Mirabel | |
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| Ville de Mirabel | |
 Mirabel City Hall | |
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  Mirabel Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates:45°39′49″N074°00′07″W / 45.66361°N 74.00194°W /45.66361; -74.00194[1][2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | None |
| Constituted | January 1, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrick Charbonneau |
| • Federal riding | Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Mirabel |
| Area | |
• City | 486.80 km2 (187.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 484.09 km2 (186.91 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
• City | 61,108 |
| • Density | 126.2/km2 (327/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,769 |
| • Urban density | 1,036.7/km2 (2,685/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 (French pronunciation:[miʁabɛl]) is a suburb ofMontreal, located on theNorth Shore in southernQuebec.
Mirabel is also the name of aterritory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) andcensus division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Mirabel.[4] Its geographical code is 74. Prior to 2002, Mirabel was not only a city but also comprised theMirabel Regional County Municipality.
The city is home toMontréal–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 forEastern 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 byLachute.
| Climate data forMirabel (Montréal–Mirabel International Airport) Climate ID: 6153300; coordinates45°40′N74°02′W / 45.667°N 74.033°W /45.667; -74.033 (Calgary International Airport); 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 highhumidex | 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 lowwind 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 |
| Averageprecipitation 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 |
| Averagerelative 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] | |||||||||||||
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Mirabel had a population of61,108 living in24,795 of its25,514 total private dwellings, a change of21% from its 2016 population of50,513. With a land area of 484.09 km2 (186.91 sq mi), it had a population density of126.2/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,[12] 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 wereChristian, down from 87% in 2011.[13] 56.7% wereCatholic, 5.2% were Christian n.o.s, 0.4% wereProtestant and 1.6% belonged to other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions. Of non-Catholic denominations, the largest isChristian 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 wereIslam (1.9%) andBuddhism (0.4%).
90.8% of residents spokeFrench as their mother tongue. The next most common first languages wereEnglish (2.5%),Spanish (1.0%),Arabic (0.9%), andPortuguese (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[14] | 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 theAirbus A220 (formerly Bombardier CSeries) at theMontréal–Mirabel International Airport. Bell Helicopters (Bell Textron) also has its major manufacturing and final assembly plant near the airport.
Bombardier Aviation produced theBombardier CRJ700 series (CRJ700,CRJ900 andCRJ1000)regional jetliners until early 2021 when the last CRJ was produced. The CRJ business was sold toMitsubishi Heavy Industries but is no longer manufactured.
HydroSerre Mirabel has its headquarters in the town.
TheCommission 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.[15]
Other elementary schools serving sections of CCSMI Mirabel: Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption inBlainville and Terre-Soleil inSainte-Thérèse. Secondary schools serving sections of CSSMI Mirabel:d'Oka inOka,des Patriotes inSaint-Eustache,Henri-Dunant in Blainville,Jean-Jacques-Rousseau inBoisbriand, andPolyvalente Sainte-Thérèse in Sainte-Thérèse.[21]
TheCommission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) operates Francophone public schools in other parts of Mirabel. They include:
TheSir 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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