Mirabel | |
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Ville de Mirabel | |
Coordinates: 45°39′49″N074°00′07″W / 45.66361°N 74.00194°W [1] [3] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Laurentides |
RCM | None |
Constituted | January 1, 1971 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Patrick Charbonneau |
• Federal riding | Mirabel |
• Prov. riding | Mirabel |
Area | |
• Total | 486.80 km2 (187.95 sq mi) |
• Land | 484.09 km2 (186.91 sq mi) |
Population (2021) [5] | |
• Total | 61,108 |
• Density | 126.2/km2 (327/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 21% |
• Dwellings | 25,514 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-15 (TCH) A-50 A-13 | R-117 R-148 R-158 |
Website | ville |
Mirabel is a suburb of Montreal, located on the North Shore in southern Quebec.
Mirabel is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Mirabel. [5] Its geographical code is 74. Prior to 2002, Mirabel was not only a city but also comprised the Mirabel Regional County Municipality.
The city is home to Montréal–Mirabel International Airport.
Mirabel was formed through the expropriation of private lands and the merger of 8 municipalities in 1971. The former municipalities were (with their individual founding dates in brackets): Saint-Augustin (1855); Saint-Benoît (1855); Saint-Hermas (1855); Saint-Janvier-de-Blainville (1855); Sainte-Scholastique (1855); Saint-Canut (1857); Sainte-Monique (1872), and Saint-Janvier-de-la-Croix (1959). Initially called Ville de Sainte-Scholastique but renamed Mirabel in 1973, the city was planned to become a vast transportation and industrial hub for Eastern Canada, with Montréal–Mirabel International Airport at its centre. [6]
Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, which opened in 1975, never became a major aviation hub and the industrial parks never materialized, and in 2004, the airport closed to all scheduled commercial passenger traffic. It continues to operate as a cargo airport and handles a few charter passenger flights.
In 2000, about 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) of Mirabel's territory was annexed by Lachute.
Climate data for Mirabel (Montréal–Mirabel International Airport) Climate ID: 6153300; coordinates 45°40′N74°02′W / 45.667°N 74.033°W ; elevation: 82.6 m (271 ft); 1981-2010 normals | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high humidex | 12.5 | 12.3 | 21.7 | 34.2 | 39.4 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 45.4 | 40.2 | 32.7 | 22.9 | 18.6 | 45.5 |
Record high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.6 (54.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.6 (92.5) | 36.1 (97.0) | 33.3 (91.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 19.8 (67.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 36.1 (97.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) | −4.3 (24.3) | 1.3 (34.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 18.5 (65.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 12.5 (54.5) | 4.7 (40.5) | −2.7 (27.1) | 10.7 (51.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) | −9.5 (14.9) | −3.6 (25.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 7.3 (45.1) | 0.6 (33.1) | −7.1 (19.2) | 5.3 (41.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) | −14.8 (5.4) | −8.5 (16.7) | 0.0 (32.0) | 6.3 (43.3) | 11.4 (52.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | −3.4 (25.9) | −11.5 (11.3) | 0.0 (32.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −37.0 (−34.6) | −33.1 (−27.6) | −29.9 (−21.8) | −15.4 (4.3) | −3.9 (25.0) | −0.9 (30.4) | 4.8 (40.6) | 1.1 (34.0) | −5.3 (22.5) | −8.0 (17.6) | −22.1 (−7.8) | −33.0 (−27.4) | −37.0 (−34.6) |
Record low wind chill | −50.0 | −44.0 | −40.0 | −24.0 | −10.0 | −3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −7.0 | −12.0 | −28.0 | −46.0 | −50.0 |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 87.9 (3.46) | 64.6 (2.54) | 70.4 (2.77) | 88.0 (3.46) | 86.8 (3.42) | 103.1 (4.06) | 91.9 (3.62) | 96.0 (3.78) | 91.7 (3.61) | 96.5 (3.80) | 103.2 (4.06) | 87.6 (3.45) | 1,067.7 (42.04) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 32.0 (1.26) | 21.8 (0.86) | 30.7 (1.21) | 72.9 (2.87) | 86.5 (3.41) | 103.1 (4.06) | 91.9 (3.62) | 95.9 (3.78) | 91.7 (3.61) | 93.1 (3.67) | 80.4 (3.17) | 36.0 (1.42) | 835.9 (32.91) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 55.8 (22.0) | 43.1 (17.0) | 38.5 (15.2) | 14.0 (5.5) | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 3.1 (1.2) | 22.8 (9.0) | 51.3 (20.2) | 228.8 (90.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 16.8 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 13.8 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 167.5 |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 4.4 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 119.6 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 15.2 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 14.0 | 63.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 66.0 | 61.3 | 58.0 | 50.9 | 51.0 | 56.2 | 58.3 | 58.9 | 60.7 | 61.5 | 68.9 | 71.3 | 60.2 |
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada [7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1976 | 13,486 | — |
1981 | 14,080 | +4.4% |
1986 | 13,875 | −1.5% |
1991 | 17,971 | +29.5% |
1996 | 22,689 | +26.3% |
2001 | 27,315 | +20.4% |
2006 | 34,626 | +26.8% |
2011 | 41,957 | +21.2% |
2016 | 50,513 | +20.4% |
2021 | 61,108 | +21.0% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mirabel had a population of 61,108 living in 24,795 of its 25,514 total private dwellings, a change of 21% from its 2016 population of 50,513. With a land area of 484.09 km2 (186.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 126.2/km2 (326.9/sq mi) in 2021. [9]
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 61,108 (+21.0% from 2016) | 50,513 (+20.4% from 2011) | 41,957 (+21.2% from 2006) |
Land area | 484.09 km2 (186.91 sq mi) | 485.07 km2 (187.29 sq mi) | 485.59 km2 (187.49 sq mi) |
Population density | 126.2/km2 (327/sq mi) | 104.1/km2 (270/sq mi) | 86.4/km2 (224/sq mi) |
Median age | 37.2 (M: 37.2, F: 37.6) | 35.8 (M: 35.8, F: 35.7) | 35.0 (M: 35.1, F: 34.8) |
Private dwellings | 25,514 (total) 24,795 (occupied) | 20,395 (total) | 16,374 (total) |
Median household income | $90,000 | $75,895 | $67,023 |
In 2021, [14] Mirabel was 91.8% white/European, 6.5% visible minorities and 1.7% Indigenous. The largest visible minority groups were Black (1.9%), Arab (1.6%), and Latin American (1.0%).
63.9% of residents were Christian, down from 87% in 2011. [15] 56.7% were Catholic, 5.2% were Christian n.o.s, 0.4% were Protestant and 1.6% belonged to other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions. Of non-Catholic denominations, the largest is Christian Orthodox at 0.7%. 33.6% of residents were non-religious or secular, up from 12.2% in 2011. 2.5% belonged to other religions, up from 0.8% in 2011. The largest non-Christian religions were Islam (1.9%) and Buddhism (0.4%).
90.8% of residents spoke French as their mother tongue. The next most common first languages were English (2.5%), Spanish (1.0%), Arabic (0.9%), and Portuguese (0.5%). 1.3% of residents listed both French and English as mother tongues, while 0.5% listed both French and a non-official language.
Mother Tongue [16] | Population | Percentage |
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French | 55,450 | 90.8% |
English | 1,520 | 2.5% |
English and French | 780 | 1.3% |
French and a non-official language | 295 | 0.5% |
English and a non-official language | 95 | 0.2% |
English, French and a non-official language | 110 | 0.2% |
Spanish | 615 | 1% |
Arabic | 575 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 280 | 0.5% |
Italian | 155 | 0.3% |
Romanian | 125 | 0.2% |
Dari | 105 | 0.2% |
Haitian Creole | 75 | 0.1% |
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Mirabel, Quebec [8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 | 61,040 | 55,450 | 16.6% | 90.8% | 1,520 | 44.8% | 2.5% | 780 | 126.1% | 1.3% | 2,765 | 110.3% | 4.5% | |||||
2016 | 50,513 | 47,560 | 14.8% | 94,3% | 1,050 | 21.9% | 2.1% | 345 | 43.7% | 0.7% | 1,315 | 87.5% | 2.6% | |||||
2011 | 41,810 | 40,050 | 20.7% | 95.8% | 820 | 60.8% | 2.0% | 240 | 33.3% | 0.6% | 700 | 16.7% | 1.7% | |||||
2006 | 34,475 | 33,185 | 27.3% | 96.3% | 510 | 10.9% | 1.5% | 180 | 16.1% | 0.5% | 600 | 36.4% | 1.7% | |||||
2001 | 27,115 | 26,060 | 20.6% | 96.1% | 460 | 2.2% | 1.7% | 155 | 6.9% | 0.6% | 440 | 66.0% | 1.6% | |||||
1996 | 22,465 | 21,605 | n/a | 96.2% | 450 | n/a | 2.0% | 145 | n/a | 0.7% | 265 | n/a | 1.2% |
Airbus produces the Airbus A220 (formerly Bombardier CSeries) at the Montréal–Mirabel International Airport. Bell Helicopters (Bell Textron) also has its major manufacturing and final assembly plant near the airport.
Bombardier Aviation produced the Bombardier CRJ700 series (CRJ700, CRJ900 and CRJ1000) regional jetliners until early 2021 when the last CRJ was produced. The CRJ business was sold to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries but is no longer manufactured.
HydroSerre Mirabel has its headquarters in the town.
The Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI), which operates Francophone public schools, serves the following parts of Mirabel: Saint-Augustin, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique and a portion of Domaine-Vert. [17]
Other elementary schools serving sections of CCSMI Mirabel: Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in Blainville and Terre-Soleil in Sainte-Thérèse. Secondary schools serving sections of CSSMI Mirabel: d'Oka in Oka, des Patriotes in Saint-Eustache, Henri-Dunant in Blainville, Jean-Jacques-Rousseau in Boisbriand, and Polyvalente Sainte-Thérèse in Sainte-Thérèse. [23]
The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) operates Francophone public schools in other parts of Mirabel. They include:
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates Anglophone public schools in the area around Mirabel.
Secondary schools serving portions of Mirabel include:
Primary schools serving portions of Mirabel include:
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