Manicouagan | |
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| Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W / 49.217°N 68.150°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| Effective | April 1, 1981 |
| County seat | Baie-Comeau |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Marcel Furlong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39,246.40 km2 (15,153.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 35,705.48 km2 (13,785.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 31,027 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  3.1% |
| • Dwellings | 14,844 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www.mrc manicouagan.qc.ca |
Manicouagan is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau. It was created in 1981, and named after the Manicouagan River.
Subdivisions
There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]
- Cities & Towns (1)
- Baie-Comeau
- Municipalities (1)
- Franquelin
- Parishes (1)
- Ragueneau
- Villages (5)
- Baie-Trinité
- Chute-aux-Outardes
- Godbout
- Pointe-aux-Outardes
- Pointe-Lebel
- Unorganized Territory (1)
- Rivière-aux-Outardes
- Native Reserves (1)
(not associated with RCM)
- Pessamit
Demographics
Population
| Canada census – Manicouagan Regional County Municipality community profile | |||
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| 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | |
| Population: | 31,027 (-3.1% from 2011) | 32,012 (-3.1% from 2006) | 33,052 (-1.7% from 2001) |
| Land area: | 35,705.48 km2 (13,785.96 sq mi) | 35,706.53 km2 (13,786.37 sq mi) | 35,699.62 km2 (13,783.70 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: | 46.6 (M: 46.7, F: 46.6) | 44.8 (M: 44.8, F: 44.8) | 41.5 (M: 41.4, F: 41.7) |
| Total private dwellings: | 14,844 | 14,580 | 15,000 |
| Median household income: | $64,034 | $59,298 | $56,370 |
| References: 2016[4] 2011[5] 2006[6] earlier[7] | |||
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Quebec[8][3] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 | 30,765 | 28,035 | 3.1% | 91.13% | 220 | 2.2% | 0.72% | 95 |  5.6% | 0.31% | 2,415 | 2.4% | 7.85% | |||||
2011 | 31,720 | 28,930 | 3.1% | 91.20% | 225 | 21.6% | 0.71% | 90 | 80.0% | 0.28% | 2,475 | 5.0% | 7.80% | |||||
2006 | 32,695 | 29,855 | 2.4% | 91.31% | 185 | 24.5% | 0.57% | 50 | 44.4% | 0.15% | 2,605 | 6.8% | 7.97% | |||||
2001 | 33,370 | 30,595 | 9.3% | 91.68% | 245 | 69.0% | 0.73% | 90 |  0.0% | 0.27% | 2,440 | 21.1% | 7.31% | |||||
1996 | 35,990 | 33,740 | n/a | 93.75% | 145 | n/a | 0.40% | 90 | n/a | 0.25% | 2,015 | n/a | 5.60% | |||||
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[9]
See also
- List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
References
- ^ Reference number 141060 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ a b c Geographic code 960 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Manicouagan, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 21, 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
- Official website (in French)