Amherst | |
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 Road 323 in Amherst | |
 Location within Les Laurentides RCM. | |
  Amherst Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 74°46′W / 46.050°N 74.767°W [1] | |
| Country | 
Canada |
| Province | 
Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | Les Laurentides |
| Constituted | March 9, 1887 |
| Named for | Jeffery Amherst [1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernard Lapointe |
| • Federal riding | Laurentides—Labelle |
| • Prov. riding | Labelle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 249.40 km2 (96.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 227.86 km2 (87.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)
[3] | |
| • Total | 1,728 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  16.4% |
| • Dwellings | 1,613 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 ( EST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0T 2L0 & J0T 2T0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | 
R-323 
R-364 |
| Website |
www.municipalite. amherst.qc.ca |
Amherst is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality.
The village of Vendée is also located within the municipality.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Amherst had a population of 1,728 living in 876 of its 1,613 total private dwellings, a change of 16.4% from its 2016 population of 1,484. With a land area of 227.86 km2 (87.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.6/km2 (19.6/sq mi) in 2021. [4]
Population trend: [5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,728 | 16.4%
|
| 2016 | 1,484 |  2.6%
|
| 2011 | 1,524 | 7.2%
|
| 2006 | 1,421 | 17.1%
|
| 2001 | 1,214 | 6.0%
|
| 1996 | 1,145 | 29.7%
|
| 1991 | 883 | 24.2%
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| 1986 | 711 | 0.4%
|
| 1981 | 708 | 26.4%
|
| 1976 | 560 | 0.7%
|
| 1971 | 564 | 8.6%
|
| 1966 | 617 | 18.5%
|
| 1961 | 757 | 10.0%
|
| 1956 | 841 | 8.7%
|
| 1951 | 921 | 15.2%
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| 1941 | 1,086 | 31.3%
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| 1931 | 827 | 1.0%
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| 1921 | 835 | 17.9%
|
| 1911 | 708 | 17.0%
|
| 1901 | 605 | 55.9%
|
| 1891 | 388 | N/A |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 876 (total dwellings: 1613)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 4.9%
- French as first language: 92.5%
- English and French as first language: 1.4%
- Other as first language: 1.4%
Education
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language schools:
- Arundel Elementary School in Arundel [6]
- Sainte Agathe Academy (for high school only) in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts [7]
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 1186". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 78070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Amherst, Canton (Municipalité de) (CT) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ " Arundel Elementary Zone Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
- ^ " SAINTE AGATHE HIGH SCOOL ZONE Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine" [ sic]. Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017 - See text description of boundaries in: About Us" as well as the Elementary zone map Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine - Note that all areas covered in the elementary map are also covered in the secondary one.
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Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality | |
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