La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality
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La Côte-de-Gaspé is a regional county municipality on the Gaspé peninsula in eastern Quebec, Canada, part of the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region. The seat is Gaspé.
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Coordinates: 49°10′N 64°55′W / 49.167°N 64.917°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Gaspé |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | François Roussy |
Area | |
• Total | 4,347.89 km2 (1,678.73 sq mi) |
• Land | 4,088.39 km2 (1,578.54 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 17,547 |
• Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
• Change (2016-21) | ![]() |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www |
The regional county has a land area of 4,098.80 square kilometres (1,582.56 sq mi) and its population was 17,547 inhabitants as of the 2021 Census.[3] Its largest community is the city of Gaspé.
Subdivisions
editThere are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
editPopulation
editCanada census – La Côte-de-Gaspé community profile
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 17,547 (+2.5% from 2016) | 17,117 (-4.8% from 2011) | 17,985 (+0.5% from 2006) |
Land area | 4,088.39 km2 (1,578.54 sq mi) | 4,098.80 km2 (1,582.56 sq mi) | 4,097.66 km2 (1,582.12 sq mi) |
Population density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Median age | 52.0 (M: 51.2, F: 52.4) | 51.1 (M: 50.5, F: 51.6) | 48.4 (M: 47.9, F: 48.9) |
Private dwellings | 8,906 (total) 8,034 (occupied) | 8,648 (total) | 8,486 (total) |
Median household income | $69,500 | $57,676 | $50,936 |
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Language
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Census | Total | French
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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16,855
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14,965 | 5.6% | 88.8% | 1,600 | 7.8% | 9.5% | 185 | 5.7% | 1.1% | 105 | 75.0% | 0.6% | |||||
2011
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17,830
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15,860 | 3.0% | 88.95% | 1,735 | 9.6% | 9.73% | 175 | 59.1% | 0.98% | 60 | 71.4% | 0.34% | |||||
2006
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17,635
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15,395 | 5.2% | 87.30% | 1,920 | 4.1% | 10.89% | 110 | 18.5% | 0.62% | 210 | 281.8% | 1.19% | |||||
2001
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18,275
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16,240 | 9.6% | 88.86% | 1,845 | 22.0% | 10.10% | 135 | 37.2% | 0.74% | 55 | 10.0% | 0.30% | |||||
1996
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20,585
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17,955 | n/a | 87.22% | 2,365 | n/a | 11.49% | 215 | n/a | 1.04% | 50 | n/a | 0.24% |
Transportation
editAccess Routes
editHighways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141099". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c d "La Côte-de-Gaspé, Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "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 2014-04-18.
- ^ "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
- ^ a b "La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality (Code 2403) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Côte-de-Gaspé, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
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