Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality

Abitibi-Ouest
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W / 48.750°N 79.167°W / 48.750; -79.167Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W / 48.750°N 79.167°W / 48.750; -79.167[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat La Sarre
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Daniel Rancourt
Area[2][3]
 • Total 3,563.10 km2 (1,375.72 sq mi)
 • Land 3,337.51 km2 (1,288.62 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 21,003
 • Density 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.0%
 • Dwellings 9,698
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrc.ao.ca

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (Abitibi West) is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre.[2]

Subdivisions

There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (3)
Municipalities (15)
Parishes (2)
Townships (1)
Unorganized Territory (2)

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality community profile
2011 2006
Population: 21,003 (+1.0% from 2006) 20,792 (-5.4% from 2001)
Land area: 3,337.51 km2 (1,288.62 sq mi) 3,333.40 km2 (1,287.03 sq mi)
Population density: 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi) 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Median age: 45.5 (M: 45.0, F: 45.9) 42.9 (M: 42.5, F: 43.2)
Total private dwellings: 9,698 9,613
Median household income: $48,589 $41,559
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1991 24,109—    
1996 23,571−2.2%
YearPop.±%
2001 21,984−6.7%
2006 20,792−5.4%
YearPop.±%
2011 21,003+1.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
20,785
 20,515 Increase 1.7% 98.70% 130 Increase 8.3% 0.63% 50 Increase 11.1% 0.24% 90 Decrease 30.8% 0.43%
2006
20,460
 20,165 Decrease 6.0% 98.56% 120 Increase 84.6% 0.59% 45 Decrease 43.8% 0.22% 130 Increase 18.2% 0.63%
2001
21,695
 21,440 Decrease 7.1% 98.82% 65 Decrease 18.8% 0.30% 80 Increase 45.5% 0.37% 110 Increase 266.7% 0.51%
1996
23,235
 23,070 n/a 99.29% 80 n/a 0.34% 55 n/a 0.27% 30 n/a 0.13%

Transportation

Access Routes

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

Attractions and other areas

  • Antoine Marsh (Roquemaure)
  • Calamite Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
  • Culture House (La Sarre)
  • Interpretation de la foresterie Centre (La Sarre)
  • La Salle Airport (Clermont)
  • Leclerc Covered Bridge [1927] (La Sarre)
  • l'Ile Covered Bridge [1946] (Clerval)
  • Joseph Berube Collection (Gallichan)
  • Molesworth Covered Bridge [1930] (Macamic Ville)
  • Notre-Dame-des-pauvres Sanctuary (Dupuy)
  • Petit-Quatre Covered Bridge [1950] (Clermont)
  • Rang 11 School (Authier)
  • Rapide-Danseur Church (1942) (Rapide Danseur)
  • Sang-Neuf-Art Gallery (Palmarolle)

Protected areas

Parc national d'Aiguebelle

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141125 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Geographic code 870 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2487) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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