Mercier, Quebec
Mercier is a suburban town in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Roussillon Regional County Municipality. It is located on the Châteauguay River, southwest of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 14,626.
Mercier | |
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 Location within Roussillon RCM | |
  Mercier Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45.32°N 73.75°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Roussillon |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lise Michaud |
| • Federal riding | Châteauguay—Lacolle |
| • Prov. riding | Châteauguay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.60 km2 (17.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[5] | |
| • Total | 14,626 |
| • Density | 318.2/km2 (824/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  11.5% |
| • Dwellings | 5,472 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  Route 138 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
Population
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Canada census – Mercier, Quebec community profile
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 8,227 | — |
| 1996 | 9,059 | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 9,442 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 10,121 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 11,584 | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 13,115 | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 14,626 | +11.5% |
Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Mercier, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2016 |
13,115 |
11,365 | 10.6% |
86.7% | 820 | 21.5% |
6.3% | 140 | 7.7% |
1.1% | 705 | 60.2% |
5.4% | |||||
2011 |
11,525 |
10,280 | 11.6% |
89.20% | 675 | 21.6% |
5.86% | 130 | 188.9% |
1.13% | 440 | 51.7% |
3.82% | |||||
2006 |
10,100 |
9,210 | 4.2% |
91.19% | 555 | 50.0% |
5.49% | 45 |  30.8% |
0.45% | 290 | 114.8% |
2.87% | |||||
2001 |
9,410 |
8,840 | 8.7% |
93.94% | 370 | 40.3% |
3.93% | 65 | 8.3% |
0.69% | 135 | 32.5% |
1.43% | |||||
1996 |
9,015 |
8,135 | n/a | 90.24% | 620 | n/a | 6.88% | 60 | n/a | 0.67% | 200 | n/a | 2.22% | |||||
Maison Sauvageau-Sweeny
Transportation
The CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent provides commuter and local bus services.
See also
References
- Reference number 40566 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Mercier
- Riding history for Châteauguay–Saint-Constant, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
- 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Mercier, Quebec
- "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Mercier, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec and Ontario [Province]". 9 February 2022.
- "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
- "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- "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, 2016, 20121 census
External links
Media related to Mercier, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Mercier official website
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