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The Saint - François ___MASK98___ is a ___MASK98___ in the Canadian province ___MASK32___ ___MASK41___ . ___MASK37___ - du - Québec (" Central ___MASK41___ ") is a region of ___MASK41___ , Canada . The main centres are Drummondville , Victoriaville and Bécancour . It has a land area of 6 , 928 . 78 km² ( 2 , 675 . 22 sq mi ) and a 2006 census population of 224 , 200 inhabitants . Route 139 is a ___MASK9___ / south highway on the south shore ___MASK32___ the ___MASK45___ River . Its northern terminus is in Saint - Nicéphore , now part ___MASK32___ Drummondville , at the junction ___MASK32___ Route 143 , and the southern terminus is in Abercorn at the border with Richford , Vermont at the Richford - Abercorn Border Crossing . ___MASK9___ America is a continent entirely within the ___MASK35___ Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere . It can also be considered a ___MASK35___ subcontinent of the Americas . It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean , to the ___MASK44___ by the Atlantic Ocean , to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean , and to the southeast by South America and the ___MASK47___ Sea . The ___MASK45___ River ( Tuscarora : " Kahnawákye "; Mohawk : " Kaniatarowanenneh ", meaning " big waterway ") is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America . The ___MASK45___ River flows in a roughly north - easterly direction , connecting the Great ___MASK88___ with the Atlantic Ocean and forming the primary drainage outflow of the Great ___MASK88___ Basin . It traverses the Canadian provinces of ___MASK41___ and Ontario , and is part of the international boundary between Ontario , Canada , and the U . S . state of New York . This river also provides the basis of the commercial ___MASK45___ Seaway . ___MASK41___ ( pronounced or ) is the second - most populous province of Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French - speaking population , with French as the sole provincial official language . The ___MASK95___ 2011 Census is a detailed enumeration ___MASK32___ the Canadian population on May 10 , 2011 . Statistics ___MASK95___ , an agency ___MASK32___ the Canadian government , conducts a nationwide census every five years . In 2011 , it consisted ___MASK32___ a mandatory short form census questionnaire and an inaugural National Household Survey ( NHS ), a voluntary survey which replaced the mandatory long form census questionnaire ; this substitution was the focus ___MASK32___ much controversy . Completion ___MASK32___ the ( short form ) census is mandatory for all Canadians , and those who do not complete it may face penalties ranging from fines to jail ___MASK10___ . The Great ___MASK88___ Basin consists ___MASK32___ the Great ___MASK88___ and the surrounding lands ___MASK32___ the states ___MASK32___ Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Minnesota , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , and ___MASK72___ in the United States , and the province ___MASK32___ Ontario in Canada , whose direct surface runoff and watersheds form a large drainage basin that feeds into the lakes . It is generally considered to also include a small area around and beyond Wolfe Island , Ontario , at the east end ___MASK32___ Lake Ontario , which does not drain into the Great lakes , but into the Saint Lawrence River . Demographics . The basin is home to 33 million people . The basin hosts eight ___MASK32___ Canada ' s 20 largest cities , including Toronto , Hamilton , London , St . Catharines , Niagara , Oshawa , Windsor , and Barrie . The United States cities ___MASK32___ Duluth , Milwaukee , Chicago , Gary , Detroit , Toledo , Cleveland , Erie , Buffalo , and Rochester , are located on shores ___MASK32___ the Great ___MASK88___ . ___MASK93___ is a city in the ___MASK37___ - du - Québec region of ___MASK41___ , located east of Montreal on the Saint - François River . The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 71 , 852 . The mayor of ___MASK93___ is Alexandre Cusson . ___MASK56___ officially Montréal in both Canadian English and French , is the ___MASK24___ populous municipality in ___MASK41___ and the 2nd - ___MASK24___ populous in Canada . Originally called " Ville - Marie ", or " City of Mary ," it is named after Mount Royal , the triple - peaked hill in the heart of the city . The city is on the Island of ___MASK56___ , which took its name from the same source as the city , and a few much smaller peripheral islands , the largest of which is Île Bizard . It has a distinct four - season continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold snowy winters . The ___MASK27___ is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth ' s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". ___MASK64___ , one ___MASK32___ the 13 provinces and territories ___MASK32___ Canada , is located in ___MASK44___ - central Canada . It is Canada ' s ___MASK24___ populous province by a large margin , accounting for nearly 40 percent ___MASK32___ all Canadians , and is the second - largest province in total area . ___MASK64___ is fourth - largest in total area when the territories ___MASK32___ the ___MASK80___ Territories and Nunavut are included . It is home to the nation ' s capital city , Ottawa , and the nation ' s ___MASK24___ populous city , Toronto . A ___MASK98___ is a natural flowing watercourse , usually ___MASK61___ , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another ___MASK98___ . In some cases a ___MASK98___ flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water . Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream , creek , brook , rivulet , and rill . There are no official definitions for the generic term ___MASK98___ as applied to geographic features , although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size . Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location ; examples are " run " in some parts of the United States , " burn " in Scotland and northeast England , and " beck " in northern England . Sometimes a ___MASK98___ is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . The Great ___MASK88___ ( also called the Laurentian Great ___MASK88___ , or the Great ___MASK88___ of North America ) are a series of interconnected freshwater ___MASK88___ located primarily in the upper mid - east region of North America , on the Canada  United States border , which connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River . Consisting of ___MASK88___ Superior , Michigan , Huron ( or Michigan  Huron ), Erie , and Ontario , they form the largest group of freshwater ___MASK88___ on Earth , containing 21 % of the world ' s surface fresh water by volume . The total surface is , and the total volume ( measured at the low water datum ) is . Due to their sea - like characteristics ( rolling waves , sustained winds , strong currents , great depths , and distant horizons ) the five Great ___MASK88___ have also long been referred to as " inland seas ". Lake Superior is the second largest lake in the world by area , and Lake Michigan is the largest lake that is entirely within one country . The southern half of the Great ___MASK88___ is bordered by the Great ___MASK88___ Megalopolis . The ___MASK45___ Seaway is a system of locks , canals and channels in Canada and the United States that permit ocean - going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great ___MASK88___ of North America , as far inland as the western end of Lake Superior . The Seaway is named for the ___MASK45___ River , which flows from Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean . Legally , the Seaway extends from Montreal , ___MASK41___ , to Lake Erie and includes the Welland Canal . A U . S . state is a constituent political entity ___MASK32___ the ___MASK97___ . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens ___MASK32___ both the federal republic and ___MASK32___ the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types ___MASK32___ court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children ___MASK32___ divorced spouses who are sharing custody ).