La Matanie (French pronunciation: [la matani]) 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]
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- Unorganized territory (1)
Demographics
Population
Canada census – La Matanie community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 20,883 (-2.0% from 2016) | 21,301 (-2.2% from 2011) | 21,786 (-2.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 3,315.74 km2 (1,280.21 sq mi) | 3,318.34 km2 (1,281.22 sq mi) | 3,319.08 km2 (1,281.50 sq mi) |
| Population density | 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Median age | 54.0 (M: 52.8, F: 54.8) | 52.8 (M: 52.0, F: 53.5) | 50.0 (M: 49.2, F: 50.7) |
| Private dwellings | 11,728 (total) 10,387 (occupied) | 11,948 (total) | 11,656 (total) |
| Median household income | $56,400 | $47,821 | $42,212 |
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Language
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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21,040
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20,800 |  2.8%
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98.86% | 95 |  0.0%
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0.45% | 60 | 14.3%
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0.29% | 85 |  21.4%
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0.40% | |||||
2011
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21,640
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21,405 | 0.6%
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98.91% | 95 | 24.0%
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0.44% | 70 | 50.0%
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0.32% | 70 | 64.1%
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0.32% | |||||
2006
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21,880
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21,525 | 1.7%
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98.38% | 125 | 92.3%
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0.57% | 35 | 36.4%
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0.16% | 195 | 333.3%
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0.89% | |||||
2001
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22,065
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21,900 | 5.5%
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99.25% | 65 | 43.5%
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0.29% | 55 | 37.5%
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0.25% | 45 | 80.0%
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0.20% | |||||
1996
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23,355
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23,175 | n/a | 99.23% | 115 | n/a | 0.49% | 40 | n/a | 0.17% | 25 | n/a | 0.11% | |||||
Transportation
Access routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]
Notable people
- Isabelle Boulay, born at Sainte-Félicité
- Alain Côté, born in 1957 at Matane
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 416974". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 080". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "La Matanie, Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Modification aux municipalités du Québec" (PDF). Modifications Aux Municipalités du Québec. Institut de la statistique du Québec. March 2013. ISSN 1715-6408.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Matane, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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