La Matanie Regional County Municipality

La Matanie
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°17′W / 48.850°N 67.283°W / 48.850; -67.283Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°17′W / 48.850°N 67.283°W / 48.850; -67.283[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Matane
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Pierre Thibodeau
Area[2][3]
 • Total 3,380.00 km2 (1,305.03 sq mi)
 • Land 3,319.08 km2 (1,281.50 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 21,786
 • Density 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.1%
 • Dwellings 11,656
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581

La Matanie is a regional county municipality, located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, in Canada.From january 1 1982 to March 9, 2013, it was known as Matane.[4]

The county seat is the city of Matane.

Subdivisions

There are 12 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – La Matanie Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006 2001
Population: 21,786 (-2.1% from 2006) 22,247 (-1.2% from 2001) 22,507 (-5.1% from 1996)
Land area: 3,319.08 km2 (1,281.50 sq mi) 3,318.95 km2 (1,281.45 sq mi) 3,318.99 km2 (1,281.47 sq mi)
Population density: 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Median age: 50.0 (M: 49.2, F: 50.7) 46.4 (M: 45.6, F: 47.1) 42.8 (M: 42.1, F: 43.5)
Total private dwellings: 11,656 11,640 11,025
Median household income: $42,212 $36,423 $31,551
References: 2011[3] 2006[5] 2001[6]
Historical Census Data - La Matanie Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 24,334—    
1996 23,723−2.5%
YearPop.±%
2001 22,507−5.1%
2006 22,247−1.2%
YearPop.±%
2011 21,786−2.1%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - La Matanie Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
21,640
 21,405 Decrease 0.6% 98.91% 95 Decrease 24.0% 0.44% 70 Increase 50.0% 0.32% 70 Decrease 64.1% 0.32%
2006
21,880
 21,525 Decrease 1.7% 98.38% 125 Increase 92.3% 0.57% 35 Decrease 36.4% 0.16% 195 Increase 333.3% 0.89%
2001
22,065
 21,900 Decrease 5.5% 99.25% 65 Decrease 43.5% 0.29% 55 Increase 37.5% 0.25% 45 Increase 80.0% 0.20%
1996
23,355
 23,175 n/a 99.23% 115 n/a 0.49% 40 n/a 0.17% 25 n/a 0.11%

Personalities

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]

  • Autoroutes
    • None

  • External Routes
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 416974 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 080 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  4. ↑ "Modification aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Institut de la statistique du Québec. March 2013. ISSN 1715-6408.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  8. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Saint Lawrence River
Manicouagan RCM		 Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Sept-Rivières RCM
La Haute-Gaspésie RCM
   La Matanie RCM  
La Mitis RCM La Matapédia RCM


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