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.
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) |  2.8% |
| • Dwellings | 15,035 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | mrcmanicouagan |
Subdivisions
editThere are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
editPopulation
editCanada 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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English
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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 | 3.1%
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91.13% | 220 | 2.2%
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0.72% | 95 |  5.6%
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0.31% | 2,415 | 2.4%
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7.85% | |||||
2011
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31,720
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28,930 | 3.1%
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91.20% | 225 | 21.6%
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0.71% | 90 | 80.0%
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0.28% | 2,475 | 5.0%
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7.80% | |||||
2006
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32,695
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29,855 | 2.4%
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91.31% | 185 | 24.5%
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0.57% | 50 | 44.4%
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0.15% | 2,605 | 6.8%
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7.97% | |||||
2001
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33,370
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30,595 | 9.3%
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91.68% | 245 | 69.0%
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0.73% | 90 |  0.0%
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0.27% | 2,440 | 21.1%
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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
editAccess Routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[11]
See also
editReferences
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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manicouagan Regional County Municipality.
- Official website (in French)