Le Haut-Saint-Laurent (, ) is a regional county municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Montérégie region. Its seat is in Huntingdon. It is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which forms its western and its northwestern boundaries.
History The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982, from most of historic Huntingdon County.
Subdivisions There are 13 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:
Cities & Towns (1) Huntingdon
Municipalities (8) Elgin Franklin Hinchinbrooke Howick Ormstown Saint-Anicet Saint-Chrysostome Sainte-Barbe Très-Saint-Sacrement
Townships (3) Dundee Godmanchester Havelock
Native Reserves (1) Akwesasne
Demographics Population
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County MunicipalityStatistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 14,185 1.5% 64.0% 6,730 9.4% 30.4% 400 15.9% 1.64% 845 65.7% 3.8% 13,980 4.7% 66.62% 6,150 1.7% 29.31% 345 16.9% 1.64% 510 29.7% 2.43% 14,665 3.6% 67.47% 6,050 4.9% 27.84% 295 37.2% 1.36% 725 20.8% 3.34% 14,160 1.8% 65.59% 6,360 9.2% 29.46% 470 44.6% 2.18% 600 23.7% 2.78% 13,915 n/a 64.04% 7,005 n/a 32.24% 325 n/a 1.50% 485 n/a 2.23%
Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:Official Transport Quebec Road Map
Autoroutes None
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See also List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
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