Ruisseau-des-Mineurs (French pronunciation: [ʁɥiso de minœʁ]) is an unorganized territory in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is named after the Miners Creek (ruisseau des Mineurs), a tributary of the Cascapédia River via the Branche du Lac River.
Ruisseau-des-Mineurs | |
|---|---|
 Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
  Ruisseau-des-Mineurs Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°35′N 66°40′W / 48.583°N 66.667°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matapédia |
| Constituted | January 1, 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 931.70 km2 (359.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 935.95 km2 (361.37 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  N/A |
| • Dwellings | 27 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Highways | No major routes |
The Dunière Wildlife Reserve is located within this territory.
Demographics
editPopulation trend:[4]
- Population in 2021: 5 (2016 to 2021 population change: N/A)
- Population in 2016: 0
- Population in 2011: 0
- Population in 2006: 5
- Population in 2001: 0
- Population in 1996: 0
- Population in 1991: 0
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 4 (total dwellings: 27)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149685". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Ruisseau-des-Mineurs". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ a b "Ruisseau-des-Mineurs census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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