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
City
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 [2][3]
• Mayor	Pierre Janecek
• Federal riding	Brome—Missisquoi
• Prov. riding	Brome-Missisquoi
Area [2][4]
• 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)	J0E 1M0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-202 R-213
Website	www.ville.dunham.qc.ca

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

Historical Census Data - Dunham, Quebec^[6]

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]

Canada census – Dunham community profile

	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

References: 2021^[8] 2011^[5]

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Dunham, Quebec[6]
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 anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of cities in Quebec