L'Assomption Regional County Municipality
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L'Assomption | |
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| Coordinates: 45°48′N 73°26′W / 45.800°N 73.433°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | L'Assomption |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Chantal Deschamps |
| Area | |
• Total | 285.40 km2 (110.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 255.65 km2 (98.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 124,759 |
| • Density | 488.0/km2 (1,264/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 |  4.1% |
| • Dwellings | 50,828 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | www |
L'Assomption (The Assumption) is a regional county municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is L'Assomption. L'Assomption is located directly north of the city of Montreal.
It is named for the L'Assomption River, which flows through the region from the north before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River in the south of the region at Repentigny.
Subdivisions
[edit]There are 5 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]Canada census – L'Assomption community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 128,087 (+2.7% from 2016) | 124,759 (+4.1% from 2011) | 119,840 (+9.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 255.16 km2 (98.52 sq mi) | 255.65 km2 (98.71 sq mi) | 255.71 km2 (98.73 sq mi) |
| Population density | 502/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | 488.0/km2 (1,264/sq mi) | 468.7/km2 (1,214/sq mi) |
| Median age | 43.2 (M: 42.0, F: 44.0) | 42.5 (M: 41.3, F: 43.7) | 41.7 (M: 40.6, F: 42.6) |
| Private dwellings | 52,508 (total) 51,578 (occupied) | 50,828 (total) | 49,153 (total) |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $74,714 | $64,821 |
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Language
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English
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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123,830
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113,485 | 2.0%
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91.6% | 1,760 | 8.0%
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1.4% | 595 |  9.8%
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0.56% | 7,990 | 67.5%
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6.5% | |||||
2011
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118,285
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111,225 | 7.3%
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94.03% | 1,630 | 21.6%
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1.38% | 660 | 97.0%
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0.56% | 4,770 | 38.7%
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4.03% | |||||
2006
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108,815
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103,700 | 3.3%
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95.30% | 1,340 | 21.3%
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1.23% | 335 | 42.6%
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0.31% | 3,440 | 135.6%
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3.16% | |||||
2001
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103,200
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100,400 | 2.4%
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97.29% | 1,105 | 22.7%
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1.07% | 235 | 30.9%
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0.23% | 1,460 | 9.8%
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1.41% | |||||
1996
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101,190
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98,090 | n/a | 96.94% | 1,430 | n/a | 1.41% | 340 | n/a | 0.34% | 1,330 | n/a | 1.31% | |||||
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]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141087". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 600". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: L'Assomption, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ "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 2019-11-27.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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