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La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°01′W / 45.817°N 74.017°W / 45.817; -74.017
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La Rivière-du-Nord
Regional county municipality
Location of La Rivière-du-Nord
Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°01′W / 45.817°N 74.017°W / 45.817; -74.017[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seatSaint-Jérôme
Government
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 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectYvon Brière
Area
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 • Total
466.10 km2 (179.96 sq mi)
 • Land451.02 km2 (174.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
128,170
 • Density284.2/km2 (736/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 11.3%
 • Dwellings
58,580
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Websitemrcrdn.qc.ca
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La Rivière-du-Nord (French pronunciation: [la ʁivjɛʁ dy nɔʁ]; The Rivière-du-Nord or The River of the North) is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Jérôme. It is named for the river that runs through it, the Rivière du Nord.

Its population according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 128,170.[3]

Subdivisions

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There are 5 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec[5]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
126,525
 119,570 Increase 10.35%% 94.5% 2,400 Increase 1.47% 1.89% 935 Increase 19,1% 0.74% 3,215 Increase 35.94% 2.54%
2011
114,230
 108,350 Increase 13.64% 94.85% 2,385 Increase 16.06% 2.09% 785 Increase 45.37% 0.69% 2,415 Increase 6.38% 2.11%
2006
100.205
 95,340 Increase 11.85% 95,14% 2,055 Increase 15.12% 2.05% 540 Decrease 0.9% 0.53% 2,270 Increase 92.37% 2.26%
2001
88,750
 85,235 Increase 7.94% 96% 1,785 Decrease 2.46% 2.01% 545 Decrease 29.65% 0.61% 1,180 Increase 31.1% 1,33%
1996
82,540
 78,965 n/a 95,67% 1,830 n/a 2.21% 775 n/a 0.93% 900 n/a 1.09%

Transportation

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Access Routes

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Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141088". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 750". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Rivière-du-Nord, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality (Code 2475) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
  6. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map




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