Dundee, Quebec

Dundee is a township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. At the 2021 Canadian census, the population was 386. It is primarily an agricultural area consisting of dairy and grain farms.

Dundee
Township municipality
Dundee town hall
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM
Dundee Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°00′N 074°30′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named after	Dundee[1]
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Linda Gagnon
• Federal riding	Salaberry—Suroît
• Prov. riding	Huntingdon
Area [2][4]
• Total	84.07 km2 (32.46 sq mi)
• Land	68.41 km2 (26.41 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	386
• Density	5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	0.3%
• Dwellings	310
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0S 1L0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-132
Website	www.cantondundee.ca

Geography

Dundee is located in the southwestern corner of the Montérégie region of Quebec. The township is bordered on the south by the Canada–United States border, on the north-west by the Saint Lawrence River, and the Mohawk reserve of Akwesasne to the west. The Salmon River runs through the municipality in a northwesterly direction from the US border to the Saint Lawrence, where many islands also make up Dundee's total area.

Communities

In addition to the namesake community along the Salmon River at the United States border, the following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Dundee Centre (45°01′44″N 74°25′37″W) – a hamlet in the centre of the township
• L'Île-Saint-Régis (45°01′08″N 74°38′09″W) – a hamlet located on an island of the same name in the Saint Lawrence River
• Pointe-Fraser (45°02′46″N 74°27′58″W) – a vacation cottage community on the Saint Lawrence River
• Pointe-Leblanc (45°04′23″N 74°26′18″W) – a vacation cottage community on the Saint Lawrence River
• Sainte-Agnès-de-Dundee (45°00′34″N 74°24′04″W) – a village in the southern area of the township

• 
  Dundee Centre
• 
  Ste-Agnes-de-Dundee

Lakes and rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:^[1]

• Rivière aux Saumons (45°02′09″N 74°31′25″W) – runs from the US border to the Saint Lawrence River in the municipality's western area.

History

John Davidson, considered the founder of the municipality, was an early settler along the Salmon River (Rivière aux Saumons). He was originally from Dundee, Scotland, and served as postmaster of the new settlement.^[1]

On July 1, 1845, the Municipality of Dundee was formed, but merged into the Municipality of Beauharnois Number Two on September 1, 1847 (along with Hinchinbrooke, Hemmingford, Godmanchester, St. Anicet, Russeltown, and Ormstown). It was reestablished on July 1, 1855. On March 15, 1969, it changed statutes and became a township municipality.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dundee had a population of 386 living in 168 of its 310 total private dwellings, a change of -0.3% from its 2016 population of 387. With a land area of 68.41 km² (26.41 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.6/km² (14.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Canada census – Dundee community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	386 (-0.3% from 2016)	387 (-5.1% from 2011)	408 (-6.4% from 2006)
Land area	68.41 km2 (26.41 sq mi)	69.45 km2 (26.81 sq mi)	69.76 km2 (26.93 sq mi)
Population density	5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)	5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)	5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Median age	52.0 (M: 52.4, F: 50.4)	52.0 (M: 53.2, F: 49.5)	47.5 (M: 47.6, F: 47.4)
Private dwellings	310 (total)  168 (occupied)	359 (total)  169 (occupied)	336 (total)
Median household income	$62,000	$51,072	$27,926

References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7] 2011^[8]

Historical Census Data - Dundee, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 723 —     1931 630 −12.9% 1941 630 +0.0% 1951 556 −11.7% 1956 549 −1.3% 1961 519 −5.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 487 −6.2% 1971 480 −1.4% 1976 419 −12.7% 1981 386 −7.9% 1986 353 −8.5% 1991 382 +8.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 392 +2.6% 2001 408 +4.1% 2006 436 +6.9% 2011 408 −6.4% 2016 387 −5.1% 2021 386 −0.3%
Source: Statistics Canada[9]

Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Dundee, Quebec[9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		390		245	3.9%	62.82%		115	11.5%	29.49%		10	0.0%	2.56%		15	0.0%	3.85%
2011		410		255	2.0%	62.20%		130	16.1%	31.70%		10	n/a%	2.44%		15	40.0%	3.66%
2006		430		250	25.0%	58.14%		155	13.9%	36.05%		0	100.0%	0.00%		25	0.0%	5.81%
2001		415		200	9.1%	48.19%		180	33.3%	43.37%		10	0.0%	2.41%		25	28.6%	6.02%
1996		400		220	n/a	55.00%		135	n/a	33.75%		10	n/a	2.50%		35	n/a	8.75%

Attractions

Lake Saint-François National Wildlife Area [fr] is a National Wildlife Area on the shores of Lake Saint Francis in Dundee. This noncontiguous 1,317 hectares (3,250 acres) site protects a wetland environment with large biodiversity, home to more than 287 animal species and 547 plant species, many of which are at risk. It is also designated as a Ramsar site and an Important Bird Area (IBA).^[10]

Notable people

• Sheila Fraser - Auditor General of Canada from 2001 to 2011

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of township municipalities in Quebec