Bonaventure Regional County Municipality
Bonaventure is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the Gaspé Peninsula. Its seat is New Carlisle.
Banc-de-Paspébiac Historical Site
Subdivisions
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – Bonaventure community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 17,557 (-0.6% from 2016) | 17,660 (-1.9% from 2011) | 18,000 (+0.3% from 2006) |
| Land area | 4,379.46 km (1,690.92 sq mi) | 4,379.40 km (1,690.90 sq mi) | 4,375.27 km (1,689.30 sq mi) |
| Population density | 4/km (10/sq mi) | 4.0/km (10/sq mi) | 4.1/km (11/sq mi) |
| Median age | 53.6 (M: 52.4, F: 54.4) | 52.3 (M: 51.5, F: 52.9) | 50.1 (M: 49.4, F: 50.7) |
| Private dwellings | 8,831 (total) 8,194 (occupied) | 8,744 (total) | 8,525 (total) |
| Median household income | $62,400 | $53,346 | $47,827 |
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
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Language
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English
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French & English
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016
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17,445
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14,700 |  1.4%
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84.3% | 2,515 | 4.9%
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14.4% | 160 |  10.3%
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0.82% | 70 | 40.0%
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0.4% | |||||
2011
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17,755
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14,915 | 1.7%
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84.00% | 2,645 | 5.4%
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14.90% | 145 | 107.1%
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0.82% | 50 | 75.0%
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0.28% | |||||
2006
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17,730
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14,665 | 3.3%
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82.71% | 2,795 | 10.7%
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15.76% | 70 | 74.1%
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0.40% | 200 | 566.7%
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1.13% | |||||
2001
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17,995
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15,170 | 7.9%
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84.30% | 2,525 | 10.5%
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14.03% | 270 | 157.1%
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1.50% | 30 | 100.0%
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0.17% | |||||
1996
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19,410
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16,470 | n/a | 84.85% | 2,820 | n/a | 14.53% | 105 | n/a | 0.54% | 15 | n/a | 0.08% | |||||
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
Attractions
- Banc-de-Paspébiac Historical Site (Paspébiac)
- Bonaventure Airport (Bonaventure)
- Canomore Hydro (Saint-Elzéar)
- Gaspésie Biopark/Acadian Museum of Quebec (Bonaventure)
- Gaspésie British Heritage Centre (New Richmond)
- Hamilton House (1852) (New Carlisle)
- Pin-Rouge Ski Area (New Richmond)
- Saint-Elzéar Cave (Saint-Elzéar)
- St-Edgar Covered Bridge (1938) (New Richmond)
Protected Areas
- Petite-Cascapédia Wildlife Reserve
- Port-Daniel Wildlife Reserve
- MLPC Campaign Post
- Rivière-Bonaventure ZEC
- Rivière-Cascapédia Wildlife Reserve
- Rivière-Port-Daniel Wildlife Reserve