Dunham, Quebec

City in Quebec, Canada

45°08′N 72°48′W / 45.133°N 72.800°W / 45.133; -72.800^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionEstrieRCMBrome-MissisquoiConstitutedSeptember 25, 1971Government

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• MayorPierre Janecek • Federal ridingBrome—Missisquoi • Prov. ridingBrome-MissisquoiArea

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• Total196.20 km² (75.75 sq mi) • Land195.18 km² (75.36 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[5]

• Total3,471 • Density17.8/km² (46/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

2.2% • Dwellings

1,709Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

J0E 1M0

Area code(s)450 and 579Highways

R-202

R-213Websitewww.ville.dunham.qc.ca

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

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] earlier^[9]^[10]

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%

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 19766". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b 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
^ ^a ^b "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.