Manicouagan Regional County Municipality
Appearance
Manicouagan | |
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Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W / 49.217°N 68.150°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
Effective | April 1, 1981 |
County seat | Baie-Comeau |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Marcel Furlong |
Area | |
• Total | 39,993.62 km2 (15,441.62 sq mi) |
• Land | 34,655.04 km2 (13,380.39 sq mi) |
Areas include native reserve | |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 30,158 |
• Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Change (2016-21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 15,035 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | mrcmanicouagan |
Manicouagan is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau. It was created in 1981, and named after the Manicouagan River.
Subdivisions
[edit]There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]Canada census – Manicouagan RCM community profile
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 30,158 (-2.8% from 2016) | 31,027 (-3.1% from 2011) | 32,012 (-3.1% from 2006) |
Land area | 34,655.04 km2 (13,380.39 sq mi) | 35,705.48 km2 (13,785.96 sq mi) | 35,706.53 km2 (13,786.37 sq mi) |
Population density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
Median age | 48.4 (M: 48.4, F: 48.8) | 46.6 (M: 46.7, F: 46.6) | 44.8 (M: 44.8, F: 44.8) |
Private dwellings | 15,035 (total) 13,781 (occupied) | 14,844 (total) | 14,580 (total) |
Median household income | $73,500 | $64,034 | $59,298 |
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Source: Statistics Canada[3][9] |
Language
[edit]Canada Census Mother Tongue - Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec[9][10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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30,765
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28,035 | ![]() |
91.13% | 220 | ![]() |
0.72% | 95 | ![]() |
0.31% | 2,415 | ![]() |
7.85% | |||||
2011
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31,720
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28,930 | ![]() |
91.20% | 225 | ![]() |
0.71% | 90 | ![]() |
0.28% | 2,475 | ![]() |
7.80% | |||||
2006
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32,695
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29,855 | ![]() |
91.31% | 185 | ![]() |
0.57% | 50 | ![]() |
0.15% | 2,605 | ![]() |
7.97% | |||||
2001
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33,370
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30,595 | ![]() |
91.68% | 245 | ![]() |
0.73% | 90 | ![]() |
0.27% | 2,440 | ![]() |
7.31% | |||||
1996
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35,990
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33,740 | n/a | 93.75% | 145 | n/a | 0.40% | 90 | n/a | 0.25% | 2,015 | n/a | 5.60% |
Transportation
[edit]Access Routes
[edit]Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141060". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 960". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Manicouagan Regional County Municipality (Code 2496) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Manicouagan, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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