Delson
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Roussillon |
| Constituted | January 4, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Ouellette |
| • Federal riding | La Prairie |
| • Prov. riding | La Prairie |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
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Delson is an off-island suburb (South shore) of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is situated 8 mi/13 km SSE of Montreal within the regional county municipality of Roussillon in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 8,328.
On its small territory, Delson is crossed by Route 132 and the Turtle River (Rivière de la Tortue). The city owns a portion of the Champlain industrial park as well as the Delson commuter train station with service to and from Montreal on the AMT's Candiac Line.
History
The origin of the name Delson comes from the Delaware and Hudson Railway, now a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which runs through the town. The Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail) occupies a large tract between Delson and Saint-Constant.
Delson was founded in 1918 as a village municipality before obtaining its status of a city 21 February 1957. The village of Delson was created from three parishes: St Andrews (1924) of the United Church and St David (1938) of the Anglican church, as well as Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus (1932) of the Catholic faith.
Geography
The city lies along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, south of the island of Montreal.
Lakes & Rivers
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Rivière de la Tortue (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.) – runs south to north through the center of Delson, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River.
Demographics
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1921 | 428 | — |
| 1931 | 715 | +67.1% |
| 1941 | 570 | −20.3% |
| 1951 | 682 | +19.6% |
| 1956 | 816 | +19.6% |
| 1961 | 2,075 | +154.3% |
| 1966 | 2,601 | +25.3% |
| 1971 | 2,941 | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 4,241 | +44.2% |
| 1981 | 4,935 | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 4,997 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 6,063 | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 6,703 | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 7,024 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 7,322 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 7,462 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 7,457 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | 8,328 | +11.7% |
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| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 8,328 (+11.7% from 2016) | 7,457 (-0.1% from 2011) | 7,462 (+1.9% from 2006) |
| Land area | 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) | 7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi) | 7.59 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
| Population density | 1,089.6/km2 (2,822/sq mi) | 977.7/km2 (2,532/sq mi) | 982.6/km2 (2,545/sq mi) |
| Median age | 42.4 (M: 41.2, F: 43.2) | 39.9 (M: 39.1, F: 40.8) | 38.0 (M: 37.4, F: 38.5) |
| Private dwellings | 3,561 (total) 3,479 (occupied) | 2,950 (total) | 2,911 (total) |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $80,841 | $70,583 |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021
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8,330
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6,785 | Increase 6.6% | 81.5% | 485 | Increase 18.3% | 5.8% | 160 | Increase 33.3% | 1.9% | 790 | Increase 53.4% | 9.5% | |||||
2016
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7,455
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6,365 | Decrease 2.1% | 85.4% | 410 | Decrease 2.4% | 5.5% | 120 | Increase 60.0% | 1.6% | 515 | Increase 19.8% | 6.9% | |||||
2011
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7,425
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6,500 | Increase 0.9% | 87.5% | 420 | Decrease 18.4% | 5.7% | 75 | Increase 15.4% | 1.0% | 430 | Increase 50.9% | 5.8% | |||||
2006
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7,305
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6,440 | Decrease 1.6% | 88.2% | 515 | Increase 102.0% | 7.1% | 65 | Increase n/a% | 0.9% | 285 | Increase 32.6% | 3.9% | |||||
2001
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7,015
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6,545 | Increase 8.5% | 93.3% | 255 | Decrease 42.7% | 3.6% | 0 | Decrease 100.0% | 0.0% | 215 | Increase 72.0% | 3.1% | |||||
1996
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6,695
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6,030 | n/a | 90.1% | 445 | n/a | 6.6% | 95 | n/a | 1.4% | 125 | n/a | 1.9% | |||||
Notable people
Delson is the hometown of retired NHL goalie Marcel Cousineau.
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 17544". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in français). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Delson". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ Riding history for Châteauguay–Saint-Constant, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Delson, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Delson, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
External links
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- Official Site Ville de Delson (French only)
- Official Site AMT
- Official Site Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail) Script error: No such module "webarchive". at Delson/Saint-Constant
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