Dunham, Quebec
Dunham is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,471.
Dunham | |
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 A vineyard in Dunham. | |
 Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM. | |
  Dunham Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′N 72°48′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Constituted | September 25, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Janecek |
| • Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
| • Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 196.20 km2 (75.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 195.18 km2 (75.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[5] | |
| • Total | 3,471 |
| • Density | 17.8/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,709 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  Route 202  Route 213 |
| Website | www |
Dunham is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the United States border. It is bordered by Saint-Ignace-de-Stanbridge and Stanbridge East to the west, Farnham to the northwest, Brigham and Cowansville to the north, Brome Lake to the northeast, Sutton to the east and Frelighsburg to the south. Selby Lake is located entirely within Dunham.
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Dunham community profile
| 2021 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 3,599 (+4.9% from 2016) | 3,471 (+2.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 193.86 km2 (74.85 sq mi) | 195.18 km2 (75.36 sq mi) |
| Population density | 18.6/km2 (48/sq mi) | 17.8/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Median age | 48.4 (M: 50, F: 47.2) | 46.4 (M: 46.7, F: 46.1) |
| Total private dwellings | 1,530 | 1,709 |
| Median household income | $67,068 |
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Language
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
3,455 |
2,625 | 4.8% |
75.98% | 695 |  6.7% |
20.12% | 55 | 31.3% |
1.59% | 80 | 128.6% |
2.31% | |||||
2006 |
3,365 |
2,505 | 6.6% |
74.44% | 745 | 3.5% |
22.14% | 80 | 45.5% |
2.38% | 35 | 41.7% |
1.04% | |||||
2001 |
3,185 |
2,350 | 8.2% |
73.78% | 720 | 7.5% |
22.61% | 55 | 57.1% |
1.73% | 60 | 20.0% |
1.88% | |||||
1996 |
3,315 |
2,560 | n/a | 77.22% | 670 | n/a | 20.21% | 35 | n/a | 1.06% | 50 | n/a | 1.51% | |||||
See also
- List of cities in Quebec
- Lansford Whiting Ingalls (1812–1896) - father of Charles Ingalls and grandfather of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House on the Prairie was born in Dunham, but resided mostly in the United States
References
- Reference number 19766 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Dunham
- Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: BROME--MISSISQUOI (Quebec)
- 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Dunham, Quebec
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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