| Dundee | |
| Settlement Type: | Township municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 45°N -104°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | July 1, 1855 |
| Named For: | Dundee |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Linda Gagnon |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Huntingdon |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 84.07 |
| Area Land Km2: | 68.41 |
| Population Total: | 386 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 5.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop (2016-21) |
| Population Blank1: | 0.3% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 310 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0S 1L0 |
| Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
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 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.
In addition to the namesake community along the Salmon River at the United States border, the following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:
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.
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.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Dundee had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 68.41km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
| Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Dundee, Quebec[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | ||||||
| 245 | 3.9% | 62.82% | 115 | 11.5% | 29.49% | 10 | 0.0% | 2.56% | 15 | 0.0% | 3.85% | ||||||||
| 255 | 2.0% | 62.20% | 130 | 16.1% | 31.70% | 10 | n/a% | 2.44% | 15 | 40.0% | 3.66% | ||||||||
| 250 | 25.0% | 58.14% | 155 | 13.9% | 36.05% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.00% | 25 | 0.0% | 5.81% | ||||||||
| 200 | 9.1% | 48.19% | 180 | 33.3% | 43.37% | 10 | 0.0% | 2.41% | 25 | 28.6% | 6.02% | ||||||||
| 220 | n/a | 55.00% | 135 | n/a | 33.75% | 10 | n/a | 2.50% | 35 | n/a | 8.75% | ||||||||
is a National Wildlife Area on the shores of Lake Saint Francis in Dundee. This noncontiguous 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).[5]