Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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| Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (Quebec) |
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| — Regional County Municipality — | |
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| Coordinates (10, rue King, Huntingdon): | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| Incorporated | 01 Jan, 1982 |
| Area | |
| - Land | 1,171.78 km² (452.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) Excludes data for incompletely enumerated Indian reserves |
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| - Total | 21,943 |
| - Density | 18.7/km² (48.4/sq mi) |
| - Change ~2001 | +0.4% |
| - Dwellings | 10,722 |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| Website: www.mrchsl.com | |
Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (Upper Saint Lawrence) is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Huntingdon and it is named for the Saint Lawrence River which forms its western and northwestern boundary.
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[edit] Subdivisions
- Cities and Towns
- Municipalities
- Village Municipalities
- Parish Municipalities
- Saint-Anicet
- Sainte-Barbe
- Très-Saint-Sacrement
- Township Municipalities
- Native Reserves
[edit] Demographics
Mother tongue language from Canada 2006 Census
| Language | Population | Percentage (%) |
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| French only | 14,665 | 67.44% |
| English only | 6,050 | 27.82% |
| Both English and French | 295 | 1.36% |
| Other languages | 725 | 3.33% |
[edit] Bordering Counties
- Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality
- Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality
- Franklin County, New York
- Clinton County, New York
[edit] References
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