Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality

Deux-Montagnes
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°28′N 74°06′W / 45.467°N 74.100°WCoordinates: 45°28′N 74°06′W / 45.467°N 74.100°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
Effective	January 1, 1983
County seat[2]	Saint-Eustache
Government[2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Marc Lauzon
Area[2][3]
• Total	294.10 km^2 (113.55 sq mi)
• Land	243.39 km^2 (93.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	95,670
• Density	393.1/km^2 (1,018/sq mi)
• Dwellings	39,100
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Website	www.mrc2m.qc.ca

Deux-Montagnes is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. It is located immediately north of Laval on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and on the north shore of the Lake of Two Mountains. Its seat is Saint-Eustache.

The municipality has a land area of 243.39 km² and a Canada 2011 Census population of 95,670 residents. Its largest community is the city of Saint-Eustache.

Subdivisions

There are 7 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:^[2]

Cities & Towns Deux-Montagnes Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Saint-Eustache

Municipalities Oka Pointe-Calumet Saint-Joseph-du-Lac Saint-Placide

Native Reserves (not associated with RCM) Kanesatake Mohawk Reserve

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	95,670 (+9.6% from 2006)	87,249 (+7.2% from 2001)	81,417 (+3.1% from 1996)
Land area:	243.39 km^2 (93.97 sq mi)	243.19 km^2 (93.90 sq mi)	243.30 km^2 (93.94 sq mi)
Population density:	393.1/km^2 (1,018/sq mi)	358.8/km^2 (929/sq mi)	334.6/km^2 (867/sq mi)
Median age:	39.8 (M: 38.8, F: 40.7)	39.3 (M: 38.5, F: 40.0)	36.9 (M: 36.3, F: 37.4)
Total private dwellings:	39,100	35,165	31,295
Median household income:	$63,075	$57,310	$49,104
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]

Historical Census Data - Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 71,218 —     1996 78,960 +10.9%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 81,417 +3.1% 2006 87,249 +7.2%	Year Pop. ±% 2006A 87,264 +0.0% 2011 95,670 +9.6%
(A) adjustment due to boundary change.

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Deux-Montagnes Regional County Municipality, Quebec[6]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		94,620		84,000	8.4%	88.78%		5,905	3.3%	6.24%		905	28.4%	0.96%		3,810	42.7%	4.03%
2006		86,570		77,480	6.3%	89.50%		5,715	1.9%	6.60%		705	9.0%	0.81%		2,670	72.8%	3.08%
2001		80,810		72,880	4.2%	90.19%		5,610	8.9%	6.94%		775	2.6%	0.96%		1,545	8.8%	1.91%
1996		78,280		69,945	n/a	89.35%		6,160	n/a	7.87%		755	n/a	0.96%		1,420	n/a	1.81%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:^[7]

Autoroutes A-640

Principal Highways Route 148

Secondary Highways Route 344

External Routes None

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
• CIT Laurentides
• Deux-Montagnes (AMT)

References

1. Reference number 141105 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 720 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. Official Transport Quebec Road Map