Editing Delson

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name          = Delson
|settlement_type        = [[City (Quebec)|City]]
|image_skyline          = Delson Québec 01.JPG
|imagesize              = 
|image_caption          = Church in Delson
|image_flag             = 
|image_shield           = Blason ville ca Delson (Québec).svg
|shield_size            = 100x90px
|nickname               = 
|motto                  = ''Constantia Fide Et Amore''
|image_map              = Delson Quebec location diagram.PNG
|map_caption            = Location within Roussillon RCM
|pushpin_map            = Canada Southern Quebec
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in southern Quebec
|coordinates            = {{coord|3=region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates_footnotes  = <ref name="toponymie" />
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = Canada
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Quebec]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Region (Quebec)|Region]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Montérégie]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Regional county municipality|RCM]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Roussillon Regional County Municipality|Roussillon]]
|established_title      = 
|established_date       = 
|established_title1     = Constituted
|established_date1      = January 4, 1918
|seat_type              = 
|seat                   = 
|parts_type             = 
|parts                  = 
|government_footnotes   = <ref name="mamrot">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/67025/ |title=Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Delson |access-date=2012-03-11 |archive-date=2013-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214112419/http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/67025 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{CanRiding|ID=1879|name=Châteauguay–Saint-Constant, Quebec}}</ref>
|government_type        =
|leader_title           = Mayor
|leader_name            = Christian Ouellette
|leader_title1          = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
|leader_name1           = [[La Prairie (federal electoral district)|La Prairie]]
|leader_title2          = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
|leader_name2           = [[La Prairie (provincial electoral district)|La Prairie]]
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="mamrot" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Delson&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052467025|title = Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Delson, Ville (V) &#91;Census subdivision&#93;, Quebec|date = 9 February 2022}}</ref>
|area_magnitude         = 
|area_total_km2         = 7.70
|area_land_km2          = 7.64
|area_water_km2         = 
|area_water_percent     = 
|elevation_footnotes    = 
|elevation_m            = 
|population_footnotes   =<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Delson&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052467025|title = Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Delson, Ville (V) &#91;Census subdivision&#93;, Quebec|date = 9 February 2022}}</ref>
|population_total       = 8328
|population_as_of       = 2021
|population_density_km2 = 1089.6
|population_blank1_title = Pop&nbsp;<small>2016–2021</small>
|population_blank1      = {{increase}} 11.7%
|population_density_blank1_km2 =
|population_blank2_title = Dwellings
|population_blank2      = 3561
|population_note        = 
|timezone               = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset             = −5
|timezone_DST           = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
|utc_offset_DST         = −4
|postal_code_type       = [[Canadian postal code|Postal code(s)]]
|postal_code            =[[List of J postal codes of Canada|J5B]]
|area_code              = [[Area codes 450 and 579|450 and 579]]
|blank_name             = Highways <br />{{jct|state=QC|A|15}} <br />{{jct|state=QC|A|30}} <br />{{jct|state=QC|A|930}}
|blank_info             = <br /> {{jct|state=QC|QC|132}} <br /> {{jct|state=QC|QC|209}}
|blank1_name            =
|blank1_info            =
|website                = {{URL|www.ville.delson.qc.ca}}
|footnotes              = 
}}

'''Delson''' is an [[off-island suburbs|off-island suburb]] ([[South Shore (Montreal)|South shore]]) of [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada. It is situated 8&nbsp;mi/13&nbsp;km SSE of Montreal within the [[regional county municipality]] of [[Roussillon Regional County Municipality|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 [[Quebec Route 132|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 rail in North America|commuter train]] station with service to and from Montreal on the [[Agence métropolitaine de transport|AMT]]'s [[Candiac Line (AMT)|Candiac Line]].

== History ==
The origin of the name Delson comes from the [[Delaware and Hudson Railway|'''Del'''aware and Hud'''son''' 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, Quebec|Saint-Constant]].

Delson was founded in 1918 as a [[village municipality (Quebec)|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 of Canada|United Church]] and St David (1938) of the [[Anglican]] church, as well as Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus (1932) of the [[catholicism|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:<ref name="toponymie" />
*'''Rivière de la Tortue''' (<small>{{coord|45|24|06|N|73|32|11|W|name=Rivière de la Tortue, Delson, QC|type:river_region:CA-QC}}</small>) – runs south to north through the center of Delson, emptying into the [[Saint Lawrence River]].

== Demographics ==
{{stack|{{Historical populations
| title= <small>Historical Census Data – Delson, Quebec</small><ref name="scpast">Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]], [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]] census</ref>
| percentages = 
| shading = off
| align = none
| cols = 
| 1921 |428
| 1931 |715
| 1941 |570
| 1951 |682
| 1956 |816
| 1961 |2075
| 1966 |2601
| 1971 |2941
| 1976 |4241
| 1981 |4935
| 1986 |4997
| 1991 |6063
| 1996 |6703
| 2001 |7024
| 2006 |7322
| 2011 |7462
| 2016 |7457
| 2021 |8328
}}}}

In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Delson had a population of {{val|8328|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|3479|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|3561|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:8328-7457}}|7457|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|7457|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|7.64|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|8328|7.64|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000224 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=August 29, 2022}}</ref>
{{Canada census
 |location = Delson
 |2021_population=8,328 | 2021_pop_delta=+11.7  | 2021_land_area=7.64 | 2021_pop_density=1089.6
 |2021_median_age=42.4 | 2021_median_age_m=41.2 | 2021_median_age_f=43.2
 |2021_total_pvt_dwell=3,561 |2021_occ_pvt_dwell=3,479 |2021_mean_hh_income=87,000 
 |2021_geocode=2021A00052467025 | 2021_access_date=2023-10-19
 |2016_population=7,457 | 2016_pop_delta=-0.1  | 2016_land_area=7.63 | 2016_pop_density=977.7
 |2016_median_age=39.9 | 2016_median_age_m=39.1 | 2016_median_age_f=40.8
 |2016_total_pvt_dwell=2,950 |2016_mean_hh_income=80,841 | 2016_access_date=2022-06-21
 |2011_population=7,462 |2011_pop_delta=+1.9 |2011_land_area=7.59 |2011_pop_density=982.6
 |2011_median_age=38.0 |2011_median_age_m=37.4 |2011_median_age_f=38.5
 |2011_total_pvt_dwell=2,911 |2011_mean_hh_income=70,583 |2011_access_date=2014-02-19
 |2006_population=7,322 | 2006_pop_delta=+4.2 | 2006_land_area=7.13 | 2006_pop_density=1026.8
 |2006_median_age=36.6 | 2006_median_age_m=35.8 | 2006_median_age_f=37.6
 |2006_total_pvt_dwell=2,782 | 2006_mean_hh_income=63,948 | 2006_access_date=2014-02-19
 |2001_population=7,024 | 2001_pop_delta=+4.8 | 2001_land_area=7.13 | 2001_pop_density=985.0
 |2001_median_age=35.7 | 2001_median_age_m=34.8 | 2001_median_age_f=36.4
 |2001_total_pvt_dwell=2,566 |2001_mean_hh_income=55,205 | 2001_access_date=2014-02-19
 |notes=
}}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="19"|Canada Census Mother Tongue – Delson, Quebec<ref name="scpast" />
|-
! Census
|
! Total
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|French}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|English}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|French & English}}
|colspan="1"|
!colspan="3"|{{center|Other}}
|-
! Year
|
! Responses
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|
! Count
! Trend
! Pop %
|-
| {{center|2021}}
|
| {{center|8,330}}
|
| 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%
|-
| {{center|2016}}
|
| {{center|7,455}}
|
| 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%
|-
| {{center|2011}}
|
| {{center|7,425}}
|
| 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%
|-
| {{center|2006}}
|
| {{center|7,305}}
|
| 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%
|-
| {{center|2001}}
|
| {{center|7,015}}
|
| 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%
|-
| {{center|1996}}
|
| {{center|6,695}}
|
| 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 ==
*[[Roussillon Regional County Municipality]]
*[[Rivière de la Tortue (Delson)]]
*[[List of cities in Quebec]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="toponymie">{{toponymie |17544}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.ville.delson.qc.ca/ Official Site Ville de Delson (French only)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070521030557/http://www.amt.qc.ca/english/welcome.asp Official Site AMT]
*[http://www.exporail.org/public/ Official Site Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510001506/http://www.exporail.org/public/ |date=2008-05-10 }} at Delson/[[Saint-Constant, Quebec|Saint-Constant]]

{{Geographic location
 | title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
 | Centre =  Delson
 | North =  ''[[Saint Lawrence River]]''
 | East = [[Candiac, Quebec|Candiac]]
 | South = [[Saint-Constant, Quebec|Saint-Constant]]
 | West = [[Saint-Constant, Quebec|Saint-Constant]]
 | Northwest = [[Sainte-Catherine, Quebec|Sainte-Catherine]]
}}
{{Roussillon RCM|state=expanded}}
{{Greater Montreal}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Quebec]]
[[Category:Incorporated places in Roussillon Regional County Municipality]]
[[Category:Quebec populated places on the Saint Lawrence River]]
[[Category:Greater Montreal]]
[[Category:Delaware and Hudson Railway]]