Rimouski-Neigette
For homonymy, see Rimouski (disambiguation).
Rimouski-Neigette | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Coordinates: 48°20′N 68°40′W / 48.33°N 68.67°WCoordinates: 48°20′N 68°40′W / 48.33°N 68.67°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Effective | May 26, 1982 |
County seat | Rimouski |
Government[2] | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Francis Saint-Pierre |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 2,946.10 km2 (1,137.50 sq mi) |
• Land | 2,716.52 km2 (1,048.85 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 55,095 |
• Density | 20.3/km2 (53/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 3.6% |
• Dwellings | 27,127 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Rimouski-Neigette is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
The county seat is in Rimouski.
Subdivisions
There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
- Cities & Towns (1)
- Municipalities (1)
- Parishes (7)
- La Trinité-des-Monts
- Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard
- Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière
- Saint-Fabien
- Saint-Marcellin
- Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski
- Saint-Valérien
- Unorganized Territory (1)
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Rimouski-Neigette community profile | |||
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2011 | 2006 | 2001 | |
Population: | 55,095 (+3.6% from 2006) | 53,193 (+1.7% from 2001) | 52,289 (-0.7% from 1996) |
Land area: | 2,716.52 km2 (1,048.85 sq mi) | 2,716.47 km2 (1,048.83 sq mi) | 2,716.48 km2 (1,048.84 sq mi) |
Population density: | 20.3/km2 (53/sq mi) | 19.6/km2 (51/sq mi) | 19.2/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Median age: | 46.2 (M: 44.4, F: 47.8) | 44.1 (M: 42.8, F: 45.2) | 44.6 (M: 45.6, F: 43.8) |
Total private dwellings: | 27,127 | 25,380 | 24,991 |
Median household income: | $50,891 | $43,616 | $39,603 |
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] 2001[6] |
Historical Census Data - Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7] | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1991 | 51,290 | — |
1996 | 52,677 | +2.7% |
2001 | 52,289 | −0.7% |
2006 | 53,193 | +1.7% |
2011 | 55,095 | +3.6% |
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue Language - Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||||
2011 |
54,320 |
53,495 | 4.8% | 98.48% | 345 | 9.2% | 0.64% | 145 | 52.6% | 0.27% | 335 | 48.1% | 0.62% | |||||
2006 |
52,170 |
51,050 | 1.1% | 97.85% | 380 | 40.7% | 0.73% | 95 | 35.7% | 0.18% | 645 | 344.8% | 1.24% | |||||
2001 |
50,975 |
50,490 | 1.4% | 99.05% | 270 | 35.7% | 0.53% | 70 | 46.2% | 0.14% | 145 | 11.5% | 0.28% | |||||
1996 |
51,895 |
51,215 | n/a | 98.69% | 420 | n/a | 0.81% | 130 | n/a | 0.25% | 130 | n/a | 0.25% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[8]
- Autoroutes
- Principal Highways
- Secondary Highways
- External Routes
- None
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141044 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 3 Geographic code 100 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 "(Code 2410) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
- Media related to Rimouski-Neigette at Wikimedia Commons
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