2, 2016. The 2016 census marked the reinstatement of the mandatory long-form census, which had been dropped in favour of the voluntary National Household Survey for the 2011 census. With a response rate of 98.4%, this census is said to be the best one ever recorded since

399-677: Was originally created in 1903 in English by geologist Frank Dawson Adams to designate a new petrographic province . Mount Royal on Montreal Island , although outside the Montérégie region, is one of the Monteregian Hills. In addition to Mount Royal, two other Montérégie hills are not located in Montérégie: Mount Mégantic , in Estrie , and the hills of Oka, in the Lower Laurentians. Montérégie

420-669: Was populated by the St. Lawrence Iroquoian people when the French began to colonize here in the early 16th century. Later colonists found their villages abandoned, and the area controlled as hunting grounds by the nations of the Iroquoian Confederacy based south of the Great Lakes . Some of the later battles among the European-Canadians that decided the destiny of Canada took place in Montérégie. For instance, in

441-594: Was scheduled to submit its census content recommendations for review by the Parliament of Canada in December 2014 for subsequent final approval by the Cabinet of Canada . On November 5, 2015, during the first Liberal caucus meeting after forming a majority government, the party announced that it would reinstate the mandatory long-form census, starting in 2016. By early January 2016, Statistics Canada had announced

SECTION 20

#1732764784603
#602397