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Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Abitibi Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos.

Subdivisions

There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM:

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Abitibi community profile
202120162011
Population24,764 (+0.5% from 2016)24,639 (+1.2% from 2011)24,354 (+0.3% from 2006)
Land area7,627.63 km (2,945.04 sq mi)7,679.36 km (2,965.02 sq mi)7,677.01 km (2,964.11 sq mi)
Population density3.2/km (8.3/sq mi)3.2/km (8.3/sq mi)3.2/km (8.3/sq mi)
Median age44 (M: 43.2, F: 44.4)43.0 (M: 42.4, F: 43.7)42.2 (M: 41.7, F: 42.7)
Private dwellings11,784 (total)  10,941 (occupied)11,374 (total)  11,109 (total) 
Median household income$76,000$64,064$54,465
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
Historical Census Data - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 25,334—    
1996 25,280−0.2%
2001 24,613−2.6%
YearPop.±%
2006 24,275−1.4%
2011 24,354+0.3%
2016 24,639+1.2%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2016
24,400
23,690 Increase 1.4% 97.09% 235 Increase 9.3% 0.96% 70 Steady 0% 0.29% 405 Increase 8.0% 1.66%
2011
24,020
23,360 Increase 0.8% 97.25% 215 Decrease 37.7% 0.90% 70 Increase 366.7% 0.29% 375 Decrease 2.6% 1.56%
2006
23,915
23,170 Decrease 1.9% 96.88% 345 Increase 53.3% 1.44% 15 Decrease 75.0% 0.07% 385 Increase 4.1% 1.61%
2001
24,275
23,620 Decrease 3.3% 97.30% 225 Decrease 8.2% 0.93% 60 Increase 20.0% 0.25% 370 Increase 15.6% 1.52%
1996
25,050
24,435 n/a 97.54% 245 n/a 0.98% 50 n/a 0.20% 320 n/a 1.28%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

Protected areas

Attractions and other areas

  • Alphonse-Normadin Covered Bridge [1950] (Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire)
  • Amos Airport (Trecesson)
  • Exposition de la Maison de la culture Centre (Amos)
  • Garde Dispensary (La Corne)
  • Grazie Gadens (La Motte)
  • l'Arche-de-Noe Covered Bridge [1937] (La Morandière-Rochebaucourt)
  • l'Harricana Ferme d'autruches Slope (Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana)
  • l'Original Covered Bridge [1942] (La Morandière-Rochebaucourt)
  • Mont-Video (Barraute)
  • Pageau Refuge (Amos)
  • Poste Museum (Saint-Marc-de-Figuery)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141126". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 880". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Abitibi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Abitibi Regional County Municipality (Code 2488) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  11. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map