McMasterville, Quebec

McMasterville
Municipality
Seal
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
McMasterville Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°33′N 73°14′W / 45.550°N 73.233°W / 45.550; -73.233Coordinates: 45°33′N 73°14′W / 45.550°N 73.233°W / 45.550; -73.233
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted	July 31, 1917
Government
• Mayor	Gilles Plante
• Federal riding	Beloeil—Chambly
• Prov. riding	Borduas
Area
• Total	3.40 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
• Land	3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	5,615
• Density	1,810.3/km2 (4,689/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.3%
• Dwellings	2,261
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J3G 6N9
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 116 Route 223
Website	www.mcmasterville.ca

McMasterville is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the Richelieu River in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 5,615. It is within the Administrative Region of Montérégie.

The town was founded in 1917 to house workers of the Canadian Explosives Limited which operated until 1998. The town is named after the first chairman of that company, William McMaster.

McMasterville is located along the Richelieu river, on the shore facing Mont St-Hilaire and Otterburn Park.

Population trend:

Mother tongue language (2006)

The town is host to the École d'éducation internationale which offers secondary level education where students can follow the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme as defined by the IBO.

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.

Since 2000, McMasterville is served by the McMasterville commuter rail station on the Agence métropolitaine de transport's Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line. Local bus service is provided by the CIT de la Vallée du Richelieu.

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