L'Île-d'Anticosti is a municipality located on the Anticosti island, in St Lawrence estuary, in Minganie Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.[1]
L'Île-d'Anticosti | |
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  L'Île-d'Anticosti Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′N 63°00′W / 49.500°N 63.000°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Minganie |
| Constituted | January 1, 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hélène Boulanger |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,291.18 km2 (3,587.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 7,715.99 km2 (2,979.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 177 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  18.8% |
| • Dwellings | 134 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | municipalite-anticosti |
Toponymy edit
Within the municipality, the main populated area is Port-Menier.
Officially the municipality was formed first in 1902 when Anticosti Island was separated from the County of Saguenay. But since the entire island was privately owned, there was no elected council to preside over the islanders, who were either servants of the landlord or employees of logging companies.[1] Even after the island was owned again by the provincial government in 1974, it took another decade to put a working municipal organization in place. On January 31, 1984, the first council was finally sworn in.[4]
Communities edit
Port-Menier edit
The village of Port-Menier is the hub of the island. Its population doubles in the summer with seasonal workers and tourists. The economic mainstays are outdoor tourism and forestry/logging. Services available in Port-Menier are: general and grocery stores, gas station, banking, restaurant, and lodging.
Demographics edit
Population edit
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 177 (-18.8% from 2016) | 218 (-9.2% from 2011) | 240 (-14.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 7,715.99 km2 (2,979.16 sq mi) | 7,953.20 km2 (3,070.75 sq mi) | 7,892.15 km2 (3,047.18 sq mi) |
| Population density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.4 (M: 55.2, F: 56.8) | 53.0 (M: 55.6, F: 54.2) | 47.6 (M: 51.0, F: 46.3) |
| Private dwellings | 134 (total) 97 (occupied) | 186 (total) | 161 (total) |
| Median household income | $N/A | $56,704 | $N/A |
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Language edit
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec[10] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2021
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180
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170 | 19.0%
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94.4% | 5 |  0.0%
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2.8% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | |||||
2016
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215
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210 | 10.6%
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97.7% | 5 | 0.0%
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2.3% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | |||||
2011
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240
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235 | 16.1%
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97.9% | 5 |  n/a%
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2.1% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | |||||
2006
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280
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280 | 7.1%
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100.0% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.0% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.0% | |||||
2001
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280
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260 | 1.9%
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92.9% | 10 | n/a%
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3.6% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.0% | 10 | n/a%
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3.6% | |||||
1996
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265
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265 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
Local government edit
List of former mayors:[11]
- No major 1902–1984 (no municipal organization)
- Raymond Bond (1984–1986)
- Mario Auclair (1986–1988, 1993–2002)
- Jean-Guy Joubert (1988–1989)
- Fernand Tremblay (1989–1990)
- No mayor 1990–1993 (under government supervision)
- Denis Malouin (2002–2005)
- Denis Duteau (2005–2013)
- Jean-François Boudreault (2013–2015)
- John Pineault (2016–2021)
- Hélène Boulanger (2021–present)
Time zone edit
Anticosti Island is bisected by the 63rd meridian west, and as a result, the eastern part of the municipality is officially within the AST legislated time zone boundary. However, in practice, all of L'Île-d'Anticosti observes the Eastern Time Zone (EST and EDT).[12]
Education edit
Commission scolaire du Littoral operates St-Joseph School (francophone) in Port-Menier.[13]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 177366". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "L'Île-d'Anticosti". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b "L'Île-d'Anticosti, Quebec (Code 2498020) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Histoire d'Anticosti" (in French). Municipalité de L'Île-d'Anticosti. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "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 2018-07-10.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
- ^ "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, 2016 census
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: L'Île-d'Anticosti (municipalité) 26.3.1902 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Schools and centers Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback Machine." Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.
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