La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
49°10′N 64°55′W / 49.167°N 64.917°W / 49.167; -64.917[1][2]
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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.
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
There are 7 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
Population
Canada census – La Côte-de-Gaspé community profile
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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 |
References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6] earlier[7][8]
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Language
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Census | Total | French | English | French & English | Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2016 | 16,855 | 14,965 | ![]() | 88.8% | 1,600 | ![]() | 9.5% | 185 | ![]() | 1.1% | 105 | ![]() | 0.6% | |||||
2011 | 17,830 | 15,860 | ![]() | 88.95% | 1,735 | ![]() | 9.73% | 175 | ![]() | 0.98% | 60 | ![]() | 0.34% | |||||
2006 | 17,635 | 15,395 | ![]() | 87.30% | 1,920 | ![]() | 10.89% | 110 | ![]() | 0.62% | 210 | ![]() | 1.19% | |||||
2001 | 18,275 | 16,240 | ![]() | 88.86% | 1,845 | ![]() | 10.10% | 135 | ![]() | 0.74% | 55 | ![]() | 0.30% | |||||
1996 | 20,585 | 17,955 | n/a | 87.22% | 2,365 | n/a | 11.49% | 215 | n/a | 1.04% | 50 | n/a | 0.24% |
Transportation
Access Routes
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Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[12]
See also
References
- ^ "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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and equivalent territories
- Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Le Rocher-Percé
- La Côte-de-Gaspé
- La Haute-Gaspésie
- Bonaventure
- Avignon
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