Delson

The origin of the name Delson comes from the Delaware and Hudson 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. Delson was founded in 1918 as a 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 and St David (1938) of the Anglican church, as well as Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus (1932) of the 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: • Rivière de la Tortue () – runs south to north through the center of Delson, emptying into the Saint Lawrence River. == Demographics ==

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Delson had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. == Notable people ==

Delson is the hometown of retired NHL goalie Marcel Cousineau. == See also ==