La Mitis is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. It is named for the Mitis River (The Mitis) which has its source in the region (at Lac Inférieur) and flows through the central part of the region before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River.
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| Coordinates: 48°32′N 68°05′W / 48.53°N 68.08°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Mont-Joli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Michel Côté |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,538.80 km2 (980.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,281.25 km2 (880.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 18,210 |
| • Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 |  3.9% |
| • Dwellings | 9,692 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
The county seat is in Mont-Joli.
Subdivisions
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Demographics
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Population
editCanada census – La Mitis community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 18,363 (+0.8% from 2016) | 18,210 (-3.9% from 2011) | 18,942 (-2.2% from 2006) |
| Land area | 2,275.56 km2 (878.60 sq mi) | 2,281.25 km2 (880.80 sq mi) | 2,279.22 km2 (880.01 sq mi) |
| Population density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) | 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Median age | 50.8 (M: 50.0, F: 51.2) | 49.5 (M: 49.0, F: 50.1) | 48.0 (M: 47.3, F: 48.6) |
| Private dwellings | 9,842 (total) 8,492 (occupied) | 9,692 (total) | 9,471 (total) |
| Median household income | $57,600 | $48,996 | $42,351 |
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Language
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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17,920
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17,665 | 2.9%
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98.58% | 140 |  7.7%
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0.78% | 65 |  0.0%
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0.36% | 50 | 0.0%
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0.28% | |||||
2011
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18,430
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18,185 | 1.6%
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98.67% | 130 | 25.7%
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0.71% | 65 | 44.4%
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0.35% | 50 | 58.3%
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0.27% | |||||
2006
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18,815
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18,475 | 0.05%
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98.19% | 175 | 25.0%
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0.93% | 45 | 18.2%
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0.24% | 120 | 480.0%
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0.64% | |||||
2001
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18,705
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18,485 | 4.4%
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98.82% | 140 | 3.7%
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0.75% | 55 | 15.4%
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0.29% | 25 | 44.4%
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0.13% | |||||
1996
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19,580
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19,335 | n/a | 98.75% | 135 | n/a | 0.69% | 65 | n/a | 0.33% | 45 | n/a | 0.23% | |||||
Transportation
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Access routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
See also
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edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141090". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 090". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Mitis, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "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 2019-12-18.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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