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 / 45.133°N 72.800°W / 45.133; -72.8001 | |
| 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 codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-202  R-213 |
| Website | www |
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 is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,226 | — |
| 1996 | 3,370 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3,215 | −4.6% |
| 2006 | 3,396 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 3,471 | +2.2% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dunham had a population of 3,599 living in 1,529 of its 1,758 total private dwellings, a change of 4.9% from its 2016 population of 3,432. With a land area of 193.86 km2 (74.85 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.6/km2 (48.1/sq mi) in 2021.7
| 2021 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 50.0, F: 47.2) | 46.4 (M: 46.7, F: 46.1) |
| Private dwellings | 1,758 (total) 1,529 (occupied) | 1,709 (total) |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $67,068 |
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dunham, Quebec6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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3,455
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2,625 | 4.8%
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75.98% | 695 |  6.7%
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20.12% | 55 | 31.3%
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1.59% | 80 | 128.6%
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2.31% | |||||
2006
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3,365
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2,505 | 6.6%
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74.44% | 745 | 3.5%
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22.14% | 80 | 45.5%
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2.38% | 35 | 41.7%
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1.04% | |||||
2001
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3,185
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2,350 | 8.2%
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73.78% | 720 | 7.5%
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22.61% | 55 | 57.1%
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1.73% | 60 | 20.0%
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1.88% | |||||
1996
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3,315
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2,560 | n/a | 77.22% | 670 | n/a | 20.21% | 35 | n/a | 1.06% | 50 | n/a | 1.51% | |||||
References
References
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 19766". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- 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.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.